S.L. 439.16 Art. 5Records.

(1) Records of purchases shall be maintained to determine the source of all animals. All purchases must be entered and the entry shall include:

(a) the name, address, telephone number and identification number of the person or organisation supplying the animal;

(b) details of the type and numbers of animals;

(c) the date of delivery to the pet shop of the animals;

(d) particular markings and means of identification, when applicable.

(2) Records of sales shall be maintained for every sale of cats, dogs, ferrets, equidae, poultry and all other animals. The purpose of the sale records is to enable the purchaser to be contacted in the event of an emergency. Sale records shall include:

(a) the name, address telephone number and identification number of the purchaser;

(b) the animal purchased and its identification mark, when applicable;

(c) the date of sale.

(3) Pet animals offered for sale are to have a permanent means of identification as stipulated in other relevant laws or regulations. A list of animals and the acceptable means of identification may be published by the Director from time to time.

(4) Birth, disease and mortality records shall be maintained for all animals within the pet shop. Spawning and, or hatching of eggs of fish or amphibians, may be recorded as a single event.

(5) A veterinarian shall certify all the mortalities exceeding 10% of the stocked animals.

(6) These records shall be kept for at least three years and made available during inspection or on demand by the Director.

(7) Pest control programmes and related records are to be kept for three years showing substances used and dates of application.

(8) If a transfer of the licence of the pet shop takes place, the records of the animals referred to in sub-regulations (1) to (5) shall be transferred to the Director.

(9) In case of closure of a pet shop, the records of the pet shop shall be transferred to the Director.

(10) The responsibility of any animals remaining in the pet shop being transferred or closed remains with the most recent owner.