S.L. 439.16 Art. 6Sale conditions.

(1) (a) No person shall sell or offer to sell an animal in open markets (monti) or on the street.

(b) by way of derogation from paragraph (a), the birds referred to hereunder may be sold in open markets or on the street, as long as the birds are kept in the shade at all times, in cages of the same dimensions as listed in Schedule C and as long as the ambient temperature does not exceed thirty degrees Celsius (30°C).

(i) All song birds that are captive bred only and carrying a closed ring (chaffinch, greenfinch, gold finch, serin finch, siskin, linnet, hawfinch originating from any continent);

(ii) Hybrids of the above;

(iii) Budgies;

(iv) Canaries;

(v) Cockatiels;

(vi) Lovebirds (Agapornis spp) (non-threatened only);

(vii) Ducklings of domesticated non-protected duck species but not the adult forms;

(viii) Gooselings of domesticated non-protected geese but not the adult forms;

(ix) Chicks of domesticated chickens (Gallus gallus) and turkeys (Meleagris but not the gallopavo) adult forms;

(x) Zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata);

(xi) Bengal finches;

(xii) Goudian finches (Erythrura gouldiae);

(xiii) Java sparrows (Padda oryzivora);

(xiv) Bobwhite quails;

(xv) Chinese and Japanese quails (Coturnix chinesis and C. japonica);

(xvi) Common quails (Coturnix couturnix);

(xvii) Diamond doves (Geopela cuneata); (xviii) Barbets;

(xix) Cuttroath finches (Amadina fusciata).

(2) No trader shall sell or offer to sell an animal to any person under the age of sixteen without having the written consent of such person’s parents or guardians.

(3) All animals shall be allowed a suitable acclimatisation period before being placed for sale with the exception of poultry. Such acclimatisation must be of at least two days for other animals and twelve hours for fish. During that period animals must be kept isolated to prevent any possible spread of disease.

(4) Animals with significant physiological and psychological problems, which would materially affect their quality of life, shall not be offered for sale. Such animals should receive immediate treatment or be humanely euthanised by a warranted veterinarian.

(5) Animals that are not weaned shall not be sold:

(a) puppies and kittens may not be sold at less than eight weeks old, and rabbits at less than four weeks old;

(b) other than the species mentioned in paragraph (a), non-mammal offspring and mammalian offspring, incapable of feeding themselves, shall not be sold with the exemption of chicks of Psittacines that shall be traded for hand reared parrot pets.