Section 8: Application for licence

8. Application for licence (1) Subject to subsection (2), no person shall, without a licence— (a) operate as a cultivator; (b) operate as a producer; (c) kill an animal to obtain meat for sale; (d) construct, operate or maintain a slaughterhouse; (e) sell, prepare, prepack, process or store meat or meat products; (f) construct, operate or maintain a place for the preparation, prepacking, processing, storage or sale of meat or meat products; (g) sell or supply raw hides or skins to tanneries; (h) operate as a venison dealer or a venison retailer; or (i) sell game venison during the close season. (2) (a) Subsection (1) (c), (d) and (f) shall not apply to the killing of an animal on the occasion of a religious ceremony. [Issue 5] N2A – 6 Revised Laws of Mauritius (b) Subsection (1) (c), (e) and (f) shall not apply to the killing of deer as game, or wild pigs. (3) (a) Any person who intends to carry out an activity specified in subsection (1) shall apply to NAPRO for a licence in such form and manner as it may determine. (b) Subject to paragraphs (c) and (d), an application under paragraph (a) shall be accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed, and such relevant information and document as NAPRO may require to determine the application. (c) An application to cultivate tea or tobacco shall be accompanied by documentary proof of the applicant’s ownership of the land, or any lease agreement entered into by the applicant in respect of the land where he intends to carry out his activity. (d) An application by a co-operative society to cultivate tea or tobacco shall be accompanied by documentary proof of its members’ ownership of the land, or any lease agreement entered into by the members in respect of the land where the members intend to carry out their activities. (e) An application for a licence for the purpose of the activity specified in subsection (1) (i) shall be made not later than 7 days before the beginning of the close season.