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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a Scottish Statutory Instrument: The Licensing of Animal Dealers (Young Cats and Young Dogs) (Scotland) Regulations 2009 No. 141
19. It is prohibited for a person for the purposes of obtaining or holding an animal dealing licence–
(a)to make a statement to the licensing authority (or someone acting on its behalf) knowing it to be false in a material particular; or
(b)recklessly to make a statement to the licensing authority (or someone acting on its behalf) which is false in a material particular,
and breach of such prohibition is an offence and will be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months, or both.
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