Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture
Fur Farming Licence
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| Who Needs This Licence?
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Anyone in Nova Scotia who wants to engage in the commercial
production of ranched fur-bearing animals.
Note: "Fur-bearing animal" means mink, fox, chinchilla or rabbit.
THESE LICENCES ARE ISSUED FOR THE COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION OF PELTS ONLY.
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| Issuing Department
/ Agency: |
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Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture
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| Where can you get
this Licence and / or further information? |
Julie Flemming
Laboratory Services Section
Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture
Tel: (902) 893-4642
Fax: (902) 895-6684
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Office Location:
Hancock Building
Nova Scotia Agricultural College
65 River Road
Truro, NS B2N 5E3
Mailing Address: :
P.O. Box 550
Truro, NS B2N 5E3 |
| Application Forms
& Process: |
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An application form can be obtained from the address above.
When completed, it is submitted to the Department of Agriculture,
along with the applicable fees.
If all requirements are met and the application is approved, the licence
will be sent to the applicant by mail.
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| Waiting Period: |
Approximately 2 weeks after all of the related requirements
are met (see Related Requirements, below).
Renewals ordinarily take 2 weeks.
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| Expiry & Renewal: |
This licence is valid for up to 1 year covering the period
from April 1 of one year to March 31 of the next, and can be renewed.
The Department will send a renewal form to the licence holder before the
licence expires.
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| Price: (HST is
charged) |
Initial Application: $108.83
Renewal: $10.88
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Related Requirements: |
- Applicants should check with their local
Municipality to ensure that the area where the ranch is to be located
is zoned properly.
- Housing facilities for the animals must be approved by staff of the
Department.
- New applicants for a mink licence must have 100% of their animals tested at the Department of Agriculture Laboratory in Truro,
and they must be free of Aleutian Disease, before a licence is issued.
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| Additional Information: |
- Every person who keeps fur-bearing animals in captivity shall submit
to the Minister reports, as the Minister, from time to time requires.
- A person who keeps fur-bearing animals in captivity for the purpose
of preserving or breeding from them shall permit the Minister or another
acting under the directions of the Minister at all reasonable times
to inspect the animals and the places in which they are kept.
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| Legislative Authority:
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Agriculture
and Marketing Act, Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, Chapter
6
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