Animal Welfare Act 1999

Animal Welfare Act 1999
New Zealand Parliament

(a) to reform the law relating to the welfare of animals and the prevention of their ill-treatment; and, in particular,—

(i) to require owners of animals, and persons in charge of animals, to attend properly to the welfare of those animals:
(ii) to specify conduct that is or is not permissible in relation to any animal or class of animals:
(iii) to provide a process for approving the use of animals in research, testing, and teaching:
(iv) to establish a National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee and a National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee:
(v) to provide for the development and issue of codes of welfare and the approval of codes of ethical conduct:
(b) to repeal the Animals Protection Act 1960
Date of Royal Assent 14 October 1999
Date commenced 1 January 2000
Amends
Animal Welfare Amendment Act 2010
Repealing legislation
Animals Protection Act 1960
Related legislation
Search and Surveillance Act 2012
Status: Current legislation

The Animal Welfare Act 1999 is a current Act of Parliament in New Zealand. It is administered by the Ministry for Primary Industries.[1]

This is the original act: [2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Animal Welfare Act 1999 No 142 (as at 01 October 2012), Public Act – New Zealand Legislation". Parliamentary Counsel Office. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Animal Welfare Act, 1999". New Zealand Law online. 1999.

Further reading

  • Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (December 1999). Guide to the Animal Welfare Act 1999. Wellington, N.Z.: Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. ISBN 9780478075519.
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