Animal Welfare Act 1999

Animal Welfare Act 1999
Animal Welfare Act 1999
New Zealand Parliament
	Long title (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 ;
Passed	1999
Royal assent	14 October 1999
Commenced	1 January 2000
Repeals
	Animals Protection Act 1960
Amended by
	Animal Welfare Amendment Act 2010
Related legislation
	Search and Surveillance Act 2012
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The Animal Welfare Act 1999 is a current Act of Parliament in New Zealand. It is administered by the Ministry for Primary Industries.^[1]

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Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (December 1999). Guide to the Animal Welfare Act 1999. Wellington, N.Z.: Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. ISBN 9780478075519. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2013.

Text of the Act at the Parliamentary Counsel Office
"New Zealand Acts As Enacted: Animal Welfare Act 1999 (1999 No 142)" – via New Zealand Legal Information Institute.

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Animal Welfare Act 1999

New Zealand Parliament
Long title (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
Passed	1999
Royal assent	14 October 1999
Commenced	1 January 2000
Repeals
Animals Protection Act 1960
Amended by
Animal Welfare Amendment Act 2010
Related legislation
Search and Surveillance Act 2012
#AAF0D1;"}]]}">Status: Current legislation