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
Amendments
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.

See also

• Animal welfare in New Zealand
• Agriculture in New Zealand

External links

• Text of the Act at the Parliamentary Counsel Office