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Animals Protection Act 1960.

Country/Territory
New Zealand
Document type
Legislation
Date
1960 (1980)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to make provision for the protection of animals and the prevention of cruelty to animals.
Subject
Livestock
Keyword
Animal welfare Transport/storage Inspection
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

This Act prescribes various offences relating to cruelty exercised on: (a) Any horse, cattle, sheep, pig, goat, dog, cat, mule, or ass, of whatever age or sex and whether in a domestic or wild state: (b) Any bird, whether in a domestic or wild state: (c) Any marine mammal found on, or in the vicinity of, the seashore: (d) Any other species of animal which is dependent upon man for its care and sustenance, or which is kept by man in a state of captivity, or which is declared by the Minister, by notice in the Gazette, to be an animal for the purposes of this Act. Section 7 concerns transport of animals. Inspectors are appointed in accordance with section 9. The Act is administered in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.

Full text
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References - Legislation

Amended by

Animals Protection Amendment Act 1987 (Act No. 20 of 1987).

Legislation | New Zealand | 1987

Keyword: Animal welfare, Drugs, Research, Animal health

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Animals Protection Amendment Act 1983 (Act No. 141 of 1983).

Legislation | New Zealand | 1983

Keyword: Animal welfare, Transport/storage, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Animals Protection Amendment Act 1993 (Act No. 19 of 1993).

Legislation | New Zealand | 1993

Keyword: Animal welfare, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Animal Welfare Act 1999 (No. 142 of 1999).

Legislation | New Zealand | 1999 (2018)

Keyword: Animal welfare, Transport/storage, Inspection, Research, Institution, Basic legislation, Management/conservation, Hunting/capture

Source: FAO, FAOLEX