Animals Protection Act 1960. Country/Territory New Zealand Document type Legislation Date 1960 (1980) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn 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 English 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| New Zealand | 1993 Keyword: Animal welfare, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Animal Welfare Act 1999 (No. 142 of 1999).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