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Pig Control Act 1998.

Country/Territory
Niue (New Zealand)
Document type
Legislation
Date
1998 (2006)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to provide for the control of pigs.
Subject
Livestock
Keyword
Swine Grazing/transhumance Animal welfare Pastoralism
Geographical area
Oceania, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

The Act imposes duties on holders of pigs and allows owners of land and police force to take actions against straying pigs. The owner of a pig must ensure that the pig is kept in an enclosure or tethered in such a way that it cannot wander at large. The owner of pig shall also ensure that the pig has sufficient food and water. If the owner of land finds a pig at large on that land and requests the owner of the pig to remove it, the owner of the pig must comply with that request as soon as reason

Full text
English
Website
www.paclii.org