| Short Title: | Animal Welfare Act 1999 |
| Legislature: | 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 |
| Date Passed: | 1999 |
| Royal Assent: | 14 October 1999 |
| Date Commenced: | 1 January 2000 |
| Amended By: | Animal Welfare Amendment Act 2010 |
| Repeals: | Animals Protection Act 1960 |
| Related Legislation: | Search and Surveillance Act 2012 |
| Status: | Current |
The Animal Welfare Act 1999 is a current Act of Parliament in New Zealand. It is administered by the Ministry for Primary Industries.[1]