Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012

Public bill · Government · Presented

It would create a single framework for animal health and welfare, requiring owners to provide proper food, water, shelter, care and humane treatment, while banning cruelty, abandonment and animal fighting. It would give officials stronger powers to prevent and control disease, including tracing animals, restricting movement, inspecting premises and ordering infected animals or products to be destroyed, with possible compensation. It would also license animal marts, introduce health levies, and impose fines, imprisonment and bans on people who mistreat animals or obstruct enforcement.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to revise the law relating to the health and welfare of animals and their protection and identification; to provide for the regulation of certain activities relating to animals; to prevent cruelty to animals; to make provision for the licensing of animal marts and for levies for the purposes of animal health and the control of animal diseases; to repeal various enactments relating to animals; to amend the Animal Remedies Act 1993 and to provide for related matters

Last updated 13 April 2018