Medical and surgical procedures—people other than veterinary practitioners
19 Medical and surgical procedures—people other than veterinary practitioners
A person who is not a veterinary practitioner commits an offence if the person carries out a medical or surgical procedure on an animal.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units, imprisonment for 1 year or both.
This section does not apply to—
a medical procedure of a prophylactic nature carried out on the animal in accordance with directions given by a veterinary practitioner; or
a medical or surgical procedure carried out in accordance with accepted animal husbandry practice in relation to—
farming and grazing activities; or
the management of a zoo; or
the management of native animals; or
a medical or surgical procedure carried out in accordance with a licence or authorisation, subject to any written direction of an animal ethics committee; or
the removal of a dog’s dewclaws not later than 4 days after the day the dog was born.
In this section:
accepted animal husbandry practice does not include a practice prescribed by regulation for this section.
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed by regulation
). Made under this Act:
- Animal Welfare Regulation 2001 · under s 112
This Act’s bill:Explanatory statement
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