In force

(1)

A code of practice may deal with the following matters:

(a)

the care and use of animals for scientific purposes;

(b)

the use of animals from pounds;

(c)

the management and control of companion animals;

(d)

the management of companion animals in pounds and shelters;

(e)

the development of new breeds of companion animals;

(f)

the breeding and selling of cats or dogs with heritable defects;

(g)

the use of electric goads;

(h)

horse agistment establishments;

(i)

animal welfare in rural industry;

(j)

animal welfare in intensive farming;

(k)

transport of livestock;

(l)

animal welfare in the management of saleyards;

(m)

livestock and poultry slaughtering establishments;

(n)

fishing;

(o)

culling of native animals;

(p)

control of feral animals;

(q)

aerial shooting of animals;

(r)

trapping and snaring of animals;

(s)

commercial pest control;

(t)

commercial keeping and display of animals;

(u)

the operation of pet shops and other businesses that buy or sell animals as pets;

(v)

the operation of businesses that board animals;

(w)

the operation of any other business that deals with pets;

(x)

keeping of zoo animals;

(y)

animal welfare in the racing industry;

(z)

any other matter related to animal welfare.

(2)

In this section:

pest does not include a domestic animal or native animal.

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Animal Welfare Act 1992

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