Minimum level of care for animal
6 Minimum level of care for animal
(1) The minimum level of care for an animal is the level of care required to ensure that the animal:
has appropriate and sufficient food and water; and
has appropriate accommodation and living conditions; and
(c) is appropriately treated for disease or an injury, or when suffering; and
is allowed appropriate exercise; and
is handled only in ways that are appropriate; and
is confined or restrained only in ways that are appropriate; and
(g) is worked, ridden or otherwise used only in ways that are appropriate; and
is not abandoned; and
is not used in an organised animal fight.
(2) Something is appropriate for an animal if it is appropriate to ensure the welfare of the animal having regard to all relevant circumstances, including the animal's species and the environment in which the animal is kept or lives.
Something is not appropriate for an animal if:
(a) it causes, is likely to cause, contributes to, or is likely to contribute to the animal suffering that is unjustifiable, unnecessary or unreasonable in the circumstances; or
it is prescribed by regulation as being not appropriate.
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed by regulation
). Made under this Act:
This Act’s bill:Explanatory statementSecond reading speech
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