This Act prescribes various offences relating to cruelty exercised on: (a) Any horse, cattle, sheep, pig, goat, dog, cat, mule, or ass, of whatever age or sex and whether in a domestic or wild state: (b) Any bird, whether in a domestic or wild state: (c) Any marine mammal found on, or in the vicinity of, the seashore: (d) Any other species of animal which is dependent upon man for its care and sustenance, or which is kept by man in a state of captivity, or which is declared by the Minister, by notice in the Gazette, to be an animal for the purposes of this Act. Section 7 concerns transport of animals. Inspectors are appointed in accordance with section 9. The Act is administered in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.
نيوزيلندا · 1960-01-01