"Keeping Animal Products Safe for People to Use and Eat"
This law is about replacing old laws that dealt with meat and dairy products. You will see changes to the rules about how animal products are turned into things people can use or sell. The law also covers how these products are exported to other countries.
The old laws, the Meat Act 1981 and the Dairy Industry Act 1952, are being replaced. This new law will have new rules for people who work with animal products.
The law is about making sure animal products are safe for people to use and eat. It also helps New Zealand trade these products with other countries.
"What the Animal Products Act 1999 is called and when it started"
Animal Products Act 1999
Reprint as at:
2023-04-06
Assent:
1999-09-08
Commencement:
see section 1
The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.
Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.
This Act is administered by the
Ministry for Primary Industries.
An Act to replace the Meat Act 1981 and the Dairy Industry Act 1952, and to reform and restate the law relating to the processing of animal material into products for use, trade, and export