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Animal Products Act 1999

Introduction

You could also call this:

"Keeping Animal Products Safe for Use and Trade"

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This law replaces two old laws: the Meat Act 1981 and the Dairy Industry Act 1952. You will see changes to the rules about turning animal material into products. These products are for using, trading, and exporting. The law is about how animal material is processed. You can use, trade, or export these products. The law helps keep these products safe. The old laws are replaced by this new law. This law has new rules for processing animal material. It helps keep products safe for you to use. This law is important for people who work with animal material. It helps them follow the rules for processing products. You can learn more about the rules by reading the law.

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Health and wellbeing > Food and water safetyBusiness > Industry rulesEnvironment and resources > Farming and fishing
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1: Short Title and commencement, or

"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

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