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Animal Welfare Act 1999

Care of animals - Surgical procedure offences

21: Surgical procedure offences

You could also call this:

"Breaking the law by not following surgery rules for animals"

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You commit an offence if you do not follow the rules in section 15(1) or (2) or section 15(4) without a good reason. You can find these rules at section 15(1) or (2) and section 15(4). This means you must obey these laws or you will break the law.

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Surgical procedure offences

21Surgical procedure offences

  1. A person commits an offence who, without reasonable excuse, acts in contravention of or fails to comply with—

  2. section 15(1) or (2); or
    1. section 15(4).

      Notes
      • Section 21: replaced, on , by section 16 of the Animal Welfare Amendment Act (No 2) 2015 (2015 No 49).