3Agencies authorised to use animals in protecting human health or safety or enforcing the law Empowered by s 179
New Zealand Defence Force.
New Zealand Police.
Animal Welfare Act 1999
Validation and extension of regulations relating to management of pigs
Schedule 3: Agencies authorised to use animals in protecting human health or safety or enforcing the law
"Agencies that can use animals to keep people safe or enforce the law"
You can find a list of agencies allowed to use animals to protect people or enforce the law. These agencies are part of the Animal Welfare Act 1999. They are listed in a special part of the act called a schedule. You are looking at schedule 3, which is about agencies that can use animals. This schedule is part of the law because of section 179, which you can read about here. It says which agencies are allowed to use animals. The agencies allowed to use animals are the New Zealand Defence Force and the New Zealand Police. They can use animals to protect human health or safety, or to enforce the law. This is stated in schedule 3 of the Animal Welfare Act 1999.
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