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Animal Welfare Act 1999

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183C: Regulations relating to exporting animals

You could also call this:

"Rules for taking animals out of New Zealand"

The Governor-General can make rules about exporting animals from New Zealand. You need to follow these rules when exporting animals, which can include things like what type of animals can be exported, how long the journey can be, and what kind of transport is used. The rules can also say who can travel with the animals and what facilities are needed before they are loaded.

The rules can stop certain types of animal exports completely or only allow them if certain conditions are met. If conditions are required, you might need to get approval from the Director-General before exporting the animals. The Director-General can also impose conditions on the export.

These rules are a type of law called secondary legislation, which has its own set of rules to follow, as outlined in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. You can find more information about these rules and how they are published. The rules are in place to ensure the welfare of animals being exported from New Zealand.

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Part 9Miscellaneous provisions
Regulations

183CRegulations relating to exporting animals

  1. The Governor-General may, on the recommendation of the Minister, by Order in Council, make regulations prescribing requirements and other matters relating to the exportation of animals, including (without limitation) requirements or matters relating to—

  2. the species, age, number, and fitness of animals:
    1. the duration and date of journeys:
      1. the transport vehicles and associated facilities (such as loading and unloading equipment):
        1. the purpose of the exportation:
          1. pre-conditions required to be satisfied before travel:
            1. the people accompanying the animals:
              1. pre-loading facilities:
                1. reporting and independent monitoring.

                  1. Any regulations made under subsection (1) may prohibit, either absolutely or conditionally, any specified type of exportation of animals.

                  2. Any regulations imposing any conditional prohibition on a specified type of exportation of animals may—

                  3. require that the prior approval of the Director-General be obtained before exportation:
                    1. authorise him or her to impose conditions on any exportation:
                      1. set out criteria applying to the granting of approval and describe the types of conditions that may be imposed.

                        1. Regulations under this section are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

                        Notes
                        • Section 183C: inserted, on , by section 67 of the Animal Welfare Amendment Act (No 2) 2015 (2015 No 49).
                        • Section 183C(4): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).