(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
Accredited reviewer means a person accredited under section 109 to carry out independent reviews under section 105
Animal—
(d) Does not include—
(ii) Except as provided in paragraph (b) or paragraph (c) of this definition, any animal in the pre-natal, pre-hatched, larval, or other such developmental stage:
Animal establishment means a place at which animals are used or held in the charge of any person, and which has, as its principal purpose, the using or holding of animals for display, sport, entertainment, temporary care, sale, conservation, scientific study, or other activity
Animal welfare export certificate means an animal welfare export certificate issued under section 46
Approved organisation means an organisation declared, under section 121, to be an approved organisation for the purposes of this Act
Associated animal means, in relation to an animal that is manipulated, an animal that—
Auxiliary officer means an auxiliary officer appointed under section 125
Blistering, in relation to a horse, means a procedure which involves the application of chemical cautery to the legs of the horse and which creates tissue damage to, or an inflammatory reaction in, the legs of the horse
Code holder, in relation to a code of ethical conduct, means—
(b) Where the approval of that code has, with the consent of the Director-General, been transferred under section 93(1) to any other person, that other person:
Code of welfare means a code of welfare issued under section 75
Controlled surgical procedure means—
Crops, in relation to the ears of a dog, means the performance on the pinnae of the ears of the dog of a surgical procedure that is designed to make the ears of the dog stand upright
Device means any electrical or electronic thing (not being a trap) that is used for the purpose of killing, managing, entrapping, capturing, entangling, restraining, or immobilising an animal; and includes any contraption, process, or thing that is declared by the Governor-General by Order in Council, made on the recommendation of the Minister after consultation in accordance with section 184, to be a device for the purposes of this Act
device: this definition was amended, as from 19 December 2002, by section 3(1) Animal Welfare Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 53) by inserting the words “; and includes any contraption, process, or thing that is declared by the Governor-General by Order in Council, made on the recommendation of the Minister after consultation in accordance with section 184, to be a device for the purposes of this Act”
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Director-General means the chief executive of the Ministry
Enforcement order means an enforcement order made under section 144; and includes an enforcement order made without notice in accordance with section 148
Firing, in relation to a horse, means a procedure which involves the application of thermal cautery to the legs of the horse and which creates tissue damage to, or an inflammatory reaction in, the legs of the horse
Hunt or kill, in relation to animals, includes—
(a) Hunting, fishing, or searching for any animal and killing, taking, catching, trapping, capturing, tranquilising, or immobilising any animal by any means:
and hunting or killing has a corresponding meaning
Ill-treat, in relation to an animal, means causing the animal to suffer, by any act or omission, pain or distress that in its kind or degree, or in its object, or in the circumstances in which it is inflicted, is unreasonable or unnecessary
Infringement offence means—
Inspector means an inspector appointed under section 124(1) or section 124(2); and includes every member of the police
Manipulation, in relation to an animal, has the meaning given to it by section 3
Marae—
(b) Includes all buildings, such as the wharenui (meeting house), the wharekai (dining room), the ablution blocks, and other associated buildings, situated on, or adjacent to, land of the kind described in paragraph (a)(i) or paragraph (a)(ii) and used for the purposes for which the land is so set apart:
Marking, in relation to an animal, means—
(b) Includes affixing or applying to, or implanting in, that animal, for the purpose of distinguishing that animal or animals of that type from others, any band, ring, clip, tag, electronic identification device, or paint, or any other thing:
Minister means the Minister of the Crown who, under the authority of any warrant or with the authority of the Prime Minister, is for the time being responsible for the administration of this Act
Ministry means the department of State that, with the authority of the Prime Minister, is for the time being responsible for the administration of this Act
National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee means the National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee established by section 62
National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee means the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee established by section 56
Nicking, in relation to a horse, means the cutting of the skin or ligaments of the tail of the horse, being a cutting that is designed to make the horse carry its tail in a raised position
Non-human hominid means any non-human member of the family Hominidae, being a gorilla, chimpanzee, bonobo, or orangutan
Owner, in relation to an animal, includes the parent or guardian of a person under the age of 16 years who—
Person includes a corporation sole, and also a body of persons, whether corporate or unincorporate
Person in charge, in relation to an animal, includes a person who has the animal in that person's possession or custody, or under that person's care, control, or supervision
Pest means—
(a) Any animal in a wild state that, subject to subsection (2), the Minister of Conservation declares, by notice in the Gazette, to be a pest for the purposes of this Act:
Physical, health, and behavioural needs, in relation to an animal, has the meaning given to it by section 4
Prohibited device means a device declared under section 32(1)(a) to be a prohibited device for the purposes of this Act
Prohibited trap means a trap declared under section 32(1)(a) to be a prohibited trap for the purposes of this Act
Research, testing, and teaching has the meaning given to it by section 5
Restricted surgical procedure means—
Road includes any motorway, street, private road, access way, private way, or service lane, and every bridge, culvert, ford, gate, or other thing belonging to any road
Significant surgical procedure has the meaning given to it by section 6
territorial authority means a territorial authority within the meaning of the Local Government Act 2002
Territorial authority: this definition was substituted, as from 1 July 2003, by section 262 Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84). See sections 273 to 314 of that Act as to the savings and transitional provisions.
trap —
(a) means a net, cage, snare, pen, pitfall, or mechanical or adhesive thing used for the purpose of killing, entrapping, capturing, entangling, restraining, or immobilising an animal; and
(b) includes any contraption, process, or thing that is declared by the Governor-General by Order in Council, made on the recommendation of the Minister after consultation in accordance with section 184, to be a trap for the purposes of this Act; but
trap: paragraph (a) of this definition was amended, as from 15 November 2000, by section 3 Animal Welfare Amendment Act 2000 (2000 No 51) by inserting the words “or adhesive”
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trap: this definition was substituted, as from 19 December 2002, by section 3(2) Animal Welfare Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 53).
veterinarian means a veterinarian or a specialist within the meaning of section 4 of the Veterinarians Act 2005
veterinarian: this definition was substituted, as from 22 December 2005, by section 105 Veterinarians Act 2005 (2005 No 126).
Working day means any day except—
(a) Saturday, Sunday, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Anzac Day, Labour Day, the Sovereign's Birthday, and Waitangi Day; and
Compare: 1960 No 30 ss 2, 3(2)(ii); 1971 No 48 s 2; 1983 No 141 s 2; 1987 No 20 s 2