New Zealand Legislation: Acts

21 Surgical procedure offences

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

  • (a) section 15(1) or section 15(2); or

  • (b) section 15(4); or

  • (c) section 17(2) or section 17(3) or section 17(4); or

  • (d) section 18(2).

  (2) A person commits an offence who—

  • (a) crops, or causes to be cropped, the ears of a dog; or

  • (b) performs, or causes to be performed, blistering or firing or nicking on a horse.

  Compare: 1960 No 30 s 3(ma); 1971 No 48 s 3(3)(s)