New Zealand Legislation: Acts

29 Further offences

• A person commits an offence who—

  • (a) ill-treats an animal; or

  • (b) pierces the tongue or tongue phrenum of an animal with a pig ring or similar thing or with any wire; or

  • (c) keeps or uses a place for the purpose of causing an animal to fight, or for the purpose of baiting or otherwise ill-treating an animal, or manages or assists in the management of, any such place; or

  • (d) is present, for the purpose of witnessing the fighting or baiting of an animal, at a place used or kept for the purpose; or

  • (e) in any manner encourages, aids, or assists in the fighting or baiting of an animal; or

  • (f) brands any animal in such a manner that the animal suffers unreasonable or unnecessary pain or distress; or

  • (g) releases an animal, being an animal that has been kept in captivity, in circumstances in which the animal is likely to suffer unreasonable or unnecessary pain or distress; or

  • (h) counsels, procures, aids, or abets any other person to do an act or refrain from doing an act as a result of which an animal suffers unreasonable or unnecessary pain or distress.

  Compare: 1960 No 30 s 3(a), (c), (d), (e), (f), (u), (w)