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AgVetLink
Six issues per year. Deals with all aspects of animal remedies and pesticides, contains regular updates on the implementation of legislation, notifications, new standards and policies, international agreements. Also on www.maf.govt.nz
Contact:
Agriculture and Forestry, Ministry of
Found In:
Agriculture & Animal Welfare
Format: Newsletter
Biosecurity
Informs and consults on MAF Biosecurity Authority’s complete biosecurity and animal welfare programmes.
Contact:
Agriculture and Forestry, Ministry of
Found In:
Agriculture & Animal Welfare
Format: Magazine
Codes of Welfare
Codes for the welfare of animals in a wide variety of situations prepared by the Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (AWAC)
Contact:
Agriculture and Forestry, Ministry of
Found In:
Agriculture & Animal Welfare
Format: Booklet
Dog law - basic obligations (Oct 2007)
Basic obligations of owners under the Dog Control Act
Contact:
Consumers' Institute
Found In:
Agriculture & Animal Welfare
Format: Fact Sheet
Guide for Homekill and Recreational Catch
A comprehensive guide to the Animal Products Act 1999 which replaced the Meat Act 1981. This Act aims to allow New Zealand’s genuine homekill and recreational hunting and fishing to continue while protecting the integrity of the regulated meat system and its assurances about product quality. Prohibitions on trade in homekill or recreational catch product for human or animal consumption are clearly detailed.
22pp A4, MAF Public Information Paper No. 29
Contact:
Agriculture and Forestry, Ministry of
Found In:
Agriculture & Animal Welfare
Format: Booklet
Health & safety in employment resources for the agriculture industry
Contact:
Occupational Safety and Health Service (OSH) - Department of Labour
Found In:
Employment > Health & Safety
Format: Document
http://www.rnzspca.org.nz
The Royal New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RNZSPCA) is a voluntary organisation with 50 local branches. The SPCA gives sanctuary to animals in distress, takes prosecutions over cruelty and neglect and promotes responsible pet ownership.
National Office represents the Society on government committees considering animal welfare legislation. It also provides public education, inspector training, and takes major prosecutions with national implications.
Contact:
Royal New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RNZSPCA)
Found In:
Agriculture & Animal Welfare
Format: Website
MAF Annual Report
A link to the Annual Report of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry which includes a listing of most titles released in the last year.
Contact:
Agriculture and Forestry, Ministry of
Found In:
Environment & Natural Resources > Forestry
Format: Website
Plant Variety Rights Office
The Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) includes the Plant Variety Rights Office, which manages the granting of plant variety rights. These give exclusive rights of commercialisation over eligible new plant varieties for a prescribed number of years. The office also provides policy advice on meeting the intellectual property rights and needs of plant breeders.
Contact:
Plant Variety Rights Office (Ministry of Economic Development)
Found In:
Copyright & Patents
Format: Website
Surveillance
Authoritative source of information on New Zealand’s animal health status. Published quarterly by the MAF Biosecurity Authority.
Contact:
Agriculture and Forestry, Ministry of
Found In:
Agriculture & Animal Welfare
Format: Booklet