Animal Welfare (General) Amendment Regulations 2010 (WA)

16 March 2010 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 977

LG301*

Animal Welfare Act 2002

Animal Welfare (General) Amendment

Regulations 2010

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.             Citation

These regulations are the Animal Welfare (General) Amendment
Regulations 2010.

978 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 16 March 2010

2.             Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

(a)	regulations 1 and 2 — on the day on which these regulations are published in the Gazette;
(b)	the rest of the regulations — on the day after that day.

3.             Regulations amended

These regulations amend the Animal Welfare (General)
Regulations 2003.

4.             Regulation 14 amended

(1)	Delete regulation 14(1) and insert:
(1) In this regulation tail docking means the removal of one or more of the coccygeal vertebrae, whether by cutting, ablation, elastration or any other means.
(2)	In regulation 14(3) delete “unless he or she believes that there are sufficient reasons for the tail docking to proceed for therapeutic or prophylactic purposes.” and insert:

except where the tail docking is clinically indicated for the purpose of curing or alleviating a disease or injury from which the dog suffers.

By Command of the Governor,

PETER CONRAN, Clerk of the Executive Council.

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