Animals and Birds Act 1965 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Animal Welfare and Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
41. Interpretation of this Part
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In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires —“animal” includes any beast, bird, fish or reptile, whether wild or tame;“animal‑related business” means —
animal
“animal” means any mammal (other than man) or fish and includes any other living creature that is prescribed as an animal for the purposes of this Act or that falls within a class of animals that is prescribed for those purposes;
the operation of any place or establishment for the purpose of —
using or holding animals for display, sport, entertainment, sale, breeding or conservation; or
the care, boarding, grooming, treatment, vaccination, inoculation, training or destruction of animals, for reward;
the provision of any service relating to the care, boarding, grooming, treatment, vaccination, inoculation, training, transportation, capture or destruction of animals, for reward; or
the operation of any animal rescue or welfare organisation or facility,but does not include any business in respect of animals intended for consumption;“code of animal welfare” means any code of animal welfare issued, adopted or amended by the Director‑General and in force under section 41A;“employment”, in relation to an animal‑related business, includes the holding of the office, or purporting to act in the capacity, of a director, manager, partner, secretary or other analogous position in the animal‑related business;“owner”, in relation to an animal, includes a person in charge of the animal;“person in charge”, in relation to an animal, means a person who has, whether permanently or on a temporary basis, the animal in the person’s possession, custody or control, or under the person’s care or supervision, and includes an individual who has the animal in such a manner in the course of the individual’s employment;“reward” means any payment or other benefit (whether monetary or otherwise).
Director‑General
“Director‑General” means the Director‑General, Animal Health and Welfare appointed under section 3(1);
“animal” includes any beast, bird, fish or reptile, whether wild or tame;
bird
“bird” includes domestic fowls, ducks, geese, turkeys, guinea fowls and pigeons of any age or sex and the eggs thereof;
“animal‑related business” means —
the operation of any place or establishment for the purpose of —
using or holding animals for display, sport, entertainment, sale, breeding or conservation; or
the care, boarding, grooming, treatment, vaccination, inoculation, training or destruction of animals, for reward;
the provision of any service relating to the care, boarding, grooming, treatment, vaccination, inoculation, training, transportation, capture or destruction of animals, for reward; or
the operation of any animal rescue or welfare organisation or facility,but does not include any business in respect of animals intended for consumption;
“code of animal welfare” means any code of animal welfare issued, adopted or amended by the Director‑General and in force under section 41A;
“employment”, in relation to an animal‑related business, includes the holding of the office, or purporting to act in the capacity, of a director, manager, partner, secretary or other analogous position in the animal‑related business;
“owner”, in relation to an animal, includes a person in charge of the animal;
owner
“owner” includes any person for the time being in charge of any animal or bird and any person for the time being in occupation of any building;
“person in charge”, in relation to an animal, means a person who has, whether permanently or on a temporary basis, the animal in the person’s possession, custody or control, or under the person’s care or supervision, and includes an individual who has the animal in such a manner in the course of the individual’s employment;
“reward” means any payment or other benefit (whether monetary or otherwise).