I hereby give notice that, under section 75 of the Animal Welfare Act 1999, the Animal Welfare (Rodeos) Code of Welfare 2003 is issued and comes into force on 1 January 2004.
The code of welfare is available for inspection free of charge and for purchase at the following address:
Executive Co-ordinator, Animal Welfare Group, MAF Biosecurity Authority, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, ASB Bank House, 101-103 The Terrace (P.O. Box 2526), Wellington, New Zealand.
Under sections 76 (1) and 191 (1) of the Animal Welfare Act 1999, I revoke the deemed code of welfare known as the Code of Recommendations and Minimum Standards for
the Welfare of Animals Used in Rodeo Events, such revocation to take effect on 1 January 2004.
Dated at Wellington this 1st day of December 2003.
DR MICHAEL CULLEN, Acting Minister of Agriculture.