Animal Care and Protection Act 2001
sec.48When an animal is used for scientific purposes
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sec.48 When an animal is used for scientific purposes
An animal is used for scientific purposes if it is used in an activity performed to acquire, demonstrate or develop knowledge or a technique in any field of science. diagnosis environmental studies field trials producing biological products product testing research, including for example, creating or breeding a new line of animal teaching However, despite subsection (1) , banding a bird or tagging a fish is not use of the bird or fish for scientific purposes. The use of an animal for scientific purposes also includes using any of the remains of an animal that was killed for the purpose of carrying out an activity mentioned in subsection (1) . s 48 amd 2022 No. 35 s 18 (sec.48-ssec.1) An animal is used for scientific purposes if it is used in an activity performed to acquire, demonstrate or develop knowledge or a technique in any field of science. diagnosis environmental studies field trials producing biological products product testing research, including for example, creating or breeding a new line of animal teaching (sec.48-ssec.2) However, despite subsection (1) , banding a bird or tagging a fish is not use of the bird or fish for scientific purposes. (sec.48-ssec.3) The use of an animal for scientific purposes also includes using any of the remains of an animal that was killed for the purpose of carrying out an activity mentioned in subsection (1) .
- • diagnosis
- • environmental studies
- • field trials
- • producing biological products
- • product testing
- • research, including for example, creating or breeding a new line of animal
- • teaching