The purpose of this Act is to—
(a) prevent cruelty to animals; and
(b) to encourage the considerate treatment of animals; and
(c) to improve the level of community awareness about the prevention of cruelty to animals.
The legislation specifys procedures for the keeping, treatment, handling, transportation, sale, killing, hunting, shooting, catching, trapping, netting, marking, care, use, husbandry or management of any animal or class of animals; or
The following documentation/information is required to provide evidence of compliance.
If a POCTA inspector reasonably believes that a person is committing or is likely to commit an offence under Part 2 or the regulations, the POCTA inspector may issue a notice to the person requiring that person not to commit the offence or to cease committing the offence.