Statutes Amendment (Animal Welfare Reforms) Bill 2022 (SA)

South Australia Statutes Amendment (Animal Welfare Reforms) Bill 2022 A Bill For An Act to amend the Animal Welfare Act 1985 and the Dog and Cat Management Act 1995.

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 2 Commencement Part 2—Amendment of Animal Welfare Act 1985 3 Amendment of section 3—Interpretation 4 Insertion of section 4 4 Ownership of animals and property 5 Insertion of Part 3A Part 3A—Dog and cat rescue organisation and rehousing facilities Division 1—Preliminary 15B Interpretation 15C Application of Part 15D Interaction with Dog and Cat Management Act 1995 15E Objects and principles Division 2—Code of practice 15F Code of practice 15G Offence to contravene code of practice Division 3—Licence required to operate certain rescue organisations 15H Offence for prescribed organisation to provide rescue and rehousing services without licence etc 15I Minister may grant licence 15J Endorsement of licence to operate rehousing facility 15K Revocation and suspension of licence Division 4—Inspections 15L Inspections Division 5—Euthanasia of dogs and cats held by prescribed organisations 15M Euthanasia of dogs and cats held by prescribed organisations Division 6—Reporting 15N Licence holders to report to Minister Division 7—Review of decisions 15O Review of decisions by South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Division 8—Miscellaneous 15P Offence to hold out as being licensed 15Q Exemptions 15R General defence 6 Amendment of section 30—General powers 7 Amendment of section 31A—Special powers relating to animals 8 Insertion of Part 5 Division 2A Division 2A—Animal cruelty intervention orders 31BA Animal cruelty intervention orders 31BB Disclosure to police of information relevant to locating defendant 9 Amendment of section 31C—Dealing with seized animals and objects 10 Insertion of section 31EA 31EA Interim court orders 11 Amendment of section 32A—Court orders on finding of guilt etc 12 Insertion of section 42AA 42AA Animals that are evidence 13 Substitution of section 43 43 Act does not render unlawful practices that are in accordance with prescribed code of animal husbandry practice Part 3—Amendment of Dog and Cat Management Act 1995 14 Amendment of section 4—Interpretation 15 Amendment of section 33—Dogs must be registered 16 Amendment of section 61—Procedure following seizure of dog 17 Amendment of section 62—Destruction or disposal of seized dog 18 Amendment of section 63—Power to destroy cats 19 Amendment of section 64—Power to seize and detain cats 20 Amendment of section 64A—Destruction or disposal of seized cat 21 Insertion of Part 5B Part 5B—Special provisions relating to greyhound racing industry 64G Interpretation 64H Greyhound Racing SA to provide certain reports and information 22 Insertion of section 88AA 88AA Animals that are evidence 23 Amendment of section 91—Regulations