I hereby give notice that, under section 76 of the Animal Welfare Act 1999, the Code of Welfare: Dairy Cattle, Code of Welfare: Sheep and Beef Cattle, Code of Welfare: Transport within New Zealand and Code of Welfare: Commercial Slaughter are issued on 15 December 2016, being the date they are notified in the New Zealand Gazette, and come into effect on 16 December 2016 being the day after the date they are notified in the New Zealand Gazette.

This notice amends the following codes of welfare:

Code of Welfare: Dairy Cattle, issued 13 June 2014.
Animal Welfare (Sheep and Beef Cattle) Code of Welfare 2010.
Animal Welfare (Transport within New Zealand) Code of Welfare 2011.
Animal Welfare (Commercial Slaughter) Code of Welfare 2010.

The amendments are available for inspection free of charge and for purchase at the following address: Animal Welfare, Regulation and Assurance Branch, Ministry for Primary Industries, Pastoral House, 25 The Terrace (PO Box 2526), Wellington.

Dated at Wellington this 10th day of December 2016.

Hon NATHAN GUY, Minister for Primary Industries.

Note: These amendments reflect and incorporate changes made by the Animal Welfare (Calves) Regulations 2016 and the renaming and reformatting of the Codes of Welfare.