National Animal Identification and Tracing Act 2012

The National Animal Identification and Tracing Act 2012^[2] is an Act of parliament in New Zealand. The Act's stated purpose is to "establish an animal identification and tracing system" in New Zealand.^[3]

National Animal Identification and Tracing Act 2012
New Zealand Parliament
Passed	2012
Royal assent	20 February 2012
Administered by	Ministry for Primary Industries
Legislative history
Introduced by	David Carter[1]
First reading	14 December 2010
Second reading	06 September 2011
Third reading	15 February 2012
Amended by
National Animal Identification and Tracing Amendment Act 2019
Status: Current legislation

The National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) system is designed to create a database of animals in New Zealand to track them from birth to live export or slaughter. The Act is administered by the Ministry for Primary Industries and forms part of the statutes governing biosecurity laws in New Zealand.

For the purpose of enforcement, it has been used to infringe a person for a sum of $150 for failing to declare the movement of an animal.^[4]

See also

• National Animal Identification and Tracing
• Biosecurity in New Zealand