Animal Welfare Act 2013

This Act provides for animal welfare. in particular it:(a) promotes the welfare and good treatment of animals; (b) seeks to protect animals from distress, pain or suffering; (c) regulates dog keeping, dog breeding and the importation of certain types of dangerous dogs; and (d) establishes the Mauritius Society for Animal Welfare.

Source of regulation

Ministry of Agro Industry and Food Security 

Publication of regulation

Government Gazette of Mauritius No. 63 of 18 July 2013 

Date of implementation

18 July 2013 

Direct link to regulation

http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/mat126316.pdf or http://agriculture.govmu.org/English/Documents/Acts%20and%20Regulation/Animal%20Welfare%20Act%20.pdf 

Regulation file