During the passage of the Animal Welfare Act through Parliament, the noble Lord Rooker and I made a number of commitments for the introduction of secondary legislation. The following table outlines in full our intended timetable for the introduction of secondary legislation:
Issue Proposed timetable Mutilations Regulations by April 2007 (to be introduced at same time as Act comes into force) Tail Docking Regulations by April 2007 (to be introduced at same time as Act comes into force) Racing Greyhounds Regulations by 2008 Pet Fairs Regulations by 2008 Primates as Pets Code of Practice by 2008 Wild Animals in Circuses Regulations by 2008 Cat Code Code of Practice by 2008 Dog Code Code of Practice by 2008 Pet shops Regulations and possible Code of Practice by 2008 Game Birds Draft code of practice by end 2008 Coming into force 2009 Animal (dog and cat) Boarding No commitment1 Tethering of horses No commitment1 Riding Schools No commitment1 Livery Yards No commitment1 Animal Sanctuaries No commitment1 Performing Animals No commitment1 1 These regulations and codes will be introduced as soon as possible in line with available resources. Bringing any other issues forward may have a detrimental effect where commitments have already been given.