EnactedStage in the legislative process — click for what it means136/2021Official bill number / year
Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021
- Sponsor
- Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Introduced
- 22 Oct 2021
- Last updated
- 11 Sep 2024
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Prohibits breeding and keeping specified animals solely for fur or skin; makes fur farming an offence punishable by fine up to €250,000 and/or five years imprisonment.
- Establishes compensation scheme for three active mink farms: covers income loss, non-income loss, redundancy, demolition, and disposal costs, determined by independent assessor with High Court appeal.
- Repeals Part 12 of Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (animal mart licensing); enables Minister to license livestock marts by regulation for animal health and welfare purposes.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage33rd Dáil22 Oct 2021
- Second Stage33rd Dáil22 Oct 2021
- Committee Stage33rd Dáil4 Nov 2021
- Report Stage33rd Dáil15 Dec 2021
- Second Stage26th Seanad2 Feb 2022
- Fifth Stage33rd Dáil2 Feb 2022
- Committee Stage26th Seanad8 Feb 2022
- Report Stage26th Seanad22 Mar 2022
- Fifth Stage26th Seanad29 Mar 2022
- Enacted4 Apr 2022
Debates
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