Agreed to adopt the powers set out in the Animal Welfare Act 2006;
gave delegated authority to the Director of Operational Services and the Head of Environmental and Community Health Services to appoint officers as inspectors under Section 51 of the Act;
delegated authority to appointed officers to exercise all of the powers set out in the Act in the course of their duties; and
gave delegated authority to the Head of Environmental and Community Health Services, after consultation with the Executive Councillor for Housing and Health, to initiate legal proceedings under the Act.