Animals for Scientific Purposes Act, B.E. 2558 (A.D. 2015).

The purpose of this Act is for the supervision and promotion of procedures on animals for scientific purposes in harmony with universal ethics and standard for protecting animal life and welfare.
In this Act,“Procedures on Animals for scientific purposes” means caring, using, or breeding of, or any manipulation on the animals for scientific purposes. The Committee for Supervision and Promotion of Procedures on Animals for Scientific Purposes shall be established. The duties and power of the Committee are prescribed in Section 8. In order to use or to breed animals for scientific purposes, either inside or outside an establishment, a license must be obtained. The licensee shall comply with the ethics prescribed by the Committee by an announcement published in the Government Gazette. Chapter 3 provides for control for procedures on animals for scientific purposes, covering the requirements for the establishments, procedures on sales, import and export, transportation, storage and carcasses of animals, etc. The Act further provides for the offences and penalties.