BT v TS [2025] NZDT 198 (22 May 2025) [pdf, 145 KB]
...may have been a private sale. Page 2 of 4 7. While I would regard ‘hobby’ breeders, who produce multiple litters of puppies over time and sell them, as being ‘in trade’ (contrary to [dog organisation’s] view), based on the information TS provided, I find that she does not fall into this category and therefore I regard the sale and purchase of [Puppy] as a private sale. That means that the provisions of the Fair Trading Act and the Consumer Guarantees Act do not app...