What does “Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013” mean?

Answer:

An act to revise the law relating to the health and welfare of animals and their protection and identification.
To provide for the regulation of certain activities relating to animals
To prevent cruelty to animals
To make provision for the licensing of animal marts and for levies for the purposes of animal health and the control of animal diseseases
To repeal various enactments relating to animals
To amend the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010, The Animal Remedies Act 1993 and the Welfare of Greyhounds Act 2011
To provide for related matters

Where to find the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013. 

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2013/en/act/pub/0015/index.html