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Act amending the Animal Protection Act.

Country/Territory
Poland
Document type
Legislation
Date
2011
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Journal of Laws 2011 No. 230 Pos. 1373
Subject
Livestock, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Animal welfare Slaughtering Birds Keeping of live animals Hunting/capture Wild fauna
Geographical area
Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries
Entry into force notes
This Act entered into force on 1 January 2012.
Abstract

This Act amends 17 points of the Animal Protection Act and, in particular, establishes cases when killing of animals is allowed: (1) slaughtering of livestock and killing wild birds and mammals kept for meat or fur; (2) fishing in accordance with legislation on fishery; (3) necessity of immediate killing; (4) activities necessary to prevent serious sanitary danger to human or animals; (5) killing animals posing a direct threat to human or other animals, if there are no other means; (6) hunting and reduction of wild game; (7) killing blind litters.

Full text
Polish
Website
isap.sejm.gov.pl

References - Legislation

Amends

Animal Protection Act.

Legislation | Poland | 1997 (2022)

Keyword: Animal welfare, Slaughtering, Transport/storage, Offences/penalties, Basic legislation, Wild fauna, Keeping of live animals

Source: FAO, FAOLEX