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Animal Protection Slaughtering Ordinance.

Country/Territory
Germany
Document type
Regulation
Date
1997
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 13, 6 March 1997, pp. 405-415.
Long title
Ordinance on the protection of animals in case of slaughtering or killing.
Subject
Livestock, Fisheries
Keyword
Aquaculture Fish products Molluscs Freshwater fishes Offences/penalties Slaughtering Animal welfare Cattle Sheep/goats Swine Poultry
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe
Abstract

An Ordinance to regulate the slaughtering of animals. It must be ensured that, in slaughtering, animals must suffer as little as possible. The Ordinance contains at the outset a definition clause relating to various terms therein employed. Slaughterers must be adequately trained. Part 2 contains requirements as to slaughterhouses, and Part 3 regulates the keeping of living fish. The slaughtering methods are described in Part 4. Finally, violations are set out as well as final and provisional transitions. The Ordinance is contained of 18 articles divided into 5 Parts and 3 Annexes.

Full text
German
Website
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