Animal Transport Act - Air.

Subject

Livestock

Keyword

Animal welfare Transport/storage Inspection Offences/penalties

Geographical area

Europe, European Union Countries, Western Europe

Abstract

An Act to regulate the transportation of animals by air. Part I of this Act deals with the performance of the transportation. It outlines the contents of the transportation documents and treats issues such as fitness of animals for transport, accompanying persons, choice of travel route, available space, loading and unloading of animals. The safeguard provisions are contained in Part 2. The competent authorities may at any time control whether the prescriptions of this Act are observed. Finally,

Full text

German

Website

www.ris.bka.gv.at

References - Legislation

Amended by

Federal Act amending the Act on transportation of animals by air.

Legislation | Austria | 1998

Keyword: Animal welfare, Transport/storage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX