Animal Transport Act - Air. Country/Territory Austria Document type Legislation Date 1996 (2007) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, Text No. 152, 29 March 1996, pp. 759-766. Long titleFederal Act on the transportation of animals by air. Subject Livestock Keyword Animal welfare Transport/storage Inspection Offences/penalties Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, 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, Part 4 sets out the penalties in case of violation, and also the final provisions. The Act consists of 23 articles divided into 4 Parts. 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