Animal Transportation Regulation (No. 491 of 1996). Country/Territory Finland Document type Regulation Date 1996 (1998) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Animal welfare Transport/storage Pests/diseases Cattle Sheep/goats Swine Animal health Geographical area Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes This Act entered into force on 1 July 1996. Abstract This Regulation implements certain provisions of the Animal Protection Act. The text consists of 48 sections, divided into 12 Chapters: General provisions (1); Means of transport (2); Loading and unloading (3); Permits to transport animals and the register of animal transporters (4); Animal transport and persons responsible for transport (5); Actions related to transport (6); Transport of animals from and to a State outside the European Community (7); Length of transport time, with exception of transport by air, for hooved animals, tame animals and cattle, sheep, goats and pigs (8); Other specified tame animals (9); Transit stations (10); Supplemental provisions on transport by road, rail, ship or air (11); Miscellaneous provisions (12). Full text Swedish Website www.finlex.fi References - Legislation Amended by Regulation to amend the Animal Transportation Regulation (No. 955 of 1998). Legislation | Finland | 1998 Keyword: Animal welfare, Transport/storage Source: FAO, FAOLEX