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Cabinet Regulation No. 1033 of 2010 on Requirements for Keeping Animals of Wild Species in a Zoo and the Requirements for the Establishment and Registration of a Zoo

Country/Territory
Latvia
Document type
Regulation
Date
2010 (2013)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Wild fauna Animal welfare Authorization/permit Procedural matters Ranching/captive breeding Registration Keeping of live animals
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe
Abstract

The Regulation prescribes the requirements for keeping animals of wild species in a zoo and the requirements for the establishment and registration of a zoo. Conformity with the requirements of the Regulation according to the competence is supervised and controlled by the Nature Conservation Agency. According to the Regulation, in order to establish a zoo, a permit of the Agency for establishment of a zoo is required.

Full text
English
Website
www.likumi.lv

References - Legislation

Implements

Animal Protection Law (1999)

Legislation | Latvia | 1999 (2017)

Keyword: Animal health, Animal welfare, Transport/storage, Slaughtering, Basic legislation, Classification/declassification, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Standards, Ranching/captive breeding, Hunting/capture, Game, Hunting rights, Keeping of live animals, Management/conservation, Protection of species, Wild fauna, Trade in species

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Council Directive 1999/22/EC relating to the keeping of wild animals in zoos.

Legislation | European Union | 1999

Keyword: Keeping of live animals, Biodiversity, Data collection/reporting, Wild fauna

Source: FAO, FAOLEX