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Decree No. 137 of 1996 on the separation of animals from the parent mother.

Country/Territory
Netherlands
Document type
Regulation
Date
1996
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Staatsblad No. 137, 29 February 1996, pp. 1-8.
Subject
Livestock
Keyword
Animal welfare
Geographical area
Benelux, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe
Abstract

Article 39 of the Act concerning Well-being and Health of Animals allows further regulation, by Ministerial Decree, on the minimum age at which animals may be separated from the parent mother. The animals concerned are dogs, cats, rabbits and certain ape species. (5 articles)

Full text
Dutch
Website
www.overheid.nl

References - Legislation

Implements

Act No. 585 of 1992 on the well-being and health of animals (Animal Health and Welfare Act).

Legislation | Netherlands | 1992 (2012)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Animal welfare, Animal health, Pests/diseases, Animal production, Animal reproduction, Slaughtering, Animal by-products, Biotechnology, Transport/storage, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX