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Federal Law No. 498-FZ “On responsible treatment of animals”.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Legislation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Animal welfare Management/conservation Alien species Ranching/captive breeding Animal health Local government Offences/penalties Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Protection of species
Geographical area
Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Entry into force notes
This Federal Law enters into force on the date of its official publication.
Abstract

This Federal Law regulates relations in the field of treatment of animals with a view of animal protection purposes and in order to strengthen morality, respect for the principles of humanity, ensuring security and other rights and legitimate interests of citizens when dealing with animals. The provisions of this Federal Law shall not apply to relations in the field of wildlife conservation and use, relationships in the field of fisheries and conservation of aquatic biological resources, aquaculture (fish farming), hunting and conservation of hunting resources, keeping and use of farm animals and keeping use of laboratory animals. The owner of the animal shall be considered a natural person of a legal entity to which the animal belongs by right of property or other legal basis. Treatment of stray animals shall be considered activities, including capturing animals (cure, vaccination, sterilization), return to their previous habitats and other arrangements envisaged by the federal legislation. Wild animals kept or managed in captive conditions shall be considered wild animals, removed from their habitats (including those imported to the Russian Federation from other states) and offspring of such animals (including their hybrids). Cruel treatment of animals shall be considered treatment resulting in death, injuries or damage to animal health, including making them suffer by hunger, thirst, beatings and other cruel actions. The treatment of animals is based on the following principles of morality and humanity: (a) treating animals as beings capable of experiencing emotions and physical suffering; (b) responsibility of a person for the fate of an animal; (c) education of the population in moral and humane attitude to animals; (d) scientifically grounded combination of moral, economic and social interests of an individual, society and the state. In the process of treating animals the following practices shall be prohibited: (a) veterinary and other procedures on animals without the use of painkillers, drugs for veterinary use, that can cause unbearable pain in animals; (b) setting animals (with the exception of service animals) on other animals; (c) the refusal of pet owners to fulfill their obligations related to keeping animals until their accommodation in animal shelters or alienation by any other legal means; (d) trade in animals in places not specifically designated for this; (e) the organization and conduct of animal fighting; (f) organization and conduct of entertainment events that entail for self injury and injury to animals, killing of animals; (g) feeding predatory animals by other live animals in places open to public, except when requirements for the use of animals in cultural and entertainment objectives and their content established by the Government of the Russian Federation. This Federal Law contains 7 Chapters divided into 27 Articles. Chapter 1 lays down general provisions. Chapter 2 establishes the powers of federal state bodies, regional state bodies and local government in the field of treatment of animals. Chapter 3 establishes requirements for keeping and treatment of animals. Chapter 4 establishes requirements for treatment of stray animals. Chapter 5 regards state and public supervision over treatment of animals. Chapter 6 establishes liability for the infringement of this Federal Law. Chapter 7 lays down final provisions.

Full text
Russian
Website
publication.pravo.gov.ru

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Regional Law No. 4512-OZ “On the delimitation of powers in the field of animal handling between the state regional authorities”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2019

Keyword: Animal welfare, Animal health, Local government, Governance, Institution, Access-to-information, Management/conservation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regional Decree No. 3 validating the list of officials authorized to perform supervision in the field of treatment of animals.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2021

Keyword: Animal welfare, Ranching/captive breeding, Enforcement/compliance

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regional Law No. 109-OZ “On treatment of animals without owners”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2019

Keyword: Animal welfare, Local government, Transport/storage, Registration, Institution, Access-to-information

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regional Law No. 692-KZ “On some issues related to treatment of animals”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2019

Keyword: Animal welfare, Local government, Transport/storage, Registration, Institution, Access-to-information

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regional Law No. 150-OZ “On granting local self-government bodies separate state authority to organize measures for the treatment of animals without owners”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2019

Keyword: Animal welfare, Local government, Transport/storage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regional Law No. 97-ZRH “On delimitation of authorities in the field of animal treatment between regional state bodies”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2019

Keyword: Animal welfare, Local government, Transport/storage, Institution, Access-to-information

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regional Law No. 82-OZ “On delimitation of authorities in the field of animal treatment between regional state bodies”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2019

Keyword: Animal welfare, Local government, Transport/storage, Institution, Access-to-information

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regional Law No. 8-3534 “On some powers of the regional government related to treatment of animals”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2019

Keyword: Animal welfare, Local government, Transport/storage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Governmental Decree No. 1659 validating the Regulation on handling of confiscated wild animals in captivity, whose return to their natural habitat is impossible.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2019

Keyword: Wild fauna, Ranching/captive breeding, Animal welfare, Management/conservation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regional Law No. 428-OZ “On delimitation of state bodies in the field of handling of animals and on vesting local government with state powers in the field of handling and treatment of ownerless animals”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2019

Keyword: Animal welfare, Local government, Transport/storage, Institution, Access-to-information

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regional Law No. 653-6-ZKO “On delimitation of powers between state bodies in the field of handling animals”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2020

Keyword: Animal welfare, Local government, Transport/storage, Institution, Access-to-information

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regional Law No. 8-OZ “On the establishment of the authorities of the Regional Government in the field of handling of animals”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2020

Keyword: Animal welfare, Local government, Transport/storage, Institution, Access-to-information

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regional Law No. 101-Z “On regulation of some issues related to treatment of animals and granting local self-government bodies some state powers to organize measures on treatment of animals without owners”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2019

Keyword: Animal welfare, Local government, Transport/storage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regional Law No. 72-ZO "On granting local self-government bodies some state powers to organize measures on treatment of animals without owners".

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2019

Keyword: Animal welfare, Local government, Transport/storage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regional Law No. 501-OZ “On granting local self-government bodies some state powers to organize measures on treatment of animals without owners”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2019

Keyword: Animal welfare, Local government, Transport/storage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regional Law No. 500-OZ “On powers of local government in the field of handling of animals”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2019

Keyword: Animal welfare, Local government, Transport/storage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regional Law No. 32-Z “On delegation of state powers to local government related to organization of arrangements for handling of ownerless animals”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2019

Keyword: Animal welfare, Local government, Transport/storage, Institution, Access-to-information

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regional Law No. 123-ZAO “On granting local self-government bodies of municipal areas and urban districts some state powers in with regard to the treatment of animals”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2019

Keyword: Animal welfare, Local government, Transport/storage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regional Law No. 120-ZRT “On regulation of some issues of treatment of animals”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2019

Keyword: Animal welfare, Local government, Transport/storage, Registration, Institution, Access-to-information

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regional Law No. 110-ZAO “On regulation of some issues of treatment of animals”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2019

Keyword: Animal welfare, Local government, Transport/storage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regional Law No. 171-OZ “On the delimitation of powers of public authorities in the field of animal handling”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2019

Keyword: Animal welfare, Local government, Transport/storage, Institution, Access-to-information

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regional Law No. 60-oz “On regulation of some relations in the field of handling of animals”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2019

Keyword: Animal welfare, Local government, Transport/storage, Institution, Access-to-information

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 591 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology validating the Regulation establishing the procedure for organizing the activities of public inspectors in the field of animal handling, the procedure for interaction of such inspectors with state supervision bodies in the field of animal handling, the procedure for issuing a certificate, and its form.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2020

Keyword: Wild fauna, Animal welfare, Education, Certification

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regional Law No. 83-RZ “On responsible handling of animals”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2019

Keyword: Animal welfare, Enforcement/compliance, Animal health

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regional Law No. 2424-ZRK On granting local self-government bodies of municipal areas and urban districts some state powers in the field of animal handling”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2019

Keyword: Animal health, Classification/declassification, Animal welfare, Local government, Transport/storage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regional Law No. 2423-ZRK “On delimitation of powers of state authorities in the field of treatment of animals”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2019

Keyword: Animal welfare, Local government, Transport/storage, Institution, Access-to-information

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regional Law No. 2359-OZ “On some legal relations in the field of veterinary and handling of animals”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2019

Keyword: Institution, Animal health, Pests/diseases, Animal welfare, Local government, Liability/compensation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regional Law No. 274 “On delimitation of powers of state bodies in the field of handling and treatment of animals”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2019

Keyword: Animal welfare, Local government, Transport/storage, Institution, Access-to-information

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regional Law No. 21 “On handling and treatment of animals”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2019

Keyword: Animal welfare, Local government, Transport/storage, Institution, Access-to-information

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regional Law No. 4512-OZ “On delimitation of powers between state bodies in the field of handling and treatment of animals”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2019

Keyword: Animal welfare, Local government, Transport/storage, Institution, Access-to-information

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regional Law No. 15-RZ “On delegation to local government of state powers related to handling and treatment of ownerless animals”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2019

Keyword: Animal welfare, Local government, Transport/storage, Institution, Access-to-information

Source: FAO, FAOLEX