Law No. 115/VIII/2016 creating the Category of Veterinary Doctors of Cape Verde. Country/Territory Cabo Verde Document type Legislation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Boletim Oficial, Série I, No. 19. Subject Livestock Keyword Animal health Classification/declassification Inspection Drugs Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Authorization/permit Geographical area Africa, Atlantic Ocean Islands, North Atlantic, Sahel, Small Island Developing States, Western Africa Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on the day after its publication. Abstract This Law, creates the Statutes' Category of Veterinary Doctors of Cape Verde. This Statutes' Category, consisting of 93 articles divided into 8 Chapters, is governed by the provisions of article 55 of Law 90/VI/2006 of 9 January. The Veterinary Doctors are an independent public association, whose objective is to defend the veterinary profession, contributing to its improvement and progress in the scientific, technical and professional fields. In addition, it approves the respective Statutes, regulating the professional ethics, the exercise of veterinary medicine, the rights and duties of members, the disciplinary responsibility, as well as the income and expenses of this category. This Law is divided as follows: General provision (Chap. I); Members of the Category (Chap. II); Professional Deontology (Chap. III); Organs of the Category (Chap. IV); Veterinary Activity (Chap. V); Rights and Obligations of Members (Chap. VI); Legal Responsibility (Chap. VII); Revenues and Expenditures of the Category (Chap. VIII). Full text Portuguese Website www.legis-palop.org