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Law No. 7.983 creating the State Council for Animal Protection of the State of Rio de Janeiro (CONEPA).

Country/Territory
Brazil
Territorial subdivision
Rio de Janeiro
Document type
Legislation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock
Keyword
Institution Animal health Animal welfare Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Monitoring
Geographical area
Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on the day of its publication.
Abstract

This Law, consisting of 8 articles, creates the State Council for Animal Protection of the State of Rio de Janeiro (CONEPA). It establishes composition, duties and responsibilities of the above mentioned Council, as a collegiate, parity and deliberative body, composed of 11 representatives of state public bodies and 11 of civil society entities. The Council is entitled to perform the following activities: propose the guidelines of the state animal protection policy; protect animal life from all forms of ill-treatment, by monitoring compliance with the legislation in force; follow up the legislative process, submitting suggestions on the bills in progress and forwarding proposals for new projects, aiming to improve the legislation in force regarding the subject; promote debates, lectures and dissemination of information related to the protection of animal life, including the improvement of public services aimed at meeting the demands presented regarding the subject.

Full text
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