Ordinance on slaughtering and killing of animals. Country/Territory Austria Territorial subdivision Niederösterreich Document type Regulation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Animal production Animal welfare Slaughtering Standards Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract The present Ordinance implements the Lower Austria Animal Protection Law 1985 (LGBl. LGBl. 4610–1). The text consists of 15 articles divided into 5 Parts as follows: Table of contents (I); General provisions (II); Requirements for slaughterhouses (III); Slaughtering and killing of animals outside slaughterhouses (IV); Final provisions (V). Six Annexes are enclosed. Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at References - Legislation Implements Lower Austria Animal Protection Law 1985. Legislation | Austria | 1986 (2006) Keyword: Basic legislation, Animal welfare, Slaughtering, Data collection/reporting, Offences/penalties, Registration, Ranching/captive breeding, Wild fauna Source: FAO, FAOLEX