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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