Protection of Animals Act (No. 473 of 2014).

Subject

Livestock

Keyword

Animal welfare Basic legislation Slaughtering Institution Inspection Poultry Swine Transport/storage Standards Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Data collection/reporting

Geographical area

Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe

Abstract

The Act provides for the supervision of the treatment of animals by authorities and regulation-making powers of the Minister of Justice and lays down general principles for the treatment and killing of animals. The Act provides for the establishment of the Animal Ethics Council which shall advise the Minister of Justice on further regulation under this Act. The Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries establishes rules related to required written communication form – which shall now be electronically – and the use of certain IT systems (digital formats, digital signature etc.). Regulations derogating from the signature requirements shall be prescribed in a way that appeals for personal signature cannot be waived for certain documents (articles 27a-c).

Full text

Danish

Website

www.retsinformation.dk

References - Legislation

Implements

Council Directive 98/58/EC concerning the protection of animals kept for farming purposes.

Legislation | 1998

Keyword: Animal welfare, Farming, Animal health, Ranching/captive breeding, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Council Directive 1999/74/EC laying down minimum standards for the protection of laying hens.

Legislation | 1999

Keyword: Animal welfare, Poultry, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Council Directive 93/119/EC on the protection of animals at the time of slaughter or killing.

Legislation | 1993

Keyword: Animal welfare, Slaughtering, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Council Directive 91/630/EEC laying down minimum standards for the protection of pigs.

Legislation | 1991

Keyword: Animal welfare, Swine

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Council Directive 91/628/EEC on the protection of animals during transport and amending Directives 90/425/EEC and 91/496/EEC.

Legislation | 1991

Keyword: Animal welfare, Transport/storage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Council Directive 1999/22/EC relating to the keeping of wild animals in zoos.

Legislation | 1999

Keyword: Keeping of live animals, Biodiversity, Data collection/reporting

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Order No. 1545 on payment for control of food, feed and live animals.

Legislation | Denmark | 2014

Keyword: Certification, Milk/dairy products, Game, Sheep/goats, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Inspection, International trade, Meat, Poultry products, Residues, Royalties/fees, Transport/storage, Swine, Food quality control/food safety, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal production, Animal reproduction, Birds, Equine-animals, Ranching/captive breeding, Cattle, Drugs, Poultry, Registration, Research, Animal health

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 135 on slaughtering and killing of animals.

Legislation | Denmark | 2014

Keyword: Slaughtering, Data collection/reporting, Animal production, Animal welfare, Sheep/goats, Equine-animals, Poultry, Swine, Internal trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 210 on commercial trade of livestock.

Legislation | Denmark | 2014

Keyword: Animal welfare, Animal health, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Dangerous animal/harmful animal, Internal trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 209 on the recognition of professional qualifications in commercial trade of livestock.

Legislation | Denmark | 2014

Keyword: International trade, Certification, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 208 on ban of keeping special animals.

Legislation | Denmark | 2014

Keyword: Animal reproduction, Animal welfare, Registration, Dangerous animal/harmful animal, Birds, Authorization/permit, Ranching/captive breeding, Certification

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 207 on placement of animals in commercial premises.

Legislation | Denmark | 2014

Keyword: Authorization/permit, Ranching/captive breeding, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 560 on functions and powers of the Ministry of Food Appeal Centre.

Legislation | Denmark | 2014

Keyword: Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Enforcement/compliance, Institution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Instruction No. 9548 on breaches of transport regulation regarding the transport of horned/non-horned animals.

Legislation | Denmark | 2013

Keyword: Transport/storage, Animal welfare, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 31 on Veterinarian inspection.

Legislation | Denmark | 2015

Keyword: Inspection, Farming, Subsidy/incentive, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Milk/dairy products, Packaging/labelling, Food quality control/food safety, Animal production, Transport/storage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 511 on the functions and powers of the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries.

Legislation | Denmark | 2015

Keyword: Institution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Aquaculture, Policy/planning, Food quality control/food safety, Codex Alimentarius, Animal health

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 513 on functions and powers of the Ministry of Environment and Food Appeals Centre.

Legislation | Denmark | 2015

Keyword: Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Enforcement/compliance, Institution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 596 on the functions and powers of the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration .

Legislation | Denmark | 2020

Keyword: Institution, Food quality control/food safety, Codex Alimentarius

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 1629 on payment for control of food, feed and live animals etc.

Legislation | Denmark | 2019

Keyword: Certification, Milk/dairy products, Game, Sheep/goats, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Inspection, International trade, Meat, Poultry products, Residues, Royalties/fees, Transport/storage, Swine, Food quality control/food safety, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal production, Animal reproduction, Birds, Equine-animals, Ranching/captive breeding, Cattle, Drugs, Poultry, Registration, Research, Animal health

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Act amending various provisions in areas of the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries for mandatory digital communication (No. 1459 of 2013).

Legislation | Denmark | 2013

Keyword: Data collection/reporting, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Enforcement/compliance, Ecological production/organic production, Consumer protection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Act amending Animal Protection Act and Act on Veterinarians (No. 533 of 2015).

Legislation | Denmark | 2015

Keyword: Animal welfare

Source: FAO, FAOLEX