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Regional Act no. 15 of 2022 concerning the protection of animals and the prevention of estray.

Country/Territory
Italy
Territorial subdivision
Sicilia
Document type
Legislation
Date
2022
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Gazzetta Ufficiale della Regione Siciliana no. 35/2022.
Subject
Livestock
Keyword
Animal health Animal reproduction Animal welfare Dangerous animal/harmful animal Genetic resources Ownership Pests/diseases Protection of environment Public health Public private partnership (PPP) Hygiene/sanitary procedures Standards Toxicity/poisoning Vaccination Drugs
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe
Abstract

This Act, consisting of 37 articles, in implementation of the principles of the National Act no. 281 of 1991 and subsequent amendments as well as Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, protects animals as being sentient and condemns acts of cruelty towards animals, in order to ensure them an existence compatible with their biological and ethological characteristics. The Act provides for: methods of proper coexistence with animals, aimed at safeguarding human and animal health, the territory, the environment and at preventing estray; promotion of policies aimed at the protection and welfare of animals; recognition of the primary role of veterinary medicine, civil society, associations, in promoting animal protection and stray prevention policies; control of canine and animal breeding activities, in order to spread a culture responsible for animal management and reproduction.

Full text
Italian
Website
www.gurs.regione.sicilia.it