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Regional Law No. 15-RZ “On delegation to local government of state powers related to handling and treatment of ownerless animals”.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Territorial subdivision
Kabardino-Balkaria
Document type
Legislation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Animal welfare Local government Transport/storage Institution Access-to-information
Geographical area
Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Entry into force notes
This Regional Law enters into force on the date of its official publication.
Abstract

This Regional Law regulates delegation of state powers to the local government bodies and municipal state bodies in the field of organization of arrangements for handling of ownerless animals and regulates the relationship related to the transfer, implementation, control, modalities and procedures of termination of transferred public powers. State powers shall be transferred to local government for an unlimited period of time. Regional state bodies, within the limits of its competence shall have the following rights: (a) to issue normative legal acts; (b) to exercise control and supervision over implementation of transferred powers by local government; (c) to issue, in case of detection of the violations of legislative acts regulating implementation of transferred powers by local government, written mandates to rectify the violations; and (d) to request and receive information and documents from local government related to implementation thereby of the transferred state powers.

Full text
Russian
Website
publication.pravo.gov.ru

References - Legislation

Implements

Federal Law No. 498-FZ “On responsible treatment of animals”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2018

Keyword: Animal welfare, Management/conservation, Alien species, Ranching/captive breeding, Animal health, Local government, Offences/penalties, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Protection of species

Source: FAO, FAOLEX