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Regional Law No. 612-139 “On delimitation of powers of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg and the Government of St. Petersburg in the field of animal handling”.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Territorial subdivision
Saint Petersburg
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 10 days after the date of its official publication.
Abstract

This Regional Law vests the Government of Saint Petersburg with the following powers in the field of treatment and handling of animals: (a) establishment of the procedure for the organization of activity of animal centers and norms of the maintenance of animals in them according to the methodical instructions approved by the Government of the Russian Federation on the organization of activity of shelters for animals and norms of the maintenance of animals in them; (b) establishment of the procedure for the performance of activity on handling of animals without owners according to the methodical instructions approved by the Government of the Russian Federation; (c) establishment of the procedure for the organization and implementation of state supervision in the field of animal handling; (d) constitution and functioning of shelters for animals; (e) approval of the list of additional information about the animals without owners and animals, which have been accepted in the shelter, and the procedure of placing this information in the information and telecommunication network "Internet"; (f) organizational arrangements for treatment and handling of ownerless animals; and (g) decision-making related to determination of authorized places for walking of animals.

Full text
Russian
Website
pravo.gov.ru

References - Legislation

Repeals

Regional Law No. 64-13 “On stray animals”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2008

Keyword: Animal welfare, Registration

Source: FAO, FAOLEX