Vienna Animal Protection and Animal Keeping Law. Country/Territory Austria Territorial subdivision Wien Document type Legislation Date 1987 (2013) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleLaw on protection of animals from torture and wilful killing as well as on keeping of animals. Subject Livestock, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Basic legislation Animal welfare Transport/storage Slaughtering Institution Keeping of live animals Wild fauna Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe Entry into force notes The present Act enters into force on 1 January 1988. Abstract The aim of the present Act is the protection of life and well being of animals as well as the protection of people from the danger resulting from animal keeping. However this Act does not apply to hunting and fishing. At the outset the Act contains a definition clause relating to various terms therein employed, such as “domestic animals”, “wild animals”, “animal keeper”, “slaughtering”, etc. The text consists of 31 articles divided into 7 Parts as follows: General principles (I); Protection of animals (II); Keeping of animals (III); Authorities and procedures (IV); Animal protection organs (V); Penal provisions (VI); Transitional and final provisions (VII). Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at References - Legislation Amended by Law amending the Vienna Animal Protection and Animal Keeping Law. Legislation | Austria | 2005 Keyword: Animal welfare, Keeping of live animals, Wild fauna Source: FAO, FAOLEX Law amending the Vienna Animal Protection and Animal Keeping Law. Legislation | Austria | 2002 Keyword: Animal welfare, Transport/storage, Slaughtering, Institution, Keeping of live animals, Wild fauna Source: FAO, FAOLEX Lawt amending the Vienna Animal Protection and Animal Keeping Law. Legislation | Austria | 2002 Keyword: Animal welfare, Keeping of live animals, Wild fauna Source: FAO, FAOLEX Law amending the Vienna Animal Protection and Animal Keeping Law. Legislation | Austria | 2005 Keyword: Animal welfare, Keeping of live animals, Wild fauna Source: FAO, FAOLEX Law amending, inter alia, the Vienna Animal Breeding Law, the Vienna Wine Growing Law 1995, the Vienna Plant Protection Products Law, the Vienna Animal Protection and Keeping Law. Legislation | Austria | 2001 Keyword: Animal production, Animal reproduction, Animal welfare, Viticulture/oenological practices, Plant protection, Pesticides Source: FAO, FAOLEX