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Animal Protection Law.

País/Territorio
Austria
Subdivisión territorial
Vorarlberg
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
1983 (2002)
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Fuente original
Vorarlberger Landesgesetzblatt, Text No. 50, 10 September 2002, pp. 141-148.
Título completo
Law on protection of animals against torture and wilful killing.
Materia
Ganado, Especies silvestres y ecosistemas
Palabra clave
Legislación básica Protección de los animales Transporte/depósito Matanza Investigación Animales en cautividad Fauna silvestre
Área geográphica
Alpes, Europa, Europa y Central Asia, Países de la Unión Europea, Europa Occidental
Resumen

A regional Act providing regulations dealing with the protection of animals. Article 1 establishes that nobody shall kill an animal, nor causing it any pain or suffering of any kind. However the present Act does not apply to hunting and fisheries. Article 3 contains a definition clause relating to various terms therein employed, such as “domestic animal”, “wild animal”, “zoo”, “torture of animals”, etc. Part 2 contains principles relating to the keeping of animals and their transportation; Part 3 deals with slaughtering of animals; Part 4 contains regulations concerning experiments on animals and finally Part 5 contains provisions relating to competent authorities and general procedures. The text consists of 25 articles divided into 5 Parts.

Texto completo
Alemán
Página web
www.ris.bka.gv.at