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Animals (Prevention of Cruelty) Act (Cap. 220).

País/Territorio
Uganda
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
1957 (2000)
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Fuente original
Laws of Uganda, pp. 3782-3789 (.pdf).
Título completo
An Act to provide for the prevention of cruelty to animals.
Materia
Ganado, Especies silvestres y ecosistemas
Palabra clave
Protección de los animales Inspección Alimentos para animales/piensos Sanidad animal Legislación básica
Área geográphica
Africa, Africa Oriental, Naciones en desarrollo sin litoral, Países menos desarrollados
Resumen

Offences of cruelty against animals are specified in section 3. The Court may order destruction of animals in specified cases of cruelty against animals. Section 5 prescribes a penalty for letting stay diseased animals in public places. Section 8 declares the sale, etc. of poisoned grain (to be used as feeding stuff) to be an offence. Section 12 concerns experiments on live animals and section 13 introduces restrictions on the performance of experiments on live animals. The Minister may grant or revoke licences to conduct experiments on live animals. Cases of cruelty against animals may be tried by Courts specified in section 16. (17 sections)

Texto completo
Inglés
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www.ulii.org