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Law on the care, keeping and use of animals (No. VIII-500).

País/Territorio
Lituania
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
1991
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Materia
Ganado
Palabra clave
Protección de los animales Transporte/depósito Matanza Legislación básica
Área geográphica
Europa, Europa y Central Asia, Países de la Unión Europea, Europa Septentrional
Resumen

This Law shall establish the general principles of behaviour of persons towards livestock, domestic animals, captive and wild animals, in order to protect them from suffering, cruel treatment and other negative pressures. This Law prohibits to injure, frighten or kill an animal without due cause; to kill an animal by drowning, strangling or burying, and to use medicines or methods the effects whereof can not be controlled; to employ substances that stimulate natural animal capacities for the purpose of augmenting animal productivity, work capability and sport results with the exception of those materials, the use whereof is regulated by the Government or an institution authorized by it; to transport animals by use of transport means which have not been adapted or are not suitable for this kind of animals, and also to transport the animals without a permit (certificate) issued by the Government or institutions authorized by it; to keep more animals than projected in the design of the building, barn, open air enclosure or fencing of territory, etc. Article 4 specifies conditions for raising and keeping of animals. Article 7 contains rules relative to the transporting of animals. other provisions deal with treatment of animals during slaughtering (art. 9), medical treatment of animals, the catching, keeping and taming of wild animals (art. 12), the use of animals for instruction and research (art. 14), etc.

Texto completo
Inglés
Página web
www.litlex.lt