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Animal Protection Law.

Pays/Territoire
Autriche
Sous-division territoriale
Vorarlberg
Type du document
Législation
Date
1983 (2002)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Source d'origine
Vorarlberger Landesgesetzblatt, Text No. 50, 10 September 2002, pp. 141-148.
Titre complet
Law on protection of animals against torture and wilful killing.
Sujet
Bétail, Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes
Mot clé
Législation de base Protection des animaux Transport/dépôt Abattage Recherche Détention d'animaux vivants Faune sauvage
Aire géographique
Alpes, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Europe du Ouest
Résumé

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.

Texte intégral
Allemand
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