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 completLaw 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 Site web www.ris.bka.gv.at