Law containing rules regarding the welfare of animals and further amendment of the Penal Code (Animal Welfare Law)(No. 4 of 2017). Pays/Territoire Suriname Type du document Législation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Bétail, Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes Mot clé Législation de base Protection des animaux Santé des animaux Transport/dépôt Abattage Mise en application Infractions/sanctions Gestion/conservation Chasse/capture Ranch/reproduction en captivité Animal dangereux/animal nocif Aire géographique Amazone, Amériques, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Petits états insulaires en développement, Amérique du Sud Résumé This Law is seeks to ensure proper treatment of animals and places restrictions on the keeping of dangerous animals. It prohibits mistreatment of animals and lays down rules for the keeping of animals. Killing of animals may take only for purposes of slaughtering or hunting or if the animal poses an immediate threat to human beings or other animals, for animal health and welfare purposes or for law enforcement purposes. The Law lays down general rules for the keeping of (livestock) animals and surgery on animals. Some provisions concern trade in animals. The Act also grants ample powers for further regulation by State Decree. The killing of animals for the purposes of slaughter is regulated by the Law on Public slaughterhouses, slaughterhouses and butchers. Texte intégral Anglais Site web dna.sr Références - Législation Implementé par Animal Welfare Order (No. 14 of 2018). Législation | Suriname | 2018 Mot clé: Protection des animaux, Santé des animaux, Transport/dépôt, Abattage, Mise en application, Infractions/sanctions, Ranch/reproduction en captivité, Animal dangereux/animal nocif, Détention d'animaux vivants, Faune sauvage Source: FAO, FAOLEX