Law No. 12.854 establishing the State Code for Animal Protection. Pays/Territoire Brésil Sous-division territoriale Santa Catarina Type du document Législation Date 2003 (2023) Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Bétail, Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes Mot clé Santé des animaux Protection des animaux Hygiène/procédures sanitaires Production animale Infractions/sanctions Santé publique Protection de l'habitat Aire géographique Amazone, Amériques, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Amérique du Sud, Atlantique Sud Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on the day of its publication. Résumé This Law creates the State Code for Animal Protection, which establishes standards for the protection of animals in the State of Santa Catarina, aiming to make socioeconomic development compatible with environmental preservation. Animal protection include Santa Catarina's native fauna living in the wild, including those in the process of migration, fish species from all aquatic environments and marine animals from the coast of Santa Catarina. Wild animals of any species, at any stage of their development, as well as their nests, eggs and shelters, are considered assets of common interest in the State of Santa Catarina, respecting the limits established by legislation. Texte intégral Portugais Site web leis.alesc.sc.gov.br; www.tj.sc.gov.br Références - Législation Amendé par Law No. 18.692 amending Law No. 12.854 on the State Code for the Protection of Animals, to prohibit animals seized, by the competent authority, due to mistreatment and zoophilia, from being returned to their former owners. Législation | Brésil | 2023 Mot clé: Protection des animaux, Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives, Infractions/sanctions Source: FAO, FAOLEX