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Law No. 8/2017 establishing the legal status of animals.

Pays/Territoire
Portugal
Type du document
Législation
Date
2017
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Source d'origine
Diário da República, I Serie, No. 45, 3 March 2017.
Sujet
Bétail
Mot clé
Protection des animaux Santé des animaux
Aire géographique
Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Atlantique Nord, Atlantique du Nord-Est, Europe du Sud
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on the first day of the second month following its publication.
Résumé

This Law establishes that animals are living beings endowed with sensitivity and object of legal protection by virtue of their nature. It provides for the legal status of animals, recognizing their nature as sentient beings by amending the Civil Code, approved by Decree-Law No. 47344 of 25 November 1966, of the Code of Procedure Civil Law, approved by Law No. 41/2013, of 26 June and of the Penal Code, approved by Decree-Law No. 400/82 of 23 September.

Texte intégral
Portugais
Site web
www.dre.pt