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Law on the care, keeping and use of animals (No. VIII-500).

Pays/Territoire
Lituanie
Type du document
Législation
Date
1991
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Bétail
Mot clé
Protection des animaux Transport/dépôt Abattage Législation de base
Aire géographique
Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Europe du Nord
Résumé

This Law shall establish the general principles of behaviour of persons towards livestock, domestic animals, captive and wild animals, in order to protect them from suffering, cruel treatment and other negative pressures. This Law prohibits to injure, frighten or kill an animal without due cause; to kill an animal by drowning, strangling or burying, and to use medicines or methods the effects whereof can not be controlled; to employ substances that stimulate natural animal capacities for the purpose of augmenting animal productivity, work capability and sport results with the exception of those materials, the use whereof is regulated by the Government or an institution authorized by it; to transport animals by use of transport means which have not been adapted or are not suitable for this kind of animals, and also to transport the animals without a permit (certificate) issued by the Government or institutions authorized by it; to keep more animals than projected in the design of the building, barn, open air enclosure or fencing of territory, etc. Article 4 specifies conditions for raising and keeping of animals. Article 7 contains rules relative to the transporting of animals. other provisions deal with treatment of animals during slaughtering (art. 9), medical treatment of animals, the catching, keeping and taming of wild animals (art. 12), the use of animals for instruction and research (art. 14), etc.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
www.litlex.lt