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The Amendment To The Animal Protection Act

Original Language Title: Grozījumi Dzīvnieku aizsardzības likumā

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The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: the law on the protection of animals in the animal protection Act (Republic of Latvia Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 2000, no. 2; 2002; 2003, 2, no, no. 6) as follows: 1. Replace the entire law, the words "the protection of the environment and regional development Ministry" (fold) with the words "Ministry of environment" (fold).
2. Supplement article 5 in the seventh, eighth and ninth subparagraph by the following: "(7) the holder of a dangerous dog shall ensure that the dog be sterilised or castrated during the two months following its recognition of the dangerous; about dog castration or sterilization a dog owner pays.
(8) If a food and veterinary service for a dangerous dog and the dog repeatedly assaulted the man or animal, such dog shall be euthanasia.
(9) If a food and veterinary service finds that the dangerous dog holder can not fulfill the legal or statutory requirements for the keeping of dangerous dog if he is prohibited to keep the dangerous dog, food and veterinary service may decide: 1) the disposal of animals in favor of the holder to comply with the legal or statutory requirements for possession of a dangerous dog;
2 animal euthanasia. ")
3. turn off paragraph 1 of article 10, the words "livestock trade agenda".
4. Express article 27 the following: "article 27. Wild game to capture and hold in captivity is permitted, if the relevant State forest service permit, but wild game not to capture and hold in captivity is permitted if the administration of natural protection. "
5. Supplement article 45 text before the numbers and the words "of article 44, paragraph 6 and 7" with a number and the words "5. Article 2.1, the eighth and ninth and".
6. Replace the transitional rule in paragraph 2, the figure "2003" with "2004".
The Parliament adopted the law of July 8, 2003.
The President of the Parliament instead of the President i. Otter in Riga on 23 July 2003, the Editorial Note: the law shall enter into force with the august 6, 2003.