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Law of Animal welfare |
| Date | LAW-2009-06-19-97 |
| Ministry of | Agriculture and Food Ministry |
| Last modified | LAW-2015 -06-19-65 from 01.10.2015 |
| Published | In 2009 booklet 7 |
| Istrontrecation | 01.01.2010 |
| Changing | LAW-1974-12-20-73 |
| Announcement | 7:06.2009 at 16.45 |
| Card title | Animal welfare law |
Jf. Law Fourth of July 2003 # 74 (dog hold). Jf. former law 20 des 1974 number 73.
The purpose of the law is to promote good animal welfare and respect for animals.
Part Article SECTION 2. ScopeThe law encompasses conditions that affect welfare at or respect for mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, tiphocreps, squid and honey bees. The law applies to the equivalent of the development stages of mentioned animals if the sanseapparatus is equivalent to the development level of living animals.
The law applies to the limitations that follow by agreement with foreign state or organization of Norwegian land territory, territorial waters, in Norwegian economic zone, on Norwegian vessels and aircraft, on devices on Norwegian continental solosole as well as for Svalbard, Jan Mayen and the automotive countries. The king can in regulation determine honest rules, herunder make exceptions from the regulations, for Svalbard, Jan Mayen and Norwegian car and under consideration for the site conditions.
Animals have self-value independent of the innovation they had to have for humans. Animals are to be treated well and protected from danger of unforced verdicts and loads.
Part Article SECTION 4. HelpepelikedAny person who hits an animal that obviously is sick, damaged or helplessly, is going to be so far possible to help the animal. If the animal is an animal from animal shelter or high-wild, and it is not possible to provide good enough assistance, the owner or police should be notified immediately.
If it's obvious that the animal can't live or be healthy, the one that hits the animal could kill this with the same thing. Animals from animal hold and storwild should not be put to death according to this determination if it allows them to obtain the owner, veterinarian or police within reasonable time.
Required expenses for measures after this determination shall the state pay, but expenses related to animals from animal hold can be required back from the animal holder or owner.
The provisions of the first and second clause apply to the equivalent of the one that incurred animals damage, but the person may not require coverage of the state of expenditures to aid measures.
The king can give closer regulations on coverage of expenses.
Anyone who has reason to believe that animals are exposed to abuse or severe failure regarding environment, supervision and care, should immediately notify the Food Safety Authority or police. The notification duties apply to the limitations that follow by other legislation.
Any person who gets knowledge that a greater number of wild or misleading animals has been exposed to disease, damage or other suffering from normal, shall immediately notify the Food Safety Authority or police.
Animal holds shall ensure that animals are being cared for by adequate and skilled competent personnel. Others shall have the necessary competence of the activity they perform.
The Foresatt shall not let children under 16 years have a sovereign responsibility for animals.
Animal is not supposed to leave animals to people for whom there is reason to believe cannot or will treat the animal justifiable.
The king can provide further regulations on the requirements of training and competence, herduring about approval and about the authorization of personnel.
Part Article SECTION 7. Registration or permission requirementsThe king can in regulations silence demands for establishing, location, design and operation of activities reauthored by this law, herding about permission and withdrawal of permission, message, registration and approval and about the abduction of approval.
Animal holds shall note that operating operations, methods, equipment and technical solutions used for animals are suitable for the well-being of the animal welfare.
The market leader or reputs new operational shapes, methods, equipment and technical solutions for use on animals or in animal husstick, shall impose and found that these are tried and found suitable from the envision of animal welfare.
The king can provide further regulations on the turnover and use of certain operating forms, methods, equipment and technical solutions as well as for approval and documentation of enetness.
Part Article SECTION 9. Medical and Surgical ProcessingMedical and surgical treatment shall be performed on an animal welfare and safeguard of the animal's functional and quality of life.
It shall not be done operational intervenes or removed body parts on animals without the apparent justifiable grounds from the envision of the animal's health. It is still permitted to conduct the justifiable marking of animals in animal hushuss. Interference and castration are permitted when it is necessary from the envision of animal welfare or for other straight reasons.
By painful intervening procedures, it is to be enjoyed necessary anesthesia and pain relief.
The king can provide further regulations on medical and surgical treatment, herunder determining conditions for or prohibit certain forms of such treatment and make exceptions from other clauses.
By marking animals, it is to be used defensible methods that do not impose animal behaviour of animal limitations or unneeded verdicts and loads.
The king can give closer regulations on the requirements of the marking of animals, herunder and ban marking and brand methods, the bidding of marked animals should be registered in a registry and determine who is to have visibility into the registry. It can in regulations be determined conditions for unmarked animals can be replaced or unplaced without any charge to any owner.
Transport is supposed to take place in a way that is to at least possible strain for the animal. Animals are to be transported only when they are in such a state that it is defensible to conduct the entire transport.
The transportation shall be suitable from the envision of the animal safety and self-art. Animals should have necessary supervision and care during the transport.
The king can provide further regulations on transport of animals.
Part Article SECTION 12. LifeAwing of animals and handling in connection with the vilition is to happen on animal welfare and safe way. The one that utilise sedation or cancellation equipment shall see that this is suitable and maintained.
Animals that are owned or otherwise held in human custody shall be judged before vaging. The practice method should provide consciousness of consciousness, and the animal shall be unconsciousness from before the vilification of the beginning of the death and to the death incomes. The requirement of sedation before devating does not apply if the animal is unmet with a method that provides immediate consciousness loss. After the vaging is done, it shall be incurred that the animal is dead.
Interviability in emergency shall be in the greatest possible degree to occur in accordance with the first and second clause.
The feeding of animals should not happen as a sovereign entertainment or competitive element.
The king can provide further regulations on the requirements of environment, equipment and handling in connection with the vilising of animals. The king can make exceptions from the provisions of the second clause of other animals than land animals and marine mammals.
In order to breed, hold, communicate, or use animals for attempts, to teaching in other than ordinary care and handling, or in medical business, both the institution and the person responsible for the appropriate activity shall be permitted from The regulatory authority.
Permission after the first clause cannot be given if the purpose can be achieved without the use of animals, or if the animals come in danger of unforced verdicts and loads. It shall not be used more animals than necessary, and the animals shall be charged at least possible.
In permission following this determination, exceptions can be made from law 15. June 2001 No. 75 about veterinarians and other animal health personnel Section 18 first clause 3, so that others than vet or fish health biologist can commit completely or local anesthesia of animals.
The king can provide further regulations on the use of animals in trials, teaching and medical business, herabed about the ban on certain types of trials and medical business, about the ban on the use of certain animal species in trials and medical business, as well as for permission and about exceptions from the requirements of permission.
The king can in regulation make exceptions from the provisions of the Law of Law I and II for the use of animals in trials.
Part Article SECTION 14. The Sary divorced banIt is forbidden to :
| a) | exercise violence against animals, |
| b) | enputting animals in helpless state, |
| c) | have sexual relations with or conduct sexual acts with animals, and |
| d) | use live animals like lining or bait. |
Buildings, fences and other smaller devices are to be carried out or listed and held at equal such that animals are not exposed to danger of unforced verdicts and loads. It should not be used any barbed wire in the fence to regulate the animal's behaviour.
The person responsible for the building, the fence and the device, shall bring necessary supervision of these and conducting necessary measures to detect, prevention, and relieve danger of unforced verdicts and loads.
The king can give closer regulations on buildings, fences .l., herdunder about the ban on and removal of such, as well as if exceptions from the ban on using barbed wire fence.
Part Article SECTION 16. Sportability. Merking of products from animalsThe king can provide regulations on traceability for animals or products from animals out from the envision of animal welfare.
The king can provide regulations on marking of products that stem from animals, herduring about the bidding and volunteer brand arrangements.
The king can in regulation limit, quiet demands to or ban production, revenue, import and export of products from animals that are reauthored by this law. This applies to the limitations that follow by the agreement with foreign state or international organization or of the fold of the fold.
The parole authority is to have unhindered access to place or local where there is reason to believe that it is held animals or other activity is reauthored by the law. If the regulatory authority is not given unhindered access and there is reason to believe that animals are exposed to unnecessary verdicts or charge, the regulatory authority may still be taken in with the police assistance. Police shall have the equivalent of admission when they are requested by the regulatory authority to assist. Foreign inspectors can participate in inspections mv. when necessary to uphold Norway's international obligations.
Any person who is being led supervision shall be of no-charge required premises, fixtures, employment assistance and tools at the disposal of the Department of Health and otherwise be helpful with adding appropriate to the DMV.
Animal holds and others who have duties after this law shall at the request of the Regulatory Authority provide information, message, reports, documentation and visibility in documents that have meaning for the Regulatory Authority of the Act or provisions given in the co-hold of the law. Others who have relevant information shall at the request of the regulatory authority provide necessary information.
The king can further provide further regulations on the content of the Enlightenment and documentation of duty, and about duty to establish and conduct systematic control measures.
Part Article SECTION 20. Hunting, catch and fishingHunting, catch and fishing are going to be practiced on an animal welfare-wise way.
The king can head to the padding of the first clause to provide closer regulations on hunting, catch and fishing on wild-living animals.
The king can provide regulations on hunting, catch and fishing on animals owned or otherwise held in human custody, herduring about training for such activity, as well as ban or silent claims of special permission for such activity.
The king can provide regulations on the capture and handling of viltliving animals, herding about conditions for and the ban on such activities.
Animals are to be held only if they can adapt to the unity of an animal welfare and safe way.
The king can give closer regulations that limit or prohibit hold of certain animal species, races, or exit lines.
Animal holds to ensure that animals are kept in environment that provide good welfare out of artstywhip and individual needs, herduring providing the possibility of stimulating activities, movement, rest and other natural behavior. Animal's living environment should promote good health and contribute to safety and comfort.
Animals shall have access to suitable and safe-to-be-safe space besides normal bedperiod.
The king can give closer regulations about the demands of the animal's levy environment, herunder about suitable and safe living room, measures to prevent, detect and combat fire and about exceptions from claims of ticautions.
Part Article SECTION 24 The vision and the careAnimal holds to ensure that animals receive good supervision and care, herunder secure that :
| a) | The lining, pasture and water are of good quality, covers the animal's need for nutrition and fluid and promotes good health and welfare. Animals should not be forced to be forced to be forced or compulsions, unless it happens by animal health care, |
| b) | animals are protected from injury, disease, parasites and other dangers. Sick and injured animals shall be given defensible treatment and detentes if necessary, |
| c) | spread of contagion limited, and |
| d) | animals, where it is relevant, will be adequate tame to be able to be handled and the stelles on animal welfare behaviour. |
The king can provide further regulations on the requirements of scope of supervision and care and for protection and treatment of animals.
Part Article SECTION 25. AvlAvl is to promote properties that provide robust animals with good function and health.
It shall not be driven breeding, herding by the use of gentheological methods, as :
| a) | changes succession facilities so that they affect animal's physical or mental functions negatively, or as releads such succession facilities, |
| b) | reduces animal's ability to exercise natural behavior, or |
| c) | raises public ethical reactions. |
Animals of succession facilities as mentioned in the second clause should not be used in further breeding.
The king can provide further regulations on breeding of animals in violation of the principles of this determination.
Part Article SECTION 26 Training, screening, entertainment and competitionsThe one that trains animals and the one that uses animals for screening, entertainment and competitions as well as the event of such activities, shall impose on animals :
| a) | is capable of conducting the activity without being fatiable or damaged, |
| b) | not exposed to or is influenced by means of funds or treatment that can make activity animal welfare behaviour, |
| c) | not intentionally incurred fear, damage, or unforced verdicts and loads, and |
| d) | not trained to or be used in battles against other animals or against humans. |
The king can provide further regulations on training, screening and competitions mv., herunder silent demands for special permission or ban various forms of such activity, ban the use of certain animal species and ban certain forms of funds and treatment.
The king can make exceptions from the first clause.
Part Article SECTION 27. Revenue of animals, the accession of other people's animals mv.The person who sells or leaves animals to others shall give it that takes over the animal necessary information on conditions of importance to the welfare of the animal.
The king can give closer regulations on import, export, revenue, resettlement, leasing, and loans of animals as well as if ervervated care of other people's animals, herunder the ban on such activities. The king can provide regulations on the requirements of the co-following information when animals transfer from one person to another.
Part Article SECTION 28. Outsetting animals in the wildAnimals from animal hold can only be set out in nature to be vili-alive when the animal has good opportunities to adapt and survive in the new environment.
The king can in regulation determine conditions for or ban on the expulsion of animals in nature.
The king can in regulations impose fees to cover costs of supervision, control and prefered services by this law or regulation homered in this law.
The king can in regulations impose their businesses authored by law 19. December 2003 # 124 on food production and food safety mv. (the food law) to pay a tax on nutritional funds. The tax shall cover costs of supervision and control after this law of hold and use of animals in the production of nutritional funds where the costs are not covered by fees after the first clause.
The king can in regulations impose manufacturers or importers to pay a tax on fed to animals that are not used for the production of nutritional funds. The tax shall cover costs of supervision and control after this law of hold and use of animals that are not used in the production of nutritional funds and where the costs are not covered by fees after the first clause.
The king can give closer regulations on calculating the fees and taxes, and about recreation and payment of these.
At delayed payment of fees and fees shall be paid interest in compliance with law 17. December 1976 # 100 on interest at delayed payment.
The fees and fees are compulset basis for the outlay.
The Food Authority leads supervision and can grasp necessary individual ordinance to achieve the aftermath of regulations granted in or in the co-hold of this law.
The Food Safety Board is mentioning animal rights netting to protect the toy male gender in animal welfare work. The Nemds are part of the Food Safety Authority.
The king can delegate the authority of other public and private organs than the Food Authority and provide regulations on who are claviating in such cases.
The king can provide further regulations on the management of the management of the Department of the Board and about the uplift, the Assembly and operation of the Regulations.
The king can provide regulation on case processing rules to the padding of the rules of the service laws, herunder about the case processing deadline and the judicial effects of the deadline.
Exceptions from the service laws Section 11 other clauses can only be made when being due to out from forced public consideration, herenvision to privately-owned protection interests.
The case management rules can be waived by the rules of this Act and the Management Act.
| 0 | Added by law 19 June 2009 # 103 (ikr. 28 des 2009 ifg res. 19 June 2009 # 672). |
By the poignant ordinance of grafterossions due to predatory after Section 30, animal ownership has the right to economic compensation. The king can provide further regulations on the right to, terms of and the measurement of such compensation.
If the injunction from the regulatory authority does not be descendants, it is unknown who is responsible, or it is necessary to obtain implemented measures quickly, the regulatory authority can even commit necessary measures.
The parole authority or police can after the ordinance take animals in temporary detention or otherwise ensure that the animal gets necessary supervision and care. The betting included by the police is falling away if it did not be confirmed by the regulatory authority within 7 days. The responsibility of the animals reauthored by the police's ordinance is transmitted to the regulatory authority when the ordinance is staunpinned.
Temporary detention of animals shall not last longer than necessary. If the regulatory authority finds that the animal cannot be delivered back to owner, the animal is to be put off. If the owner consent, the animal can still be replaced or sold.
The roof after the first and second clause can be performed for animal holders bill. Skin amounts are compulseous basis for the outlay.
Police are going to help with the review of supervision and the ordinance when the parole authority asks for it.
The king can provide further regulations on the completion of the accounting of the injunction and temporary detention of animals.
The person who fails to comply with any significant raise or rough or repeated transitions given in or in the co-hold of this Act, the Food Authority of the Department of Food can be required to comply with the activities reauthored by this law. The bid may apply to all or some species, one or more activities, for a certain period of time or until further notice.
The court can in connection with criminal proceedings determine the ban as mentioned in the first clause.
The act of which intentional or negligent provision given in or in the co-hold of this Act can be illegation a violation fee of the regulatory authority. The fee shall stand in relation to the violation of the violation of the violation. It can further be taken into account the profit that the supervisor has had at the violation and the Regulatory Authority costs in association with the control measures and the treatment of the case.
Attaches of the violation of the violation are coercion for the expat.
The king can provide further regulations on the violation of the violation of the violation, herunder regulations on determining the fee and calculation of the fee.
The parole authority can be disloyal in terms of disposable or running day-out to the person who is failing to comply with an individual ordinance within the set deadline.
The magnitude of the magnitude is determined under consideration of how important it is that the ordinance is being carried out and what costs it is believed to be subject to.
Compulsive can be determined already in connection with the fact that a ordinance is met when it is deemed necessary that the deadline be overheld.
Attaches of foreclosure are forced grounds for the outlay. The parole board can be waived on-run foreclosure.
The king can give closer regulations on determining the determining and calculation of foreclosure.
Regulatory authority can create new or connect with existing data equity when it is necessary for consideration for the purposes of the law, or when necessary to meet international agreements that Norway has reached. Such registries cannot without consent from the one it applies to contain personal information that is sensitive in accordance with law 14. April 2000 # 31 about the treatment of personal information Section 2 # 8.
The king can provide regulations on duty of duty to provide information to such records.
Preserving or gross negligence violation of regulations granted in or in co-hold of this law or ordinance granted in co-law, punishable by fines or imprisonment until 1 year or both, if the relationship does not come on stricter penalty determination.
Grounv violation is punishable by prison until 3 years By assessment of whether the violation is gross, it shall particularly be placed emphasis on the violation of the violation and effects, and the degree of expelled guilt.
The provisions of the first and second clause do not apply to the violation of Section 4, 5 and 6.
| 0 | Modified by law 19 June 2015 # 65 (ikr. 1 oct 2015). |
The king can determine the regulations necessary to fulfill Norway's obligations as a result of the EES agreement, herunder that such regulations in the event of conflict should go ahead of this law.
Part Article SECTION 39. Changes in other laws----
Part Article SECTION 40. Istrontrecation and transition regulationsThis law takes effect from the time the King decides. 1 From the same time, law is repeait 20 December 1974 # 73 about animal protection as well as law 19. April 2002 # 11 about changes in law 20. December 1974 # 73 about animal protection.
The writings or individual ordinance granted in or in co-hold of law 20. December 1974 # 73 if animal protection still applies until they are lifted.
| 1 | From 1 jan 2010 ifg. res. 19 June 2009 # 703. |
