¹ Animals shall be detained and treated in such a way as to ensure that their bodily functions and behaviour are not hindered and that their ability to adapt is not excessive. ²

² Quarters and enclosures shall be fitted with feeders, watering troughs, defecation and urination sites, places of rest and retirement covered, opportunities for occupation, devices for body care and areas Adequate air conditioning.

³ Food and care are appropriate if they meet the needs of animals in the light of experience and knowledge in physiology, ethology and hygiene.

⁴ Animals shall not be permanently held at the home.

¹ Animals must receive adequate food and water regularly and in sufficient quantities. When animals are held in groups, the holder must ensure that each person receives sufficient water and food.

² Animals must be able to express the specific occupation behaviour of the species in relation to food intake.

³ Live animals can only be grazed on wild animals; they must be able to capture and kill their prey as they do in the wild, and:

A.

Their diet cannot be provided by dead animals or other foods;

B.

A return to the natural environment is anticipated; or

C.

The wild animal and its prey are held in the same enclosure; it must be arranged in such a way as to be consistent with the needs of the prey.

¹ Animal welfare must be controlled as often as necessary by the holder of the animals and the condition of the facilities. If they are defective and reduce the welfare of the animals, they must fix them without delay or take appropriate measures to ensure the protection of animals.

² The goal of care is to prevent illness and injury. As soon as the animals are sick or injured, the holder must house them, treat them and treat them in a manner adapted to their condition or, failing that, put them to death. Where necessary, the necessary facilities shall be made available in good time. Facilities should be provided for attaching animals to veterinary or other treatments.

³ The personal care behaviour of the species must not be unnecessarily restricted by detention. If this behaviour is restricted by detention, it should be replaced with care.

⁴ Sabots, fingernails, nails and claws must be treated and cut properly and as often as necessary. If necessary, the hooves must be closed under the rules of art.

The holder is responsible for providing the necessary protection to animals that cannot adapt to weather conditions.

¹ The units and enclosures shall be constructed and equipped in such a way that:

A.

The risk of injury to animals is low;

B.

Animals are not affected in their health; and

C.

Animals cannot escape.

² The units and enclosures shall be constructed, equipped and provided with sufficient space so that the animals can express the behaviour of the species.

³ The nature of the soil must not present a risk to the health of the animals.

¹ Layers, boxes and fasteners must be designed in such a way that they do not cause injury and that the animals can stand, lie down, rest and stand up in the manner that is specific to the species.

² Cordes, chains, licols and similar fasteners must be checked regularly and adapted to the size of the animals.

¹ Group detention refers to the detention of several animals of one or more species in a dwelling or enclosure in which each animal can move freely.

² When group detention occurs, the holder of the animals shall:

A.

Consider the behaviour of each species and the behaviour of the group;

B.

Provide for avoidance and retirement opportunities where necessary; and

C.

Provide for separate housing or isolation enclosures for animals that are living alone or who do not support themselves.

¹ Dwellings and enclosures shall meet the minimum requirements set out in Annexes 1 to 3.

² Where detention systems are being rehabilitated which goes beyond the replacement of some elements of the barn equipment, it is necessary to check whether these operations permit a subdivision of the space so that the layers, the Logettes, rest areas, corridors, and stalls and stalls meet the minimum dimensions set out in Schedule 1 for newly developed stabulation facilities.

³ The specialised cantonal service may grant derogations concerning the minimum dimensions in the cases referred to in para. 2; it takes into account the welfare of the animals, the investment and the work to be carried out by the holder of animals. ¹

¹ In the interior and in the interior enclosures, there must be a climate that is adapted to the animals.

² In enclosed spaces equipped with artificial ventilation, fresh air intake must be guaranteed even in the event of an installation failure.

¹ Animals shall not be exposed to excessive noise for a long time.

² Noise is considered excessive when the animal causes a leak or avoidance response, makes it aggressive or fig, and the animal is unable to escape the nuisance. ¹

Animals of sociable species must have appropriate social contacts with congeners.

Derogations from the provisions governing the holding and treatment of animals shall be allowed only to the extent that they are necessary for medical reasons or to comply with health rules.

¹ Anaesthesia preceding an intervention is not necessary if the veterinarian is of the opinion that it is not indicated or that it is not feasible for medical reasons.

² Competent persons may perform the following procedures without prior anaesthesia of the animals:

A.

The shortening of the lambs' tail before the age of eight days; the stump must cover the anus and the vulva;

B.

Amputation of the back legs of the puppies until the fourth day of life;

C.

The beak of domestic poultry;

D.

Trimming the fingers and ingots of male chicks from broiler chickens and laying hens;

E.

Marking of animals, except for the tattooing of dogs and cats and marking of fish;

F.

The sanding of the tip of the pigs' teeth.

³ A competent person is defined as any person who has acquired under the direction and supervision of a professional the theoretical knowledge and experience necessary to carry out an intervention and who performs it regularly.

¹ It is forbidden to maltreat animals, to neglect them or to overtake them unnecessarily.

² In particular, it is prohibited:

A.

To kill animals in a cruel way;

B.

To give blows to the eyes or genitals of the animals as well as to break them or crush their tail;

C.

The killing of animals by game or wickedness, including the organization of fire at the appric or captive animals;

D.

Organize fights between animals or animals, in which they are abused or put to death;

E.

The use of animals for exhibitions, advertising, film or similar purposes, if the animal is clearly the result of pain, suffering or damage;

F.

Release or abandon an animal, with the intention of disposing of it;

G.

To administer to animals substances or products that affect their performance or appearance, if these substances or products are harmful to the health or welfare of the animals;

H. ¹

Participate in sports competitions and competitions with animals to which prohibited substances or products have been administered, the lists of which are drawn up by the sports federations or the FVO in an order;

I.

Carrying out interventions on animals or omitting them for exposure, if these actions cause pain or suffering to the animal or if its welfare suffers in another way;

J.

Commit acts of sexual motivation on animals;

K.

Send animals by mail in packages;

L.

Temporarily export animals for prohibited practices and subsequently re-import them;

M. ²

Use fencing systems that provide electric shocks by means of a receiver attached to the animal's body.

³ The cantonal authority may require the organisers of sports competitions and competitions to carry out anti-doping controls on animals or to request such tests from the National Sports Federation. The fee is borne by the organizer.

In addition, the following interventions on cattle are prohibited:

A.

Shorten the tail;

B.

Deprive them of water to promote drying;

C.

Use elastic rings and corrosive substances for the ablation or ablation of the cornillon;

D.

Place weights exerting tension on the horns to influence their position;

E.

Conduct invasive procedures at the language, brake or muzzle level to prevent behaviour disturbances such as reciprocal teas or tongue turnover;

F. ¹

Warm or cold marking;

G. ²

Administering substances or products that alter their natural temperament and behaviour;

H. ³

Acting by mechanical, physical or electrical means on the mother and extending the intervals between the drafts in order to modify the natural form of the mother or to allow it to fill beyond the physiological limits;

I. ⁴

To locate foreign bodies for presentation;

J. ⁵

Put a tight bandage on the dashes and aspirate organic liquid from the jars for the presentation of the animals;

K. ⁶

Administering substances or products in the panse with a probe for presentation;

L. ⁷

Attaching the bulls through the nasal loop;

M. ⁸

Perform interventions on the oestrus; detector bulls penis;

N. ⁹

Bark buffalo and yaks.

In addition, the following interventions on hogs are prohibited:

A.

Cut off the tail;

B.

Chell the teeth of the piglets;

C.

Place nasal loops, staples and iron wire in the pig groin.

In addition, the following interventions on sheep and goats are prohibited:

A.

Use elastic rings and corrosive substances for the decoration or ablation of the horn base;

B.

Carry out interventions on the penis of the rams and the oestrus detectors.

It is also prohibited to carry out the following interventions on domestic poultry:

A.

Cut the bill;

B.

Cut off the outgrowths of the head and wings;

C.

Wear glasses or contact lenses or auxiliary means that prevent the beak from being closed;

D.

Deprive it of water to cause molt;

E.

Gaver;

F.

Plucking live poultry.

In addition, the following interventions on horses are prohibited:

A.

Shorten the base of the tail;

B.

Seek out a non-natural position of the hoof, use harmful ferage and weight them in the area of the hooves;

C.

To move them forward or to punish them with instruments producing electric shocks, such as spurs, cravaches or electric switches;

D.

Participate in sporting competitions for horses that have been sectioned or rendered insensitive to the nerves of the legs or whose members' skin has been made hypersensitive, or to apply to them an auxiliary means causing pain;

E.

Deprive them of their tactile hairs;

F.

Attaching the language to them;

G. ¹

Bars;

H. ²

Require the horse to maintain its hyperbending neck ("Rollkur").

¹ In addition, the following actions on dogs are prohibited:

A.

Cutting their tails or ears and subjating them to surgical procedures to obtain falling ears;

B.

Importing dogs into cut ears or tails;

B ^Bis . ¹

Importing and transitting puppies less than 56 days of age unaccompanied by their mothers or nanny;

C. ²

Remove the voice organs;

D. ³

Use live animals to educate or test them, except for the education and control of hunting dogs referred to in s. 75, para. 1, as well as the education of protective dogs and dog-driving dogs;

E.

Offer to sell, sell, offer or present to exhibitions of dogs who have been tested or have their tails cut off, if they have been subjected to this intervention in violation of the Swiss provisions on the protection of animals.

² The temporary importation of dogs with cut ears or tails belonging to holders residing abroad who come to Switzerland for holidays or short stays, and the importation of these dogs as part of the Moving goods. It is prohibited to offer these dogs for sale, sell, offer or present them at exhibits.

¹ It is also prohibited to carry out the following interventions on fish and commercial strippers:

A.

Fishing for fish on the line with the intention of giving them to water;

B.

Use live fish as bait;

C.

Use hooks with barbless;

D.

Transport live fish to ice or ice water;

E.

Using auxiliary means leaping the soft parts of the marching decapods.

² Exceptions to the prohibition on the use of live bait fish, the prohibition on the use of barbless hooks, and the transportation of live fish to ice or ice water are regulated under ss. 3 and 5 B The Federal Fisheries Act Order of 24 November 1993 ¹ .

In addition, it is prohibited:

A.

Amputate the clutches of domestic cats and other felids (Felidae) ;

B.

To carry out surgical procedures to facilitate the holding of pet animals, such as the resection of the teeth, the cutting of the wings or the removal of the glands. Interventions to prevent reproduction and to remove dog sails are reserved;

C.

Hold fastening psittacids on perches and canaries in Harzerbauer-type cages;

D.

The use of hashed perches;

E. ¹

To trim the beak of the ratites, to use auxiliary means to prevent the normal closure of their beak and to collect feathers on live ratites.

¹ Animal husbandry should aim to obtain healthy animals and free of property or characters that harm their dignity.

² Animal husbandry goals that would result in a restriction of an organic or sensory function, or a deviation from the behaviour specific to the species, are allowed only if they can be compensated without the animal being adversely affected at the care level, Detention or food, physical integrity or regular medical care.

³ Are not prohibited:

A. ¹

The raising of animals liable to hereditary depriving them of parts of the body or organs commonly used by the species or of causing malformations, which would cause them to suffer pain, pain or damage;

B.

Animal husbandry that behaves differently from species-specific behaviour that would make life very difficult, if not impossible, with congeners.

⁴ The holder of the animal shall take such measures as may reasonably be required to prevent excessive reproduction of the animals.

¹ Reproductive methods should not be used to compensate for a deficit in the natural reproductive behaviour of a population.

² L' al. 1 is not applicable to repopulation and consumption fish. ¹

¹ Anyone using artificial reproduction methods must have a veterinary diploma or technicianinseminator capacity certificate issued by the FVO ¹ Pursuant to s. 51, para. 1, let. C, of the Ordinance of 27 June 1995 on Epizooties (OFE) ² .

² Any person who practicates artificial insemination only in his or her own operation shall have the certificate of capacity provided for in Art. 51, para. 1, let. A, OFE for persons who inseminate animals of their own exploitation.

³ Persons using artificial breeding methods in the rearing of fish for consumption or repopulation must prove that they have undergone one of the training prescribed in art. 196.

¹ Targeted breeding of domestic dogs and cats with wild congeners is prohibited.

² In dog breeding, the selection must aim to obtain, taking into account the use which will be made of dogs, animals with a balance that can be socialized easily and show a low potential for aggression towards humans and Animals.

³ If a dog exhibits aggressive behaviour or anxiety above the standard, it must be excluded from the husbandry.

The FVO may make provisions of a technical nature relating to the rearing of animal species, breeds, strains or lines with certain characteristics.

¹ Every person who raises pets, utility dogs or wild animals on a professional basis shall maintain a breeding record.

² The livestock register shall contain the following information:

A.

If it is a breeding of dogs, cats or large parrots, the name, the identification and the date of birth or hatching of all breeding animals and their descendants; the reductions in numbers and their cause, if known;

B.

In the case of other animal species, the number of breeding animals, their origin, date of birth or hatching and, if known, the number of young animals; the reductions in numbers and their cause, if known.

¹ Every person who has custody of more than 10 units of large livestock shall have completed one of the agricultural formations defined in Art. 194.

² The condition set out in para. 1 does not apply to the holders of animals in mountain regions who require less than 0.5 standard labour units. These holders must meet the conditions set out in para. 4.

³ If the person who bears the custody of the animals of a summering operation did not follow one of the training referred to in para. 1, the operator of the summering operation shall ensure that it works under the supervision of a person who has attended any of the training referred to in para. 1.

⁴ In small livestock units with 10 or more large livestock units, the person in charge of the holding and custody of the animals must hold a certificate of competence in accordance with art. 198 to hold: ¹

A.

More than 3 pigs or more than 10 sheep or 10 goats; young animals still dependent on their mothers are not included in these figures;

B.

More than 5 horses; foals that repeat are not included in this figure;

C.

Cattle as well as alpacas or llamas;

D.

Rabbits, if the production of the apereaux is more than 500 animals per year;

E.

Domestic poultry, if it raises more than 150 laying hens or produces more than 200 pullets or more than 500 broiler chickens per year.

⁵ A person who has more than 11 horses on a professional basis must prove that he or she has completed the training referred to in s. 197.

¹ Pets can only be ornamented during the first three weeks of life of the animal and castration on their young males over the first two weeks of the animal's life, and only if they are animals From their own operations.

² The holders of animals must provide a certificate of competence recognised by the Federal Office of Agriculture and by the FVO and have carried out these procedures under the supervision of the veterinarian of the flock and in accordance with his instructions. If they are able to perform the procedure under anaesthesia autonomously, the holders of the animals are registered by the veterinarian of the herd with the cantonal authority, which will control their practical skills. Upon registration, they are authorized to carry out the intervention on an autonomous basis.

¹ Pets should not be kept permanently in the dark.

² The premises in which the animals are most often visited must be lit by daylight.

³ The intensity of the lighting during the day must be at least 15 lux, except in the rest and retirement areas and in the decks if the animals are able to travel permanently to another well-lit location. The intensity of the lighting for domestic poultry is set out in Art. 67.

⁴ Additional suitable artificial light sources shall be used if the light intensity in the premises at 1 ^Er September 2008 cannot be obtained with the light of the natural day with an investment or reasonable work for the installation of windows or translucent surfaces.

⁵ The period of light shall not be extended artificially more than 16 hours per day. This rule does not apply to chicks during the first three days of life during which the light period can be extended to 24 hours. The period of light can be reduced in the laying of laying hens by means of a lighting program.

⁶ It is prohibited to use lighting programs that have more than one dark period per 24 hours.

¹ Durable soils must be non-slippery and sufficiently clean. In the rest area, they must be dry enough to meet the needs of the animal's heat.

² Perforated soils must be adapted to the size and weight of the animals, to be a flat surface and to be removable.

¹ It is prohibited to use acute, spikes or electrating devices to influence the behaviour of animals at the barn. The exceptions are dealt with in the following paragraphs.

² In free stalls, electrified fencing may be used temporarily, which does not actively flatten cattle in the barn when the barn work is carried out.

³ It is prohibited to install new cattle beds with cow-cows. ²

⁴ In the barns where an electric cow dresse-cow is used, the following provisions apply:

A.

Only electric cows that are adjustable according to the size of the animal are allowed;

B.

They can only be used for cows and animals older than 18 months;

C.

Only those devices connected to the electrical network that are suitable for use as cow dresse-cow and have been authorized under s. 7, para. 2, LPA may be used;

D.

The length of the layer must be at least 175 cm;

E.

The distance between the withers and the cow-dresse-cow must not be less than 5 cm;

F.

Appliances connected to the electrical network must not be on duty more than two days per week;

G.

A few days before the miscalle and until the seventh day, including after this one, the cow-dresse-cow must be positioned at the top.

⁵ The exit areas may be limited by an electric fence provided that they are sufficiently large and managed so that the animals can keep a sufficient distance from the fence and avoid. ³

¹ Pets should not be exposed for long periods without protection under extreme weather conditions. If animals are not returned to the barn during extreme weather conditions, they must have access to a suitable natural or artificial shelter where they can take refuge together and at the same time, and protect themselves from the rain, from the wind And a strong sunshine. The animals must have a sufficiently dry resting place.

² If it does not exist in the area of protection against extreme weather conditions, appropriate measures must be taken to meet the needs for rest and protection of animals.

³ Grassland cover should be adapted to the size of the group. If this is not the case, animals should be provided with an appropriate feed supplement.

¹ Calves held at the barn or in a hut (igloo) must have access to water permanently.

² Other cattle must have access to water at least twice a day. If this rule cannot be met in the summer region, appropriate measures must be taken to allow the animals to cover their water needs.

³ Calves must receive a quantity of food to cover their iron needs.

⁴ Calves older than two weeks must be able to consume hay, corn or other suitable fodder to cover their fibre needs. Straw as the only coarse forage is not considered to be an adequate food.

⁵ It is forbidden to put a muzzle on the calves.

¹ No person shall detain any calves under the age of four months.

² Calves may be attached or otherwise fixed for a short period of time.

³ Calves between two weeks and four months must be held in groups if the operation counts more than one individual. This rule does not apply to the detention of calves in igloos with permanent access to an outdoor enclosure.

⁴ Calves held individually must have eye contact with congeners.

¹ The resting area of calves under four months of age, cows, advanced gestation heifers and breeding bulls, buffaloes and yaks should be provided with adequate and adequate bedding.

² The rest area of other cattle shall be covered with adequate and suitable bedding or a flexible material which marries the shape of the animal.

³ Cattle older than five months for fattening should not be held in a single-compartment box with deep litter. ¹

¹ Cattle held at home must be provided with regular exits out of the barn for at least 60 days during the growing season and 30 days during the winter season. They must not be held at the barn without exits for more than two weeks. The outputs must be recorded in a log.

² The FVO may provide for derogations in respect of exits for breeding bulls.

³ Calves of mother cows or lactating cows held at the home should have access to their mother or nurse only during the time of the tete.

⁴ It is forbidden to build new layers for buffalo.

⁵ The yacks should not be held in the home.

¹ In free stalls for cattle, the development and width of the corridors should allow animals to avoid. ¹

² In free stable stalls equipped with logettes, it is forbidden to house more animals than there are logettes available. These must be fitted to the front of a rim or beam.

³ The cows that put down must be housed in a separate compartment large enough where they can move freely. Exceptions to this rule are those for grazing and those that occur in an unpredictable manner.

⁴ Animals shall have a sufficiently large place for the taking of basic fodder, except in the case of appropriate forms of discretion.

In hot weather, the buffalo and the yaks must have the opportunity to cool down.

¹ The yacks must be held in groups.

² The yacks must have permanent access to a meadow or an outside court.

³ The dimensions applicable to adult female yaks and to those in advanced gestation which calve for the first time are at least those set out in Appendix 1, Table 1, for cows with a height at the withers of 125 ± 5 cm.

Pigs must be able to deal with straw, roughage or other similar materials at all times.

¹ Pigs must have access to water permanently, except when they are held in the open air and are watered several times a day.

² In case of group detention, a watering trough should be provided for each group of 12 animals fed with dry food and a watering trough for each group of 24 animals fed with liquid foods.

³ Farmed sows, brooding sows and reared verrats should be fed, in addition to concentrated foods, sufficient fibre-rich foods.

In newly developed hog barns, hogs of 25 kg and more in groups and rats should be able to cool off in warm weather.

¹ Pigs held in groups and farmed verrats shall have a rest area consisting of large areas forming a whole and having only a small proportion of perforations to permit the flow of liquids; the rest area shall be Composed of fairly large surfaces forming a whole.

² The housing for sows may have perforated soil only on one-half of the surface of the protruding space and one-third of the surface of the feeding and rest box.

¹ Pigs must be held in groups. This rule does not apply to sows during the lactation or protruding period, or to rats at the age of sexual maturity.

² Pigs should not be held at home.

³ Animal husbandry and feeder pigs should not be held in logettes.

⁴ Logettes for sows can only be used during the protruding period and for up to 10 days.

¹ Pigs held in groups may be enclosed in food stalls or logettes only during food intake.

² If the hogs are fed by an automatic concentrate dispenser, care must be taken to ensure that they are not removed from the feeder during the food intake.

³ In systems with feeding and rest boxes, the corridors must be wide enough to allow the pigs to turn freely and avoid.

¹ The calving boxes must be designed in such a way that the sow can turn freely. During the calving phase, the sow can be locked if it is aggressive with its piglets or if it has problems at the joints.

² A few days before the calving, there will be enough long straw or appropriate material in the box to allow the sow to build a nest. Sufficient bedding will be provided during the lactation period.

³ In the rest area of the piglets, there must be a microclimate that takes account of their needs in terms of temperature.

Weaning piglets should not be held in multi-stage cages. The top of the cage must be open.

¹ Sheep should not be held at home.

² Sheep may be held at home or otherwise fixed for a short period of time.

³ Sheep must have a rest area covered with adequate and sufficient bedding.

⁴ Sheep individually held must have eye contact with congeners.

¹ Sheep must have access to water at least twice a day. If access to water cannot be assured in the summer region, adequate measures must be taken to ensure that sheep can cover their water needs.

² Lambs longer than two weeks must be able to freely absorb hay or other suitable roughage. It is forbidden to give them straw as the only roughage.

¹ Wool sheep must be mowed at least once a year.

² Sheep that have just been mowed must be protected from extreme weather conditions.

¹ Hats held at home should receive regular outdoor outings for at least 120 days during the growing season and 50 days during the winter season. They should not be held without exit for more than two weeks. The outputs must be recorded in a log. Pasture to the home is not considered an exit.

² It is no longer permitted to develop new layers of hares held at home, except in the woodwork of summer regions used only seasonally.

³ Goats must have a rest area covered with adequate and sufficient bedding. Elevated resting niches should not be provided with litter.

⁴ Goats held individually must have eye contact with congeners.

⁵ Bulls of less than four months must be held in groups where the operation counts more than one individual.

¹ Goats must have access to water at least twice a day. If such access cannot be assured in the summer region, adequate measures must be taken to ensure that the animals are able to cover their water needs.

² Deer over two weeks of age should be able to freely absorb hay or other suitable roughage. It is forbidden to give them straw as the only roughage.

¹ Lamas and alpacas must be held in groups, with the exception of whole males who have reached sexual maturity. Whole males held individually must have visual contact with congeners. ¹

² Lamas and alpacas must not be held in the home.

³ Lamas and alpacas must have a rest area covered with adequate and suitable bedding or other material that sufficiently insulates the cold.

⁴ The llamas and alpacas must have access every day and for several hours to an open-air enclosure, in which they have the option of rubbing or rolling on the ground.

⁵ The soil of the enclosure shall be hard, if the surface is equal to the minimum dimensions set out in Annex 1, Table 6. ²

⁶ It is forbidden to use barbed wire to fence a pen.

¹ Lamas and alpacas must have access to water permanently.

² Lamas and alpacas must have permanent access to roughage or meadow forage.

¹ Horses must not be held at home. This prohibition does not apply to the short-term fastening of food, care, transport, night on hikes, time of a demonstration or in comparable situations. Horses newly introduced into an operation or used during military manoeuvres may be held at maximum value for three weeks.

² The rest areas shall be covered with adequate, suitable, clean and dry bedding.

³ Horses must have visual, auditory and olfactory contacts with another horse. In justified cases, the cantonal authorities may issue a temporary derogation to continue to hold an elderly horse alone.

⁴ Young horses must be held in groups.

⁵ If they are held in groups, the horses, with the exception of young people, must be able to avoid or withdraw. Premises should not be impasses.

¹ Horses must have sufficient roughage, such as feed straw, at their disposal to satisfy the need for occupation specific to the species, except when they are on pasture.

² The hooves must be treated in such a way that the horse can be held in a proper anatomical position and that its movements are not obstructed, and in such a way as to prevent the diseases of the sabot.

¹ Horses must be able to take enough movement every day. The use or exit of the horse is also considered to be movement.

² The output area shall have the minimum dimensions set out in Annex 1, Table 7, c. 3. As far as possible, the recommended output surfaces listed in Annex 1, Table 7, c. Should be made available to horses. 4.

³ When weather conditions or soil conditions are extremely unfavourable, an area covered may be exceptionally used for the removal of the horses.

⁴ The girdle mares with their foal, young horses and other horses that are not used must be able to benefit from outings every day for at least two hours.

⁵ Horses that are the subject of a use must be able to benefit from a minimum of two days per week for at least two hours a day.

⁶ The exits may be suspended for up to four weeks in the following situations, provided that the horses are used daily during this period:

A.

Horses newly introduced into an operation;

B.

Extremely unfavourable weather or soil conditions between 1 ^Er November and 30 April;

C.

Use in military manoeuvres;

D.

Tours for equestrian shows or sporting competitions and during exhibitions.

⁷ The outputs must be recorded in a log.

¹ It is forbidden to fence pens with barbed wire.

² The cantonal authority may grant temporary derogations allowing the use of barbed wire if the pastures are vast and if the wire is lined with another obstacle.

¹ Rabbits must receive daily roughage, such as hay or straw, and permanently dispose of objects to be eaten.

² The individual detention of the apereaux is not permitted during the first eight weeks of their life. ¹

¹ Rabbit enclosures should include:

A. ¹

A basic surface of dimensions in accordance with those set out in Annex 1, Table 8, c. 1 or, if the base surface is smaller, be equipped with an elevated surface of at least 20 cm in which the rabbits can extend throughout their length;

B.

At least on a part, a height allowing the rabbits to sit by the right.

² The pens must be equipped with an obscuring area where rabbits can withdraw.

³ Litter-free enclosures are only allowed in air-conditioned rooms.

⁴ Rabbit enclosures in the advanced gestational condition must be filled with compartments where they can nest. They must be able to padding these compartments with straw or other suitable material and to move away from the apereaux by gaining another compartment or a raised surface.

¹ Poultry and domestic pigeons must have sufficient feeding and watering devices.

² Domestic poultry must be disposed of during the light phase of a ground surface covered by an appropriate litter size equal to at least 20 % of the surface on which the animals can move. This rule does not apply to domestic poultry during their first two weeks of life. Litter should be provided on the soil of the chicken coop.

³ In addition, provision should be made for:

A.

For laying hens of all domestic poultry species and for domestic pigeons: appropriate nests;

B.

For domestic hens: suitable and protected individual or collective nests with a soft litter or coating such as synthetic turf or rubber-type mats; synthetic shells are allowed as Individual nests;

C.

For farm animals, domestic laying hens and parents, as well as for domestic pintads and pigeons, opportunities to perch at different heights according to the age and behaviour of animals;

D.

For ducks and geese: an opportunity to swim;

E.

For domestic pigeons that do not have a permanently accessible free flight space: a possibility to take a fresh water bath at least once a week.

⁴ Such equipment must be readily accessible to animals.

¹ The luminous intensity in premises intended for domestic poultry shall not be less than 5 lux during the day except in the rest and retirement area and in the nest.

² An orientation lighting of a light intensity of less than 1 lux can be used during the dark phase in fattening farms and in fattening animal foals.

³ If the phenomenon of cannibalism occurs, it is permissible to temporarily reduce the intensity of light lighting to less than 5 lux and to give up the light of day. The reduction of light intensity and the renunciation of daylight shall be announced without delay to the cantonal authority.

¹ Before acquiring a dog, future holders must provide a certificate of competency that demonstrates that they have acquired knowledge of how to hold and treat dogs. Persons who can demonstrate that they have already held a dog are not required to meet this condition.

² The person who takes care of the dog must present, within one year of the dog's acquisition, a certificate of competence certifying that it has control of its dog in the situations of daily life. This rule does not apply to persons who have undergone training:

A.

Dog-holder trainer in accordance with s. 203;

B.

A specialist to elucidate the causes of the striking canine behaviour.

¹ Depending on the use made of them, the following categories of dogs are distinguished:

A.

Utility dogs;

B.

Company dogs;

C.

Laboratory dogs.

² The following are considered utility dogs:

A.

Intervention dogs;

B.

Sniffer dogs;

C.

Disabled dogs;

D.

Rescue dogs;

E.

Herd protection dogs;

F.

Herd-driving dogs;

G.

Hunting dogs.

³ Intervention dogs are dogs used by the military, the body of the border guards or the police, or intended for such use.

¹ Dogs must have sufficient contact with human beings on a daily basis and if possible with other dogs.

² Dogs held in boxes or channels for more than three months must have visual, auditory and olfactory contacts with another dog held in an adjoining enclosure. This requirement should not be met if the dogs have contact with a human or other dog outside their enclosure in the course of the day for a total duration of at least five hours. ¹

³ Contacts of commercial dogs with human beings and other congeners must be adapted to the use of dogs.

⁴ The puppies should not be separated from their mothers or nurseries by the age of 56 days.

⁵ Mothers or foster pups must have a place to hide away from puppies.

¹ Dogs must be released every day and according to their need for movement. At these exits, they must also, as far as possible, be able to move freely without being kept on a leash.

² If they cannot be released, dogs must be able to move every day in a paddock. The stay in the kennel and the detention of the dog attached to a current chain are not considered to be outings.

³ Dogs held at the home must be able to move freely throughout the day for at least five hours. The rest of the time, attached to a current chain, they must be able to move in a space of at least 20 m ² It is forbidden to attach them with a strange necklace.

¹ Dogs held outdoors must have adequate housing and a place of rest. This rule does not apply to herd protection dogs in the custody of herds.

² Dogs must have an appropriate material layer.

³ Dogs should not be held on perforated soils.

⁴ In case of detention in box or kennel, the enclosures must comply with the requirements of Annex 1, Table 10. ¹

^4bis In case of detention in box or kennel, each dog must have an elevated rest area and a cover where he can withdraw. In substantiated cases, especially if the dog is sick or elderly, this shelter may be omitted. ²

⁵ Adjacent channels and boxes must be equipped with appropriate screens.

¹ Animal husbandry, education and the treatment of dogs must guarantee their socialisation, namely the development of relations with congeners and with the human being, and their adaptation to the environment. The socialisation of commercial dogs must be adapted to the use that will be made of these dogs.

² The means used to correct the behaviour of a dog must be adapted to the situation. Are not prohibited:

A.

Gunfire;

B.

Use:

1.

Strange necklaces without a stop loop,

2.

Point necklaces,

3.

Other auxiliary means with interfacing salient features;

C.

Excessive hardness, such as blows with hard objects. ¹

³ Only suitable dogs can be used for the line. In particular, they do not lend themselves to sick dogs or women who are pregnant or who are breastfeeding. Dogs must be harnessed with appropriate harnesses.

¹ The following are admitted to defence training:

A.

Intervention dogs;

B.

Dogs for defence-related sports competitions;

C.

Dogs which are used or intended for use by private security undertakings recognised under the cantonal law.

² The person responsible for training in the defence work must at all times be able to prove that:

A.

Dogs are properly identified and registered;

B.

Only dogs who have already attained a sufficient degree of education are admitted to training in the defence work; and

C.

The dog master has an irreproachable reputation.

³ In justified situations, badins may be used for defence training.

⁴ Training in the defence of dogs for sporting competitions can only be provided by organisations recognised for this purpose by the FVO. Training can only be provided under supervision and in the presence of trained assistants. The training and examination regulations must be approved by the FVO.

¹ It is permissible to use live animals to train and test hunting dogs:

A.

Artificial burrow for burrow hunting;

B.

Wild boar hunting in wild boar parks;

C.

As rapporteur dogs.

² Direct contact between the hunting dog and game is prohibited, except where it is absolutely essential to achieve the objectives of the training and test the animal. Game must always have a possibility of withdrawal.

³ Installations for the training and testing of live game hunting dogs must be approved by the cantonal authority.

⁴ An artificial terrier is registered:

A.

Whether horizontal ducts and earth funds can be opened everywhere;

B.

Whether the movements of the fox and the dog can be monitored through special devices; and

C.

If the system of wickets is designed so that direct contact between the dog and the fox is excluded.

⁵ A wild boar park is registered:

A.

If it is spacious enough and designed so that the wild boars can hide in a natural shelter and can also be isolated;

B.

If the wild boars are left in a group during the interventions; and

C.

Whether hunting dogs are individually trained and tested.

⁶ Any demonstration during which hunting dogs will be trained or tested for live game hunting must be announced to the cantonal authority. The latter ensures the monitoring of the event. It can limit the number of facilities and events.

¹ The use of auxiliary means shall not cause injury, severe pain or irritation to the animal or cause it to be in a state of anxiety.

² The use of appliances that give electric shocks, which emit very unpleasant sound signals for the dog or who act with chemical substances is prohibited.

³ On request, the cantonal authority may authorise persons justifying the capacity required to exceptionally use for therapeutic purposes devices which give electric discharge or which emit sound signals. Unpleasant for the dog. It verifies that the person has the required capabilities. After having heard the cantons, the Federal Department of the Interior (DFI) fixes the content and form of training and examination. ¹

⁴ Anyone using devices subject to authorization must document each use. This person shall, at the cantonal authority, at the end of each calendar year, provide a list of the uses of such apparatus which shall refer to:

A.

The date of each use;

B.

The reason for use;

C.

The principal;

D.

Dog reporting and identification;

E.

The result of the use.

⁵ The auxiliary means placed around the dog's mouth to prevent it from biting must be adapted to its anatomy and allow it to haleter enough.

⁶ The use of auxiliary means to prevent the dog from emitting sounds and expressing its pain is prohibited. Only devices attached to the necklace that emit only a jet of water or air are allowed when the dog is barking. ²

Dog holders and dog educators must take the necessary steps to ensure that their animals do not endanger human beings or animals. When the responsibility for herd protection dogs is to be assessed, the purpose of their use must be taken into account, namely the defence against intruding animals.

¹ Veterinarians, doctors, shelter or animal welfare officials, canine educators and customs authorities are required to announce to the competent cantonal service:

A.

Accidents caused by a dog that seriously injured a human being or an animal; and

B.

Dogs that exhibit aggressive behaviour above the standard.

² The cantons may submit other categories of persons to the obligation to announce.

¹ After reception of the announcement, the competent cantonal service verifies the facts. It can ensure the assistance of experts for this purpose.

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³ If it appears, during the verification of the facts, that the dog presents a behaviour calling attention, in particular a behaviour of aggression superior to the norm, the competent cantonal service shall order the necessary measures.

⁴ The competent cantonal service shall seize the announcements and measures ordered in the information system for the performance data of the public veterinary service (ASAN) referred to in the order of 6 June 2014 concerning the information systems of the Public veterinary service ² . ³

¹ Individual cats must have contact with human beings or eye contact with congeners on a daily basis.

² The enclosures shall meet the requirements set out in Annex 1, Table 11.

³ Cats can only be held in enclosures for a temporary period of time. Cats alone should be able to move intermittently outside the enclosure, if possible every day, but at least five days a week. ¹

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⁵ Nails should not be held in pens during the period between two protrusions.

¹ An authorization within the meaning of s. 7, para. 2, PCPA is required for stabling systems and barn equipment manufactured in series and for bovine, ovine, caprine, swine, rabbit or domestic poultry.

² Must be authorized the following barn equipment:

A.

Feeding and watering devices;

B.

Floor coverings and waste grids;

C.

Fences and devices to influence the behaviour of animals;

D.

Attack devices;

E.

Nests;

F.

Opportunities to perch for domestic poultry;

G.

Other facilities with which animals frequently come into contact.

³ The system of stabulation must be approved as a whole, even if the elements which make up the system have already been approved.

⁴ Stabulation systems and stale equipment tested and authorised abroad which fulfil the requirements of the Swiss legislation on the protection of animals are authorised.

¹ The manufacturer, importer or vendor sends the request for authorization to the FSO and attaches the necessary documentation to the system or equipment evaluation.

² If a practical system or equipment review is required, this review is carried out by the FSO or other qualified service. The applicant bears some of the costs. The FVO submits a quotation to it and may require payment of an advance.

³ The applicant shall make available to the FSO free stabling systems and equipment for examination.

⁴ The FVO issues the authorisation. It may limit its period of validity and include conditions and charges.

⁵ The authorisation may provide for derogations from the minimum requirements laid down in Annex 1, if the stabling system or the equipment of the barn complies with the requirements of a detention in accordance with the requirements of the animals.

⁶ An authorisation may be withdrawn if, in the light of new knowledge, the criteria for conformity to the needs of the animals are no longer fulfilled or if the practice is to have editorial defects.

¹ The Federal Council appoints a Consultative Commission. It is composed of a maximum of 15 members, including representatives of the Confederation and the cantons, scientists and specialists in the field of animal protection and detention and the construction of stables. ¹

² The Federal Council appoints the President. In addition, the Commission itself is itself. It establishes an internal regulation. The FVO provides the secretariat. ²

³ The FVO can appeal to the Committee on all matters relating to stabling systems and equipment. The Commission shall decide on the applications and results of the practical examinations submitted to it by the FVO.

¹ The manufacturer, importer or seller must inform the holder of the animals in writing, at the latest upon acceptance of the order, of the conditions and charges which match the authorisation.

² The FVO maintains a list of pending applications and authorisations issued, as well as the conditions and charges which match these authorisations.

³ The FVO may publish the results of scientific studies carried out as part of the authorisation procedure.

¹ In licensed establishments that hold wild animals, the person who holds custody of the animals must be a guardian of animals.

² In small establishments holding only a group of animals with similar needs in terms of detention, the person taking care of the animals must have completed the training referred to in s. 197.

³ In private establishments where the holder of the authorisation itself bears the custody of the animals, a certificate of competence is sufficient when the establishment holds the following animals:

A.

Ferret, coati, raccoon, wallaby of Bennet, wallaby of Parma and animals of the order of the chiroptera, insectivores, tenreds, tupaiiformes and rodents, if they are subject to authorisation;

B.

All birds, to the extent that their detention is subject to authorisation, with the exception of birds, penguins, cranes, all raptors;

C.

All reptiles subject to authorisation, with the exception of giant turtles, sea turtles and crocodiles;

D.

Fish, as long as their detention is subject to authorisation.

The following are considered wild animals:

A.

Descendants from the crossing between wild animals and domestic animals or their crossbreeding to obtain wild-form animals;

B.

The offspring of the crossing with the animals referred to in the let. A;

C. ¹

First-generation descendants from the cross between descendants within the meaning of the let. A and pets.

In publicly accessible establishments that hold wild animals, visitors must be prohibited from feeding animals in an uncontrolled manner.

¹ Substances for the capture of wild animals shall be used in accordance with instructions issued by the veterinarian.

² Narcotic substances may be administered, without instructions from the veterinarian and subject to the provisions of the legislation on therapeutic products, to fish that are not intended for direct human consumption for Obtain products necessary for reproduction, to mark fish or otherwise identify them or to anaesthetize or to kill aquarium fish. Animals shall remain under observation until the substance is no longer effective.

³ When introduced into a new enclosure of animals that can be predicted to have escape behaviour, they must be made readily identifiable. Animals can only be introduced into an existing group, provided that they are previously accustomed to their new surroundings and that their behaviour is monitored after their arrival in the group.

An authorization is required for the detention by individuals of the following wildlife:

A. ¹

Mammals, excluding native insectivores and small rodents;

B.

All marsupials;

C.

Ornithorync, echnidae; tatus; anteaters; porcupines; lazy, atheure;

D.

Beak-en-sabot of the Nile, kiwis, ratites, penguins, pelicans, cormorants, anhingas, echassiers, flamingos, cranes, shorebirds, large psittacidae (aras and cockatoos); all raptors, snakes (or secretaries), engoulevents, terns, hummingbirds, Trogons, calaos, nectariniids, paradisiers; birds of the tropics; loons, nyctimenes, madmen, frigates; large outardes; alcids;

E. ²

Free fish exceeding the size of 1 m, with the exception of the undivided species mentioned in the fisheries legislation; sharks and rays;

F. ³

Sea turtles Chelonoiidae, Dermochelyidae) ; Seychelles Giant Turtles, Galapagos Giant Turtles (Dipsochelys, Chelonoidis nigra Ssp. .) , turtles furrowed (Geochelone [Centrochelys] sulcata) , alligator turtles (Chelydridae) Snake neck turtles (Chelidae) , pelomeduds (Pelomedusidae) ; all crocodilians (Crocodilia) ; sphenodons (Sphen O Donation) , iguanas whose total length exceeds 1 m in adulthood, Fiji iguanas, Terrestrial iguanas of the Galapagos (Conolophus) , marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus Cristatus) ; tégus and varans with a total length of more than 1 m in adulthood, Varanus mitchelli , Varanus semiremex; Heloderms (Heloderma) ; all chameleons; hydrosaurs (Hydrosaurus) ; flying dragons (Draco) ; Boids exceeding 3 m in adulthood, excluding boas constrictors (Boa constrictor) ;

G.

Goliath frogs; giant salamanders;

H. ⁴

Snakes that have a venomous device and can use their venom (venomous snakes); are reserved for non-hazardous species of venomous snakes listed by the FVO in an ordinance.

¹ Establishments holding wild animals on a professional basis must be authorized.

² Establishments holding wild animals on a professional basis include:

A.

Zoos, circuses, parks of passage, wildlife parks, small zoos, delphinariums, aviaries, aquariums, terrariums, temporary exhibitions of animals and similar institutions that may be Visited by finance or free of charge, if they are operated in connection with for-profit enterprises, such as restaurants, shops or amusement parks;

B.

Establishments that hold wild animals on a professional basis for the purpose of medical treatment, egg, meat and fur production or similar purposes;

C.

Establishments where wild animals are bred for hunting or fishing.

³ Are excluded from the scope of establishments holding wild animals on a professional basis:

A.

Viviers used in gastronomy;

B.

Aquariums for ornamental purposes, even if they are used by a for-profit company;

C.

Establishments holding quail of the species Coturnix japonica , provided that the threshold of 50 adult-held quails is not exceeded. ¹

In establishments holding wild animals in a professional capacity open to the public:

A.

A veterinarian specializing in wildlife diseases should regularly monitor the health of animals and take prophylaxis measures;

B.

A professional with knowledge of zoological gardens must advise the management of the establishment, before it acquires new animal species, on issues of animal detention, animal care, Workforce planning, construction or enclosure planning.

¹ The cantonal authority may authorise the holding of the following animals only if the expertise of an independent and recognised specialist concludes that the premises and facilities provided for are capable of fulfilling all the conditions of a lawful detention To the animal's needs:

A.

All cetaceans (Cetacea) , sirenians, sea otters, seals, sea lions, walruses;

B.

All primates except ouistitis;

C.

The dog of the bushes, the wolf at mane, the lycaon, the protele, the hyenids; all bears except raccoons, kinkajous, bassariscus and coatis; giant otter; tayra, glouton and striped skunk; large cats, Such as the nebula panther, the jaguar, the leopard, the snow leopard, the puma, the lion, the tiger, the cheetah; the orycterope; all the elephants; all wild equidae; the tapirids, all rhinos; all wild boar except Sus scrofa; Pygmy hippopotamus, hippopotamus; roe deer; okapi, giraffes; all horned animals of the family Bovidae except chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) , of the bouquetin of the Alps (Capra ibex) Sheep, bighorn sheep and other wild sheep and goats;

D.

All marsupials, except for small kangaroos, kangaroo rats, wallabies and tylogans;

E.

The ornithorync, the echniids; the taall; the anteaters; the lazy, the atheures, the porcs-epics;

F.

The beak-en-sabot of the Nile, the kiwis; all penguins; loons, grebes; procellariiforms; birds of the tropics, the madmen, the frigates; the snakes (or secretaries), the large outardes, the terns except the inca tern and the Nestlings of native species still in the nest, alcids, martinets, excluding nestlings of native species still in the nest;

G.

All sharks and rays;

H.

Sea turtles Chelonoiidae, Dermochelyidae) , the giant tortoises of the Seychelles, the giant Galapagos tortoises (Dipsochelys Spp. ., Chelonoidis nigra Ssp. .) , turtles furrowed (Geochelone [Centrochelys] sulcata) ; all crocodilians (Crocodilia) ; sphenodons (Sphenodon) ; Galapagos land iguanas (Conolophus) , marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) , horned lizards (Cyclura) ; chameleons, except for Chamaeleo calyptratus; Cornus devils (Moloch horridus) , the flying dragons (Draco) ; Morelia boeleni, Marine snakes (Hydrophiinae) ;

I.

Goliath frogs; giant salamanders.

² The applicant and the cantonal authority jointly select the specialist. No expertise is required to obtain the authorization of the enclosures referred to in s. 95, para. 2.

¹ Establishments that hold wild animals and those holding or raising grazing animals must keep records of their animals if they are subject to authorization. ¹

² The register of animals shall contain the following information, classified by animal species, unless it is a fish farm:

A.

Workforce increases (date, birth or provenance, number of animals);

B. ²

Actual decreases (date, name and address of purchaser or death of animals, cause of death if known, mode of killing and number of animals).

³ The register of aquaculture operations shall be kept in accordance with Art. 22, para. 1 and 2, OFE ³ . ⁴

¹ The application for authorization must be filed using the FSO form referred to in s. 209, para. 4.

² It shall be addressed to the authority of the canton where the animals are to be held.

³ For circuses and itinerant menageries, the competent canton is the one in which the winter quarters or the fixed facilities for the animals are located. If both are located abroad, the canton where the circus or exhibit of travelling animals intends to give its first representation shall issue the authorisation taking account of the import permit granted by the FVO.

¹ The authorisation may be granted only:

A.

If the premises, the pens and the installations meet the needs of the species, are adapted to the number of animals, in accordance with the purpose of the operation, and arranged in such a way that the animals cannot escape;

B. ¹

Whether the number of animals per unit area in the establishments referred to in s. 90, para. 2, let. B, is suitable for food supply and land use;

C.

If the animals are, if necessary, protected from weather conditions, visitor disturbances, excessive noise and exhaust gases through construction or other measures;

D. ²

Whether the conditions of the persons referred to in s. 85 are completed;

E.

If regular veterinary monitoring of the animals may be attested; they are not affected by this provision, the itinerant menageries operated for short periods, the small private holding establishments of animals and the farms Repopulation fishes;

F.

If it is attested that the animals in the menageries and temporary exhibitions can then be accommodated elsewhere under appropriate conditions.

² Do not have to meet all the minimum requirements set out in Annex 2:

A.

Pens of animals that are educated, trained or presented frequently and regularly to the public, if the area of the premises on the reception grounds of the circus or the menagerie does not allow them to be filled;

B.

Pens in which animals are held only for a short period of time.

¹ The authorisation shall be granted for a maximum period of:

A.

2 years for private animal detentions;

B.

10 years for establishments holding animals as a professional.

² The authorisation may be subject to conditions and charges.

¹ Every professional fisherman must have attended one of the professional training provided for in Art. 196.

² Every person who practices the rearing or holding of consumer fish, restocking fish or marching decapods shall have undergone the training provided for in Article 197.

³ A person who captures, marks, holds, elevates or dies as a non-professional fish, restocking fish or marching decapods must hold a certificate of competency in accordance with s. 5 A The Federal Fisheries Act Order of 24 November 1993 ² Or art. 198 of this order. A person who is not the holder of the certificate of competence may catch and kill fish if the canton in which it carries out its activities does not require any material or requires only a period of less than one month to practice the Angling in public waters.

¹ The enclosures in which fish and marching decapods are held or placed temporarily, including those used for professional fishing, and transport containers, must have a quality of water that meets the requirements Of the animal species in question.

² For the species of fish listed in Annex 2, Table 7, the water quality of the holding establishments and the professional farms shall meet the minimum requirements laid down in that Annex.

³ It is necessary to regularly change the water of the pens where the fish caught are placed for a short period of time so that its quality corresponds to that of the waters of origin.

⁴ Fish should not be exposed to excessive vibration over a long period of time.

¹ Handling of fish and marching decapods should be limited to the strict necessary and not to stress animals unnecessarily.

² The sorting of consumer fish, restocking fish and walker decapods and the production of reproductive products must be carried out by persons with the necessary knowledge and facilities And appropriate methods.

³ Fish and walking strippers must remain in the water during sorting, or at least be humidified.

¹ The capture of fish and walker decapods must be carried out with minnows. Capture methods and apparatus shall not cause unnecessary damage to animals.

² Fish intended for consumption must be put to death immediately. The exceptions are set out in s. 3 and 5 B The Federal Fisheries Act Order of 24 November 1993 ¹ .

³ Any person who operates installations in which fish having reached the catch length required to be caught by the line are discharged shall supervise the fishermen and inform them of the relevant provisions of the legislation on the protection of the Animals.

⁴ When fish that have reached the required catch length are discharged into dormant waters only for further capture, fishing can only begin after a period of protection of at least one day.

Must be the holder of a cantonal authorization who: ¹

A.

Operates a pension or animal shelter of more than five places;

B.

Provides professional animal care services for more than five animals;

C.

Deliver a higher number of animals to third parties in the one-year interval than indicated below:

1.

20 dogs or 3 puppies,

2.

20 cats or 5 kittens,

3.

100 rabbits, dwarf rabbits or guinea pigs,

4.

300 mice, rats, hamsters or gerbils,

5.

1000 ornamental fish,

6.

100 reptiles,

7.

The progeny of more than 25 pairs of birds of a size less than or equal to that of the callopsitts, the progeny of more than 10 pairs of birds greater than that of the callopsitte perruche or more than 5 pairs of aras or Cacatodes;

D.

A student or professional animal or utility dog;

E.

Is professionally responsible for the use of cattle fingernails or horse hooves, without training within the meaning of s. 192, para. 1, let. A.

The authorisation may be granted only:

A.

If the premises, the pens and the installations meet the needs of the species, are adapted to the number of animals, in accordance with the purpose of the operation, and arranged in such a way that the animals cannot escape;

B.

Whether the conditions laid down in s. 102 to the persons concerned are fulfilled.

¹ The application for authorization must be filed using the form established by the FVO in accordance with Art. 209, para. 4 and 5.

² The authorisation shall be granted for a maximum period of ten years.

³ It may be subject to conditions and obligations concerning:

A.

The number of animals and the extent of the activity;

B.

The detention, feeding, care, monitoring and transport of animals;

C.

How to treat animals;

D.

Personal responsibilities;

E.

Control of the animal population and documentation of activities.

¹ In pensions and shelters for animals, in other establishments where animals are taken on a professional basis, as well as in farms or establishments holding company animals or commercial dogs as such The care of animals must be carried out under the responsibility of a keeper of animals.

² In the following cases, it is sufficient for the person responsible for the management of the animals to have followed the training referred to in Art. 197:

A.

In pensions and animal shelters with a maximum capacity of 19 places;

B.

In other establishments with a maximum capacity of 19 places where animals are taken on a professional basis;

C.

In professional farms and establishments holding professional animals or commercial dogs with similar needs in terms of detention;

D.

For the remission of the number of animals fixed for art. 101, let. C.

³ In pensions and shelters for animals with a maximum capacity of 5 places or in other establishments for the professional care of animals with a maximum capacity of 5 places, it is sufficient that the person responsible for the care The animals have the necessary training for the holding of the animal species taken care of.

⁴ In the case of farms or establishments holding wild animals on a professional basis, the person responsible for the management of the animals shall meet the requirements laid down in Art. 85.

⁵ A person who is professionally involved in the use of cattle fingernails or horse hooves must have completed the training referred to in s. 192, para. 1, let. A or b.

In the case of trade or advertising by means of animals, the person who holds the custody of the animals shall be:

A.

In establishments engaged in trade on a professional basis: a guardian of animals;

B. ¹

In zoos: to be a keeper of animals or to hold the federal certificate of capacity referred to in s. 38 of the Law of 13 December 2002 on vocational training (LFPr) ² As a retail salesman in zoos and have also followed the specific qualifying training recognized by the OSAV;

C. ³

In companies that trade livestock within the meaning of s. 20, para. 2, of the Act of 1 ^Er July 1966 on epizootic diseases (LFE) ⁴ : the holder of a livestock trade mark;

D.

In temporary events and in advertising: the holder of a certificate of competence;

E. ⁵

In undertakings which exclusively trade in fish for consumption, bait or restocking, or decapods: dispose of a training referred to in Art. 197.

¹ Applications for authorisation for trade in animals or advertising by means of animals must be addressed to the cantonal authority according to the model form established by the FVO.

² With regard to the trade in cattle, the cattle dealer's patent (art. 34 OFE ¹ ) Has the authorization value. ²

³ The authorization referred to in s. 13 PCPA is required for stock exchanges, small animal markets and animal exposures where trade in animals is made. It must be requested by the organiser of the event. ³

⁴ The cantonal authority shall decide whether additional documents should be submitted.

¹ The authorization referred to in s. 13 PCPA may not be issued unless:

A.

If the premises, the pens and the installations are adapted to the species and the number of animals and their purpose;

B.

Whether the conditions relating to persons committed to the care of animals are met;

C.

Whether the person responsible for the trade has his domicile or the seat of his company in Switzerland;

D.

If it is ensured that during the advertising the animals do not suffer and do not suffer damage, that the advertising does not affect their dignity in another way and that the conditions of carriage are respected.

² The person responsible for the custody of the animals must justify any of the training referred to in Art. 103.

¹ The authorisation shall be established on behalf of the person responsible for trade or advertising.

² It is issued for the duration of the activity, but for a maximum of 10 years.

³ The authorisation may be subject to conditions and charges relating to:

A.

Animal species, number of animals and commercial volume;

B.

The detention, feeding, care, supervision, protection and killing of animals and the manner in which they are treated and handled;

C.

The re-use of animals after the expiry of the authorisation;

D.

Persons committed to the care of animals and their responsibilities;

E.

In the animal register.

⁴ The authorisation may provide for derogations from:

A.

Conditions relating to detention;

B.

Conditions relating to persons committed to the care of animals.

⁵ When an animal stock exchange, an animal exposure or a market for small animals in which the pet trade is made, the responsible person must keep a list of the exponents who mention their address, the species Animals and the number of animals. The list must be submitted to the authority upon request.

Important changes in the number or species of animals, their use, premises, pens or facilities, or the conditions imposed on persons committed to the care of animals must be communicated in advance to The cantonal authority. The Commission decides whether further authorisation is required.

Animal stores shall maintain a register of animals for all wild animals referred to in s. 89 and 92, para. 2, as well as for domestic rabbits, domestic dogs and domestic cats. This register contains, for each animal species, information on increases and decreases in staff numbers. It indicates the date, the number of animals, the cause of the increase, the origin of the animals and the cause of the decrease in numbers.

Animals whose detention is subject to authorisation may be transferred to a purchaser only if he has a valid detention authorisation.

No person shall sell animals to persons under 16 years of age without the express authorization of the holder of the parental authority.

Every person who sells pets or wild animals on a professional basis shall inform the new owner in writing of the needs of the animals, in the proper manner of taking care of them and of holding them in accordance with the particulars of the Their species and indicate the relevant legal bases. Persons holding an authorization under s. 13 PCPA or s. 89 or 90 of this order are not required to be informed.

These provisions shall apply:

A.

Vertebrates;

B.

Marchers and cephalopods;

C.

Mammals, birds and reptiles as early as the last third of their gestation or development before hatching;

D.

Larval stages of fish and amphibians feeding on their own.

For animals used for scientific experiments, derogations from the provisions of this ordinance governing detention, treatment of animals, husbandry, space requirements, transport, provenance And marking shall be allowed if necessary to achieve the purpose of the experiment and if permitted. They must be justified on a case-by-case basis and be granted for as short a period as possible.

¹ A pet shop manager must be designated for any animalerie; his replacement must be settled.

² The Leader of the Animalery:

A.

Decides on the allocation of staff, infrastructure and other resources;

B.

Is responsible for the detention, rearing and trade of animals in relation to the protection of animals;

C.

Is responsible for the distribution of work, the training of the keepers of animals and the rest of the staff, the control of the work, the organisation of the proper monitoring and management of the animals of experience and of the work Necessary documentation;

D.

Is responsible for the announcements under s. 126 and 145, para. 1;

E. ¹

Ensures that problems identified in the possession of animals are immediately communicated to the Director of Experience.

¹ The Leader of the Animalery must have completed the training referred to in s. 197 in laboratory animal science. This condition is not applicable:

A.

Persons who are trained in the direction of experience;

B. ¹

In animals without inbred lines or strains with a debilitating phenotype or other animals that require special care and care: to the custodians of animals and to persons who can prove that they have the knowledge And the capabilities required to properly handle animals.

² The Cantonal Authority shall order additional training if specific knowledge or abilities are required due to the size of the pet, animal species, animal model or other reasons. ²

¹ In establishments with experienced animals, the person taking care of animals must be a keeper of animals.

² The number of keepers of animals must allow for the provision of a settled substitute, in particular for the monitoring of genetically modified animals within the meaning of Art. 3, let. D, of the order of 9 May 2012 on contained use ¹ And mutants with a debilitating phenotype, as well as required documentation. ²

¹ Premises and enclosures in which experienced animals are held must be illuminated by daylight or by an artificial light source of equivalent spectrum. The intensity of the lighting of the area where the animals are held, the periods of light and darkness and the change of lighting shall be adapted to the needs of the animals. In the case of the use of a source of artificial light, no disturbing papillosion shall be perceptible.

² Temperature, air humidity, aeration and water quality must be adapted to the needs of the animals.

³ Premises and enclosures must meet the requirements of Schedule 3 and permit a review of the health status of all animals without undue disturbance. If an animal species is not listed in Annex 3, the minimum requirements of Annexes 1 and 2 shall apply. ¹

⁴ Any pet store must have at its disposal, or be able to use, sufficient premises and facilities to:

A.

To be able to isolate sick animals or indefinite health status;

B.

To be able to store food and other items such as cleaning and disinfection products, and properly dispose of animals in separate premises from those where the animals are housed.

¹ Animals intended for experiments must come from an authorized Swiss animalerie or equivalent foreign institution.

² Domestic animals, with the exception of dogs, cats and rabbits, may be used for animal testing even if they do not originate from authorized pet animals or equivalent foreign pet animals.

³ Wild animals can only be captured in the wild to be used in experiments if they belong to a species that is difficult to raise in sufficient numbers.

⁴ Only primates from animal husbandry can be used for animal testing.

¹ Before the experiment begins, the experienced animals must be sufficiently habituated to the conditions of local detention and to the contacts with the human being, in particular to the manipulations necessary for the experiment.

² Pets of sociable species must be held in groups with congeners. Individual detention is granted on an exceptional basis and for a limited duration.

³ Different animal species cannot be held in the same room as if it does not represent a constraint for them.

⁴ In the treatment of experienced animals, it is necessary to avoid exposing them to excessive or sudden noise.

¹ To mark animals of experience, the least painful marking methods must be used.

² Primates, as well as cats and dogs for experiments, must be indelibly marked as a general rule before weaning.

The health status, welfare and health status of animals in the pet trade must be monitored.

¹ Every person who holds, raises or trades in the trade of experienced animals shall hold a cantonal authorization.

² The application for authorization must be filed using the SIGEXPA computer system. Where justified, the cantonal authority may admit applications on paper, if submitted on a form conforming to the model established by the FVO. ¹

³ Animalies are authorized if they meet the requirements for:

A.

Detention, treatment of animals, premises and pens, provenance and marking of animals;

B.

Monitoring the health status of animals;

C.

Staff;

D.

Maintenance of an appropriate animal register.

⁴ The authorisation shall be issued in the name of the person responsible for the animal. Its validity period cannot be longer than 10 years.

⁵ It may be subject to conditions and charges relating to:

A.

The animal species, the number of animals and the commercial volume;

B.

The detention, feeding, care and monitoring of animals;

C.

The origin of the animals and the monitoring of their health;

D.

The terms and conditions applicable to staff and staff responsibilities;

E.

Animal register of animals;

F.

Genetically modified animals and strains or lines containing mutants with a debilitating phenotype.

⁶ No authorization is required for existing pet animals, wild animals or pets used on time or temporarily for animal testing purposes.

Descendants of lines or strains obtained from genetically modified animals within the meaning of s. 3, let. D, of the order of 9 May 2012 on contained use ² Are considered genetically modified as long as the evidence has not been adduced that they do not carry the genetic modification present in their father or mother.

¹ The welfare of genetically modified animals and of mutants with a debilitating phenotype must be monitored on a regular basis; the frequency of surveillance must be such that coercion within the meaning of s. 3 LPA and general condition disorders are identified on time and can be assessed (stress characterization). The stress characterization shall be documented and shall be an integral part of the animal register.

² The FSO sets out the requirements for the characterization of the constraint of genetically modified animals and mutants with a debilitating phenotype. The characterization of the stress must be differentiated according to the animal species, the age of the animals, the knowledge available on the line or strain and the extent of the intended use.

³ When genetically modified animals or mutants with a disabling phenotype are transferred to third parties, a summary of the documentation relating to the stress characterization must be submitted at the same time as the animal.

⁴ If the stress characterization is lacunary at the time of purchase of genetically modified animals or mutants with a disabling phenotype, it should be completed without delay.

¹ The well-being of mutants with a debilitating phenotype must be reduced as far as possible by adapting conditions of detention and care and by taking other appropriate measures such as limiting the lifespan.

² For lines or strains with a debilitating phenotype, the number of animals raised or held must be justified by the number of animals required to carry out the permitted experiments. Surnumerary animals must be put to death if their welfare is impaired.

¹ If the stress characterization reveals that a line or strain produces mutants with a debilitating phenotype, the Cantonal authority must be informed.

² The notification shall contain information concerning:

A.

Characterization of the line or strain;

B.

Documentation of stress characterization;

C.

Possible measures to reduce stress;

D.

The utility of the line or strain for research, diagnosis or treatment in humans or animals.

¹ When assessing the permissible stress that a line or strain with a disabling phenotype can undergo, a weighing of the interest must be carried out between the gravity of the constraint and the utility of the experiment in application of s. 137. In this weighing of interests, account must be taken, in particular, of the possibility that the experience will further impair the welfare of the animals in addition to the damage to their welfare due to the genetic intervention.

² The authority shall forward the notification to the cantonal committee on animal experiments and shall decide, on the basis of the committee's notice, whether the line or strain is admissible and, if so, to what extent it can be maintained.

³ The decision shall be made in the name of the person responsible for the pet trade and may be subject to conditions and charges.

⁴ Decisions laying down conditions and charges for animal testing must be included in the documentation relating to the characterization of the stress.

¹ The institutes and laboratories conducting experiments on animals must have sufficient space, equipment and equipment to enable the experiments to be carried out appropriately in the light of the current state of knowledge and Techniques; it must be demonstrated that the infrastructure is appropriate in particular:

A.

For the detention of animals;

B.

For the performance of anaesthesia and surgical procedures;

C.

For sample collection and analysis;

D.

For the care, treatment and monitoring of animals after interventions that cause them a constraint;

E.

For the realization of several simultaneous experiments.

² If the institute or laboratory does not itself host the experimental animals, the animal must be located nearby. ¹

¹ Institutes and laboratories must designate a director in the field of animal testing. ¹

² A Director of Experience must be designated for each experience. Its replacement must be settled. If several directors are appointed for experiments, the area of competence of each director must be clearly defined.

The Director of Animal Experimentation is responsible for: ²

A.

The allocation of personnel, infrastructure and other resources to animal experiments;

B.

Compliance with the provisions of the legislation on the protection of animals and the conditions and charges attaching to the authorization;

C.

Advertisements referred to in s. 145, para. 2;

D. ³

The promotion of training and training of staff in the field of animal experiments.

The Director of Experience:

A.

Is responsible for the proper planning and execution of the experiment, from the scientific point of view and from the point of view of animal protection;

B.

Is competent for the distribution of work, the appraisal and control of the work of the experimentalists, the organisation of the appropriate care for the animals of experience and their supervision during the experiment, and for the execution of the work of the Necessary documentation;

C.

Refers to the person who will be responsible for the pet store for the duration of the experiment, and regulates this point in a convention with the leader of the animalerie.

¹ The director of the experiment must hold a degree from a high school attesting to the basic knowledge of anatomy, physiology, zoology, ethology, genetics, molecular biology, hygiene and biostatistics, and have undergone training Animal experimentation qualification. In order for this qualifying training to be recognized, the Director must have completed the training as an experimenter and have three years of practical experience in animal testing. ¹

² Any person who intends to conduct experiments on animals of a species that is not widely used or in accordance with non-standardized methods must justify special knowledge of this species and methods.

¹ The experimenter carries out the interventions and tasks assigned to him in the experimental animals as part of the authorized experiment.

² He:

A.

Is responsible for the welfare of animals during these interventions and tasks;

B.

Knows the content of the authorization to perform animal experiments.

¹ The experimenter must have completed the training referred to in s. 197.

² Any person who intends to carry out experiments on animals of a species that is not in use or by means of non-standardized methods must justify special knowledge of this species and methods.

³ The number of experimenters must be determined on the basis of the number of interventions to be performed, the measures to be taken and the time they require. The workforce must allow for a set-up, in particular for the monitoring of animals subject to experience and for the work of prescribed documentation.

¹ Before the start of the experiment, it is necessary to define the events or symptoms which, if they appear, must lead the experimenter to remove the animal from the experiment and possibly to put it to death (criteria for stopping the experiment).

² Animals must be accustomed to the conditions of the experiment. If an animal becomes anxious because of the experience, appropriate action must be taken to keep the anxiety and stress as low as possible.

³ Animals may be subjected to experiments only if the examination of their state of health has led to the conclusion that the animal will not be subjected to any restrictions on its additional welfare beyond the purpose of the experiment.

⁴ Animal welfare must be monitored on a regular basis during the life of the experiment; it must be checked at a frequency that allows time and proper assessment of pain, pain, damage and anxiety, as well as General condition disorders. If these effects occur, the animals must be treated and treated according to the current state of knowledge; as soon as the purpose of the experiment permits or the criteria for the cessation of the experiment are met, the animals must be removed from the Experience and eventually put to death.

⁵ When interventions or other measures cause more than insignificant pain, they cannot be performed, if the objective of the experiment permits, than under local or general anaesthesia and with administration Resulting in an adequate analgesic.

⁶ Technically difficult interventions and measures can only be carried out by persons trained for this purpose.

⁷ If after intervention or measurement, pain, pain, damage or anxiety persist in the animal, the animal must be put to death as soon as the aim of the experiment allows it, but at the latest when the criteria for stopping The experiment is completed.

⁸ When the pain, pain, damage or anxiety caused to an animal by an experiment reaches a high degree, or that it reaches an average degree over a medium to long duration, appropriate measures must be taken to ensure that The animal will not be used again for such experiments.

⁹ The killing of animals or the measures and procedures that cause pain, sickness, damage or anxiety shall not be carried out in the premises where the animals are held. The FVO may set exceptions for cases where measures and procedures which do not cause undue hardship to other animals held in the same premises, in particular in the case of marking, administration of a substance and sampling Of samples. ¹

¹ Experiments causing stress to animals within the meaning of s. 17 PCPA are:

A.

Harm their well-being;

B.

Have surgical procedures on animals;

C.

Who subject the animals to significant physical influences;

D.

In which substances or mixtures of substances are administered or applied to animals for control purposes, of which effects on animals are not known or which cannot be excluded from a harmful effect on them;

E.

In which pathological effects are caused in animals;

F.

In which animals are immunized or infected with micro-organisms or parasites and administered cellular material;

G.

Where animals are subject to general anaesthesia;

H.

In which animals are restricted in their freedom of movement repeatedly or extended, or are kept isolated;

I.

In which animals are held in conditions derogating from the provisions concerning detention or care;

J.

Working with strains or lines with a disabling phenotype;

K.

In which the use of strains or lines whose breeding produces more than 80 % of individuals who do not possess the desired characteristics or whose breeding is possible only by means of fertilization In vitro .

² In order to assess the proportionality of an experiment, the OSAV defines categories of constraint according to the importance of the constraint.

¹ The applicant must establish that the purpose of the experiment is:

A.

Has a connection with the safeguarding and protection of human or animal life or health;

B.

Is presumed to provide new knowledge on essential vital events; or

C.

Is useful for protecting the natural environment.

² It must also prove that the purpose of the experiment cannot be achieved by methods which do not require animal experiments and which are reliable in the current state of knowledge.

³ The method must allow, taking into account the most recent knowledge, to reach the goal of the experiment.

⁴ An animal experiment and each part of the experiment must be planned so that:

A.

The smallest number of animals required to be used and the lowest possible stress on animals;

B. ¹

Methods for evaluating the most appropriate results and statistical methods corresponding to the current state of knowledge are applied; and

C.

The different parts of the experiment are staggered over time.

¹ Experiments that cause constraints that pursue the following goals are not allowed:

A.

The approval of substances and products in another State if the conditions of approval do not comply with international regulations or if, measured against those of Switzerland, they require significantly more experience on the Animals or more animals for an experiment, or require experiments that would result in significantly more animal constraints;

B.

Product control, if the information sought can be obtained through the operation of data on the components or if the potential risk is sufficiently known;

C.

Education in high schools and the training of specialists if there is another possibility to explain in an understandable way vital phenomena and to acquire the know-how necessary for the exercise of the profession or the performance Animal experiments;

D.

Military purposes.

² The production of genetically modified animals shall be permitted only for the purposes set out in Art. 9 of the Law of 21 March 2003 on Genetic Engineering ¹ . ²

¹ The application for permission to conduct animal experiments must be filed using the computer system. Where justified, the cantonal authority may accept requests made on paper if they are presented according to the OSAV form template. ¹

^1bis For each animal experiment, the application must contain the following information:

A.

The title and the issue of experience;

B.

The relevant field;

C.

The purpose of the experiment according to the international classifications;

D.

The number of animals expected per species; and

E.

The degree of foreseeable stress. ²

² If an animal experiment concerns several cantons, either because of a change in the place of residence of the animals during the experiment or because of field studies carried out in several cantons, the application for authorisation must be lodged To the authority of the canton where the experiment is carried out mainly. This authority shall inform the other cantonal authorities concerned and shall take their opinions into consideration.

³ The Cantonal Authority reviews the application and decides immediately whether it is an animal experiment that causes constraints to the animal.

⁴ The cantonal authority shall submit requests for authorisation of experiments on animals causing constraints to the opinion of the cantonal committee on animal experiments; it shall take its decision on the basis of the committee's notice. If the decision is contrary to the notice, the Commission shall inform the Commission of its reasons.

¹ An animal experiment that causes constraints to the animal is allowed if:

A.

It does not exceed the framework of its essential character;

B.

The weighing of the interest prescribed in s. 19, para. 4, LPA has established its eligibility;

C.

No purpose of illicit experience is pursued;

D.

Criteria for the termination of the appropriate experience have been established;

E.

The requirements for the production and production of mutants with a disabling phenotype are met;

F.

The requirements applicable to detention, the treatment of animals, premises and pens, the origin and marking of animals are fulfilled;

G.

The conditions to be met by the institutes and laboratories to conduct experiments are met;

H.

The requirements for personnel are met;

I.

The responsibilities of the pet store before, during and after the experiment have been defined.

² For experiments that do not cause stress to animals, the conditions for granting the authorisation shall be laid down in the let. E to i.

¹ The authorisation shall be established on behalf of the Director of Animal Testing. ¹

² It is valid for experiments or series of experiments conducted for the purpose of providing answers to a number of specific questions or for a specific purpose. The duration of the authorisation shall be limited to three years.

³ The authorisation may provide for the necessary derogations concerning:

A.

The requirements for detention, the treatment of animals, the premises, the pens, the origin and the marking of animals;

B.

Institute and laboratory requirements for conducting experiments;

C.

The accommodation of animals in an authorized animal facility;

D.

Requirements for personnel.

⁴ The authorisation may be subject to conditions and charges relating to:

A.

The animal species, line or strain and number of animals;

B.

The origin and health of the animals;

C.

The detention, feeding, care and monitoring of animals and the way in which they are treated;

D.

The methods to be used to limit, in particular, pain and suffering, damage, anxiety or any other adverse effect on animal welfare;

E.

The carrying out of prior experience;

F.

The reuse of animals after experience;

G.

The required staff and their responsibilities;

H.

The minutes of the performance of the experiment.

¹ Authorisation to produce genetically modified animals using recognised methods shall be granted:

A.

If only recognized methods of genetic engineering are used;

B. ¹

If no unlawful purpose is pursued and the dignity of the animal is respected;

C.

Whether the rules for the execution of animal experiments are respected;

D.

Whether the requirements to be met by the institutes and laboratories conducting animal experiments are met;

E.

Whether the conditions to be met by the experienced person and the experimenter are met;

F.

Whether the minutes referred to in s. 144 are maintained.

² The period of validity of the authorisation may not exceed that of the authorisation to operate a pet shop.

³ Art. 136, 137, 139 and 140 do not apply. The authorization procedure is set out in s. 122.

⁴ The FVO defines the methods of genetic engineering recognised after hearing the circles concerned.

¹ Animalies must keep records of animals. This register shall contain, for each animal species, the following particulars:

A.

Workforce increases (date, birth or provenance, number of animals);

B.

Reductions in staff (date, purchaser or death, cause of death, if known, number of animals);

C.

Potential marking.

² Genetically modified animals and mutants with a debilitating phenotype must be recorded separately in the animal register by strain or lineage.

³ The statements must be made in an understandable manner, kept at the disposal of the implementing authorities and kept for three years.

¹ When performing an experiment, it is necessary to register by animal or group of animals:

A.

The beginning of the experiment (date), the species, number, sex, origin and identification of the animals and the designation of the experimental group;

B.

Related aspects of experience such as animal interventions and actions taken (dates, species);

C.

Aspects of animal protection, such as the frequency of animal surveillance and the systematic recording of their clinical symptoms, anaesthesia, analgesia and early termination of the experiment (dates, types);

D.

The degree of constraint each animal has been subjected to;

E.

Undesired events;

F.

Analysis of experiences and exploitation of results;

G.

End of experience (date).

² The minutes shall:

A.

Be connected with an inscription on the cage or with the marking of animals;

B.

Be kept at all times available to the implementing authorities;

C.

Be retained for three years after the expiry of the authorization.

¹ The person in charge of an authorized pet store shall announce to the cantonal authority using the SIGEXPA computer system: ¹

A.

The lines referred to in s. 126, which include mutants with a debilitating phenotype, within 15 days of the phenotype finding;

B.

The total number of animals raised or produced per calendar year for each animal species and each line or strain of genetically modified or phenotyping animals: no later than the end of February of the following year.

² The Director of Animal Experimentation shall communicate to the cantonal authority, using the SIGEXPA computer system, for each experiment: ²

A.

The end of an experiment or a series of experiments, the experiments carried out in the course of the calendar year, the actual number of animals used per species and the degree of stress imposed and confirmation of the accuracy of the information Under s. 139, para. 1 ^Bis , let. A to c: within two months after the end of the experiment or series of experiments, but no later than two months after the expiry of the validity of the authorization; ³

B.

Information concerning the experiments carried out in the past year in the case of experiments extending over several years: before the end of February.

³ When the situation warrants, the cantonal authority can accept requests made on paper if they are presented according to the OSAV form template.

⁴ The cantons transmit the following data to the FVO using the SIGEXPA computer system:

A.

As it becomes:

1.

Authorizations to operate an art mill. 122 and the simplified authorizations to produce genetically modified animals by means of recognized methods referred to in s. 142, together with the supporting documents,

2.

The decisions referred to in s. 127, para. 3, the authorizations to conduct experiments on animals referred to in s. 141, with the complete record of notification or application, including the opinion of the cantonal commission of experiments on animals referred to in s. 127, para. 2, or 139, para. 4,

3.

The notifications referred to in para. 2, let. A,

4.

Other decisions related to animal and animal experiments;

B.

Until the end of April: the notifications referred to in paras. 1, let. B, and 2, let. B. ⁴

⁵ After having taken the advice of the cantonal authorities, the FVO may define the information which may be transmitted other than in electronic form.

At the end of an experiment, the FVO publishes the information referred to in Art. 139, para. 1 ^Bis , let. A to c, as well as the actual number of animals used per species and the degree of imposed stress.

The FVO maintains a register of decisions relating to lines and strains with a debilitating phenotype, which also includes decisions laying down conditions and charges, to the attention of the authority authorising experiments on animals.

¹ The FSO shall establish the statistic referred to in s. 36 LPA. The statistics shall contain the information necessary to enable the assessment of the application of animal protection legislation in the fields of animal testing, experimental animals and genetically modified animals. Changed.

² For the establishment and publication of statistics, the FVO takes into account international regulations and recommendations.

³ The FVO periodically publishes a report in collaboration with the Federal Commission for Animal Experiments on animal protection efforts in the field of animal testing, experimental animals and animals. Genetically modified animals.

¹ The Federal Commission for Animal Experiments has a maximum of nine members. It includes at least one representative from the cantons, animal testing specialists, experts in the possession of experienced animals and specialists in animal welfare issues.

² The Federal Council appoints the members of the committee and appoints the chairman. For the remainder, the Commission shall establish itself and establish its own rules of procedure. The FVO provides the secretariat.

³ The FVO may appeal to the Committee on all matters relating to animal experiments, but also to those relating to the examination of cantonal decisions according to Art. 25 LPA.

⁴ The Commission collaborates as required with the Federal Ethics Commission for Biotechnology in the Non-Human Domain and is working with it, at least once a year, on the status of its work on genetically modified animals.

⁵ If the services of the Commission are used by the cantons, the fees are charged according to the Confederation Tariff.

¹ The members of the cantonal commission of animal experiments cannot be collaborators of the cantonal authority issuing the authorisations. This authority may provide the secretariat of the committee.

² Following their election, members of these commissions must take a one-day introductory course organized by the FVO.

³ Members of these commissions must be able to justify four days of continuous training over four years in different fields of theoretical training under art. 132 or 134.

¹ In livestock and transport enterprises, drivers, persons who bear the care of animals and persons who exercise leadership in the field of transport, such as transport agents or members of the Management committee, must have completed the training referred to in s. 197. The training must be specific to the task. ¹

² The person providing the transport of animals in a professional capacity shall ensure the training and continuous training of his staff.

¹ The holder of the animals responsible for the operation from which the transported animals leave must:

A.

Obtain the necessary transport and delivery documents in advance in order to allow for rapid transport and delivery;

B.

Record, where applicable, injuries and diseases of animals.

² L' al. 1 shall apply mutatis mutandis to those responsible for a contract.

¹ The driver must:

A.

Ensure that it is in possession of the required documents;

B.

Carry out the transport of animals with minnows and without unnecessary delay after loading them;

C.

Record the injuries suffered by animals during transportation;

D.

Notify the recipient of the arrival of the animals immediately;

E. ¹

Record the duration of the journey at the time of delivery to the consignee of the onglons and animals taken to slaughter.

² The driver is responsible for the accommodation and care of the animals as soon as they are taken care of and until delivery to the consignee.

¹ The duration of the journey, including the duration of the journey, is eight hours.

² The calculation of the duration of the journey and the duration of transport shall be reset to zero after a break under the following conditions:

A.

The duration of the break exceeds two hours;

B.

Animals shall be held during the break in a space whose dimensions are at least the same as those set out in Annex 1, they shall have access to water and, if necessary, milk, and shall be fed at appropriate intervals to the animal species Concerned;

C.

Conditions of a climate adapted to the animals are fulfilled.

¹ The consignee shall unload the animals with the driver without delay after arrival and, if necessary, house them, water them, feed and care for them, taking into account the constraints they have suffered. This provision is also applicable in the case of temporary stays in markets, animal exposures or livestock exposures.

² Wild animals must be familiar with their new environment.

¹ In all cases where a transport of animals is carried out in a professional capacity, a person must be appointed responsible for the welfare of the animals during transport.

² The responsible person must always be in a position to inform the implementing bodies about the organisation and conduct of transport.

¹ Only animals that can withstand transport without damage can be transported.

² Females in advanced gestational age, those that have just calving, young animals depending on their parents, and weakened animals can only be transported with special precautions. Injured and sick animals shall be transported only on the distance necessary for their processing or slaughter, and by taking special precautions.

¹ Animals shall be properly prepared for transport and, if necessary, pre-fed and fed.

² It is necessary to ensure that the digestive tract of the fish and ornamental fish has been completely emptied before transport.

¹ Only competent persons or persons who have received sufficient instructions may drive, carry or load and unload animals. They must treat them with care.

² During transport, animals must be accompanied by competent staff or have received sufficient instructions and, if necessary, be watered and fed. Staff should monitor the animals on a regular basis and ensure that they are given the necessary breaks.

³ The presence of the staff responsible for the care of animals is not essential if it is guaranteed that the animals will, if necessary, have water and food at their disposal throughout the transport or at the stops and that they will receive care.

⁴ Dairy dairy cattle should be treated twice a day.

¹ If necessary, animals must be transported in different compartments, grouped by species, age or sex.

² Incompatible animals must be transported separately.

¹ Solipeds and unglons that are not transported in containers shall be loaded and unloaded using non-slippery ramps if the height measured between the top edge of the truck deck and the ground is 25 cm or more. If the height measured between the top edge of the truck deck and the ground is less than 25 cm, the use of a ramp is not mandatory, provided that the animals are able to exit and enter the head forward. ¹

^1bis Ramps should not be too stiff or have too wide slits that could injure animals. ²

^1ter The ramps shall be fitted with appropriate ties if the slope exceeds 10 degrees and with side coverings appropriate to the size and weight of the animals, unless the animals are hand-driven in the vehicle and are used to the Transportation, and if the height of the truck deck does not exceed 50 cm. ³

² The passenger compartment of the vehicle must be well lit during loading, without the animals being dazzle.

³ L' al. 2 is not applicable to the loading and unloading of rabbits and poultry.

¹ Horses, with the exception of young animals, must be attached during transport. However, it is prohibited to attach them to a rope, a noose or a bridle. ¹

² Cattle should not be attached by horns or the nasal buckle, nor by twine.

³ Cattle with a weight exceeding 500 kg and which are transported shall not be placed perpendicular to the direction of the step if the width of the vehicle is less than 2.5 m.

⁴ Bulls older than 18 months must wear a nasal loop. The wearing of the nasal loop is not required before a trip or before slaughter:

A.

If the bulls were held most of the time in a herd in open air or in a group in a free-stabulation barn; and

B.

If the specific measures to ensure secure transport as well as a safe loading and unloading have been taken.

⁵ Nail farmed game must not be transported alive to the slaughterhouse if it has not previously been used to transport.

⁶ The decapods must be kept moist enough during transport.

⁷ Live frogs should not be transported on top of each other. If the amoncally cannot be avoided during transport, the arriving frogs must be immediately removed from their transport container and placed in an appropriate environment. ²

⁸ Where animals are transported during an experiment or when animals with a disabling phenotype are transported, the necessary measures must be taken to ensure that they are reached as far as possible in their well-being. The duration of transport must remain short.

⁹ When transporting experienced animals to a defined health status, the necessary arrangements should be made to prevent the contamination by micro-organisms or the dissemination thereof.

¹ The way of driving must be for animals.

² When the trains are composed, the cars must be manoeuvred as little as possible and without blows.

¹ The maximum duration of the journey referred to in s. 15, para. 1, LPA is not applicable to the transport of chicks; they must reach their destination within 48 hours after hatching.

² The maximum travel time may be exceeded in the case of international transport.

Vehicles and containers shall be thoroughly cleaned after transport and disinfected if the official control bodies order it.

Art. 164 ¹ Material used for bedding

The passenger compartment of the vehicles and the bottom of the containers used for transport, except in the case of professional transport of poultry and rabbits in standard containers, shall be covered with litter or equivalent absorbent material And excrement and suitable for resting animals during breaks.

¹ The means of transport must meet the following requirements:

A.

All the elements with which the animals come into contact must be made of a material that is not harmful to their health and be designed in such a way that the risk of injury is minimal.

B.

Doors, windows and skylights must be properly secured during transport.

C.

There is a need to prevent animal slides and container movements, by non-slippery floors and separation walls, bulkheads or reinforcing devices. The ramps of the means of transport must comply with the conditions laid down in Art. 159, para. 1.

D.

Fastening devices shall be sufficiently strong to withstand normal transport efforts. Their length should allow the animals to stand normally.

E.

The means of transport shall be equipped with fixed or portable light sources providing sufficient lighting to control the animals.

F.

Animals must have enough space. The minimum requirements laid down in Annex 4 for the transport of livestock shall be complied with. Bulkheads shall be installed when the animals have more than double the minimum surface required in accordance with Annex 4. The specific needs of each species must be considered, as well as climatic conditions and, in particular, the state of the tonte.

G.

The means of transport must contain well-placed openings, guaranteeing all animals a sufficient supply of fresh air. Transport vehicles for hogs on three floors must be ventilated. Animals shall be effectively protected from the harmful effects of meteorological conditions and exhaust gases from the means of transport.

H.

Vehicles and trailers intended for the transport of cattle, pigs, sheep and goats shall be fitted with a closed gate at the rear.

I.

On vehicles used for the professional transport of livestock animals listed in Annex 4, excepted poultry, the loading area available for animals shall be indicated in m ² , if present per floor, in such a way that this indication is clearly visible from the outside. A copy of Schedule 4 must be carried in the vehicle.

J.

Vehicles used for the carriage of animals on a professional basis must bear the words "Live animals" or an indication of the same meaning at the front and rear.

² In the event of a break of more than four hours, the means of transport may be used as a place of accommodation for animals only if they have a space corresponding to the minimum dimensions set out in Annex 1, have access to water and, if necessary, to Milk, and are fed at the required intervals according to their species. In addition, the conditions of a climate adapted to the animals must be fulfilled. ¹

³ In the event of occasional use of means of transport as a temporary place of lodging, in particular for missions, sporting events, animal show or exhibitions, the FVO may provide for derogations from the minimum requirements Annex 1. ²

¹ The goods carried in the same means of transport as the animals shall be loaded in such a way that they do not cause damage, pain or sickness to the animals.

² Goods that interfere with animals must not be transported with the animals.

¹ Containers used for transportation must:

A.

Be manufactured in a material that is not harmful to health and designed in such a way that the risk of injury is minimal;

B.

Be strong enough to withstand normal transport shocks and not to be destroyed by animals;

C.

Be constructed in such a way that the animals cannot escape;

D.

Be spacious enough for animals to be transported in a normal physiological position;

E.

Be fitted with sufficient ventilation holes arranged in such a way that, even if the containers are tightly tight against each other, sufficient air is provided; in closed containers containing blood animals Cold, air or oxygen supply must be provided; thermal insulation shall be provided as required;

F.

Be constructed in such a way as to be able to observe animals from the outside and, if necessary, provide them with care; the containers for long-term transport must be equipped with watering and feeding systems Be replenished without the animals being able to escape.

² Containers in which animals are found must be in a standing position. They should not be hit, reversed or tilted.

³ Shipping containers must bear the symbol of an animal or the inscription "live animals". On two opposite sides, a sign must indicate the "high" or "bottom" position. These requirements are not applicable:

A.

Containers whose contents are visible from all sides;

B.

Containers carried in large numbers as a single consignment, without transhipment, in specially marked vehicles.

⁴ Containers to be stacked on each other shall be designed to ensure the stability of the batteries, to prevent the sealing of the ventilation holes and to prevent the fall of the droppings in the lower containers.

Derogations from the provisions governing carriage may be permitted in the air transport, if specific conditions so require and if the animals do not suffer any harm or damage.

¹ Animal lots must be given priority at inspection posts.

² Lots of animals can only be retained if this is necessary for the protection of animals or for carrying out animal disease or conservation legislation.

³ Inspection stations where import and transit formalities are to be settled shall be informed as soon as possible of the arrival of consignments of animals.

¹ Companies transporting animals on a professional basis, either from Switzerland to abroad or from abroad in Switzerland, must have cantonal authorisation.

² The authorisation shall be issued only if the undertaking establishes that it meets the requirements in terms of technical equipment for the means of transport and training of employees.

³ The authorisation shall be valid for a maximum of five years.

⁴ The transport undertaking which has its registered office in a Member State of the European Union must submit, on request, the authorisation issued by the competent authority of that State.

⁵ A copy of the authorization must accompany each lot of animals.

The FVO shall transmit to the State in which the undertaking concerned is registered detailed information on the infringements found if that State is a party to the European Convention of 6 November 2003 on the protection of animals in international transport ¹ .

¹ If the duration of transport from loading to unloading at the place of destination exceeds eight hours, a procedure conforming to the model of the FVO shall be established for all professional transport of cattle, horses, sheep, Goats and pigs.

² The person responsible for the welfare of the animals entered on the logbook hours and places where the animals transported were hungry and watered and where they were able to take rest. This document must be submitted to the competent authority upon request.

Appropriate equipment for the loading and unloading of animals shall be carried in vehicles.

¹ Gestation mammals should not be transported for a period prior to the base date of 10 % at least during gestation or for at least one week after calving.

² Very young mammals should not be transported before complete scarring of the ombilic.

³ The ability to transport must be verified by an official veterinarian before the animals are loaded for international transport. This provision is not applicable to horses with passports transported for a temporary stay abroad.

⁴ L' al. 1 is not applicable to trade with livestock operations located in the area bordering a foreign country.

The transit through Switzerland of cattle, sheep, goats and pigs, slaughter horses and poultry felling is only allowed by rail or by plane.

In the case of air transport of animals, the recognised technical rules, in particular those of the IATA standard ¹ , must be met.

¹ The killing of a vertebrate can only be carried out by a person with the requisite knowledge and abilities.

² The abattoir staff must have completed the training referred to in s. 197. Training should be specific to the following activities:

A.

Unloading, routing, accommodation and animal care in slaughterhouses;

B.

The stunning and bleeding of animals in slaughterhouses.

³ Persons holding a federal certificate of capacity for boucher-charcutier, field of option "meat production", in accordance with Art. LFPr ¹ Are exempt from the training referred to in para. 2.

⁴ Persons who have agricultural training within the meaning of s. 194 are exempt from the training referred to in para. 2, let. A.

¹ The slaughterhouse operator is responsible for compliance with the provisions of the animal welfare legislation. It issues work instructions for:

A.

How to treat animals in wait stalls;

B.

Stunning of animals;

C.

Bleeding from animals;

D.

How to educate the slaughterhouse staff.

² The operator of the slaughterhouse shall make the working instructions available to the implementing bodies upon request.

³ Slaughterhouses that handle more than 1000 large livestock units (mammals), or more than 150,000 animals (poultry or rabbits) per year, must designate an animal protection official.

⁴ The animal welfare officer may give instructions. It monitors compliance with the provisions of the legislation on the protection of animals and is in particular responsible for:

A.

Inform the slaughterhouse operator of all aspects of animal welfare in the establishment;

B.

Instruct the slaughterhouse staff to ensure that animals are treated in accordance with their needs;

C.

Record the measures taken at the slaughterhouse to improve the protection of animals.

¹ Any vertebrate must be dizzy at the time of killing. If stunning is not possible, all relevant provisions must be made to minimize pain, pain and anxiety.

² The killing of a vertebrate without stunning is allowed:

A.

Hunting;

B.

As part of the control measures for harmful animals;

C. ¹

If the method of killing itself dips the animal immediately, without suffering or evils, in a state of inconsciousness and insensitivity.

³ Slaughter of frogs is allowed without dizziness if frogs are decapitated to the chilled state and the head is immediately destroyed. ²

The FVO may lay down in agreement with the cantonal authorities the methods of killing specifically authorised for certain animal species or for a specific purpose.

¹ If the Examination Ante mortem Is carried out at the slaughterhouse, the official veterinarian controls the condition of the animals and their condition upon arrival. The control shall also cover the loading density of the transport vehicles and the equipment thereof.

² In establishments where the official veterinarian is not normally present at the time of the arrival of the animals, examinations and controls shall be carried out by the person whom the slaughterhouse has in charge of the reception of the animals.

³ The persons responsible for examinations and controls shall announce to the cantonal authority infringements of the legislation on the protection of animals.

⁴ If temperatures are high or in heavy weather, vehicles should be aerated sufficiently when the animals cannot be unloaded without delay after arrival.

⁵ Animals unable to move should be stunned and bled on site.

¹ If temperatures are high or in heavy weather, staff must ensure that the animals in the slaughterhouse are refreshed.

² Animals that are not immediately slaughtered after arrival must be accommodated on a sufficiently large and protected area against extreme weather conditions; water must be made available to them.

³ The means of transport may serve, for a short period, for the accommodation of animals provided for in para. 2. The climatic conditions that prevail there must be adapted to the animals.

⁴ Animals which are slaughtered only several hours after their arrival shall be lodged in accordance with the minimum requirements for the detention of animals laid down in Annex 1 and shall be protected against extreme weather conditions; water Must be made available on a regular basis and, if necessary, they must be starved.

⁵ Animals that do not support themselves because of their species or sex, age or origin, must be held separately.

⁶ Lactating females must be slaughtered on the day of their arrival; in the absence of this, they must be logged at least twice a day.

⁷ When animals are held overnight at the slaughterhouse, a person designated by the establishment must check their general condition and health status at night and in the morning.

⁸ Horses must be slaughtered immediately after arrival if the slaughterhouse does not have the infrastructure to accommodate them with minnows.

¹ Animals must be moved sparly, taking into account the behaviour of their species. Instruments intended to direct animals shall be used only if the stimulated animal has the possibility of avoiding the action of the instrument.

² The use of appliances subjecting animals to electric shocks must be limited to cases of absolute necessity.

³ The passages must allow the animals to be moved with minnows.

⁴ Animal movement systems in slaughterhouses should be designed and used in such a way as to avoid pain and injury.

¹ The chicks and embryos of hatch regoals should be put to death only by means of rapid action methods such as homogenization or the administration of an appropriate gas mixture.

² Live chicks should not be stacked on each other.

¹ The following stunning processes are allowed:

² The FVO can provide for other stunning processes after consultation with the cantonal authorities.

¹ Animals shall be stunned so as to be immersed, as far as possible without delay and without pain or suffering, in a state of insensitivity and unconsciousness which lasts until their death.

² In the case of the use of a mechanical or electrical dizziness apparatus, the animals shall be placed in such a position that the device can be applied and used conveniently, precisely and for the appropriate duration.

³ Restraint means should not cause avoidable pain or injury and must ensure that animals for slaughter are stunned or upright, with the exception of poultry.

⁴ Poultry must be stunted before bleeding, except in the case of ritual slaughter.

¹ The dizziness apparatus and installations shall be tested at least once a working day before the work is resumed to ensure their proper functioning and to be cleaned several times a day if necessary. Replacement equipment must be ready for use.

² It is necessary to control the operation of stunning devices and installations during their use, by checking whether the stunning has had the desired effect, so that the technical malfunctions that can cause stunning May be immediately recognized and corrected.

³ The maintenance of stunning equipment and installations, the verification of their proper functioning and the correction of malfunctions should be documented.

¹ The bleeding must be done by sectioning or incising the main blood vessels in the neck. It must be carried out as quickly as possible after dizziness and as long as the animal is in a state of insensitivity and unconsciousness.

² Animals whose dizziness is compulsory under s. 21 LPA must be immersed in a state of insensitivity and inconsciousness up to the time of death by bleeding.

³ If there is a delay in the bleeding of the stunned animals, the stunning of other animals must be stopped immediately.

⁴ After the incision of bleeding, the animal shall not be subjected to any other activity of the slaughter process before it is dead.

⁵ After stunning, fish can be emptied instead of bleeding.

¹ The cantons shall lay down the tasks and powers of the official veterinarians in the enforcement of animal welfare legislation in slaughterhouses.

² Reviews and controls must be coordinated with controls Ante And Post-mortem Provided for in the order of 23 November 2005 concerning the slaughter of animals and the control of meat ¹ .

³ Formal monitoring of the enforcement of legislation on the protection of animals at slaughter is not subject to emoluments.

¹ Basic training, qualifying training and continuing education provide the specific knowledge required to hold the animals in accordance with their needs and to treat them responsibly and with minnows.

² Basic training, qualifying training and continuing education shall be specified by animal species or groups of animals according to the similarity of needs in the manner of being held or treated.

¹ Continuous training of at least four days in a four-year interval is the responsibility of:

A.

Animal custodians;

B. ¹

Directors of experiments on animals, experimentalists and animal handlers;

C.

Persons who provide training recognized by the FVO for the holders of animals;

D. ²

Retail dealers with a specialization in zoological trade who have followed a specific training qualification recognized by the FVO.

² Continuous training of at least one day in a three-year interval is the responsibility of:

A.

In the trade and livestock transport enterprises, the drivers, the persons involved in animals and persons who exercise leadership in the field of transport, such as transport agents or members of the committee Management;

B.

Slaughterhouse staff who are in contact with live animals.

³ DFI regulates the objectives, form, content and extent of continuing education.

⁴ It regulates the objectives, form, extent and content of the qualifying training of directors of animal and retail experiments with specialization in zoological commerce. ³

¹ If it finds deficiencies in the way in which the animals are fed, cared for or treated, or any other breach of the provisions of the animal welfare legislation, the cantonal authority may oblige the holders Of animals, persons who take charge of animals or the staff of an institution to be trained. ²

² If the cantonal authority finds deficiencies in the way in which a dog is treated, it may require the dog holder to take a dog education course or to pass an examination for the verification of the acquired skills.

³ The costs of the additional ad hoc training shall be borne by the institutions or holders concerned. ³

¹ By formation recognized within the meaning of this Ordinance:

A.

Specific training in a vocational school or in a high school or training in such a school, supplemented by a specific training qualification;

B. ¹

Specific training recognised by the OSAV, independent of vocational training;

C. ²

Specific training recognised by the FVO ensuring the transmission of specific knowledge or skills.

² Training is deemed to be "specific" when it provides the knowledge necessary to take care of animals, understand their needs and behaviour, and know how to treat them.

¹ Certification of training means:

A.

For training referred to in s. 192, para. 1, let. A: a degree from a vocational school or a high school;

B.

For training referred to in s. 192, para. 1, let. B: a document justifying the training taken;

C.

For training referred to in s. 192, para. 1, let. C: a certificate of competence.

² Specific training in a vocational school or in a high school provides for the obligation to acquire specific training independent of vocational training; the independent training of vocational training provides The requirement to obtain certification of qualifications. ¹

³ The official confirmation of a experience of at least three years with the animal species concerned shall be equivalent to the certificate of competence referred to in para. 1, let. C.

⁴ The FVO may require the use of standard forms to certify the required training.

¹ Agricultural training within the meaning of this order means:

A.

A farmer's training sanctioned by a federal occupational training certificate referred to in s. 37 or the federal certificate of capacity referred to in s. LFPr ¹ ;

B.

The training of farmers sanctioned by the patent referred to in Art. 42 LFPr;

C.

Training in agronomy attested by the diploma of a specialized high school;

D.

Any equivalent training in a specialized profession of agriculture.

² It shall be considered equivalent to the agricultural training referred to in para. 1 any other professional training in accordance with art. 37 or 38 LFPr which is completed:

A.

Qualified training in agriculture, completed within two years of the resumption of the livestock unit; or

B.

By a practical activity attested by at least three years on an agricultural operation.

By custodians of animals within the meaning of this Ordinance, the following persons shall be considered:

A.

The federal capacity certificate referred to in s. LFPr ¹ ;

B.

A certificate of capacity established on the basis of the Ordinance of 22 August 1986 of the DFI ² Concerning the obtaining of the certificate of guardian capacity of animals ³ ;

C.

A certificate of capacity of the FVO issued before 1998 ⁴ .

Training in a fishing profession means:

A.

Training to become a professional fisherman with a patent referred to in s. 42 LFPr ¹ ;

B. ²

Training to become a fishing guardian of the patent referred to in s. 42 LFPr;

C.

Equivalent training confirmed by the competent cantonal authority or a practical experience of at least three years.

¹ Training under s. 192, para. 1, let. B, provide technical knowledge and provide the practical skills necessary to hold the animals in accordance with their needs, use them and raise them responsibly and treat them with care.

² The training includes a theoretical part and a practical part. The practical part must have sufficient exercises.

³ The DFI regulates the objectives, form, content and scope of the theoretical part and the practical part of the training.

¹ Training under s. 192, para. 1, let. C, dispense basic knowledge or acquire the practical skills necessary to hold the animals in accordance with their needs and treat them with care.

² It can be followed in the form of a course or an internship.

³ The DFI regulates the objectives, form, content and extent of training.

¹ The FVO recognises the training referred to in Art. 197, the courses described in s. 198, para. 2, as well as the specific qualifying training of retailers in the zoological establishments referred to in s. 103, let. B. It publishes the list of recognised training and training courses. It decides on the equivalence of training courses taken abroad with the training required for art. 197 and 198. ¹

² It can entrust to organisations the quality control of training and qualifying training. The terms of reference and the quality criteria must be laid down in the benefit mandate.

³ In special cases, the cantonal authority may recognise training other than that required, provided that the person concerned can establish that it has comparable knowledge and skills or that it has a trade of which The requirements are comparable. It may, if necessary, require persons to undergo further training.

⁴ The cantonal authority recognises training and training as well as continuing education in the field of animal testing.

¹ The application for recognition of training referred to in s. 197 or a course referred to in s. 198, para. 2, or specific qualifying training for retail vendors in zoos, must be submitted in electronic form to the FSO with the documentation and the study design. ¹

² The documentation shall indicate the objectives, form, extent and content of the training and specify the training and professional experience of the trainers.

³ Recognition is limited to five years.

⁴ The FVO may revoke the recognition if the course does not comply with this order or substantially departs from the documentation provided in support of the application for recognition. ²

⁵ Anyone who provides training within the meaning of s. 197, courses within the meaning of s. 198, para. 2, or specific qualifying training for retail sellers in zoos may be prohibited by the FVO for the issue of the certification of training within the meaning of Art. 193, para. 1, let. B and c, if the course or training does not comply with this order or substantially departs from the documentation provided in support of the application for recognition. ³

¹ Animal transport companies organise the training and continuing training courses on the transport of animals in cooperation with the umbrella associations.

² Establishments engaged in slaughtering animals shall organise training and in-service training courses on how to treat animals for slaughter, in cooperation with the umbrella organisations.

³ The institutes and laboratories carrying out animal experiments organise, in collaboration with the specialised associations, training courses, qualifying training and continuing education on how to treat animals Experience and the execution of animal experiments.

⁴ The specialised cantonal service provides the training and training of the implementing bodies responsible for road safety.

¹ The training of animal carriers and slaughterhouse staff, as well as the specific qualifying training of retailers in the zoological shops recognised by the OSAV, is subject to review. ¹

² The DFI establishes the rules for the examinations.

¹ Any person who provides any of the training referred to in s. 192, para. 1, let. B or c, on the manner in which the animals are held and treated, must have completed the training referred to in s. 197 and have at least three years' experience with the animal species concerned. Training must be subject to review. The DFI establishes the rules for the examinations.

² The FSO recognizes instructors' courses if the requirements of s. 197 are supplemented by knowledge of:

A.

Didactic and legal bases;

B.

The principles of adult education;

C.

Organization of courses.

³ The training must be completed with one of the organizations referred to in s. 205.

Every person who provides training referred to in s. 32 to perform anaesthesia interventions must have a degree in veterinary medicine.

The training referred to in Art. 203 may be waived by:

A.

An institution of public law;

B.

An organisation mandated by the specialised cantonal service;

C.

Another organization that can justify having a qualified faculty for that training and an organization accredited in accordance with the June 17, 1996, certification and designation order ¹ Performs external quality control.

¹ The establishment where the practical training or training practicum is carried out within the meaning of this order shall be in possession of animals which, by their number and species, correspond at least to those which the trainee intends to take Supported. The person in charge of the establishment must have the qualifications necessary for the management of the animals. ¹

² The trainee must receive instructions directly from the person taking care of the animals.

The FVO provides the scientific knowledge necessary for the issuance of guidelines and recommendations for holding animals in accordance with their needs and dealing with them in a sparing manner. It can assign this task to specialists and external institutes.

¹ The FSO shall ensure that the PCPA and this Order are applied in a manner consistent with the Cantons.

² It encourages the proper treatment of animals and provides information on developments in the protection of animals.

¹ The FVO may issue orders of the Office of a technical nature.

² It may require the competent cantonal authorities to register the authorisations and results of official controls in the information system for the performance data of the public veterinary service (ASAN) referred to in the order of 6 June 2014 concerning information systems of the public veterinary service ¹ . ²

³ It shall develop the model forms provided for in this order.

⁴ The application forms to open an establishment holding animals, to trade in animals or to advertise with animals must contain the following headings: ³

A.

The person in charge and his or her domicile or head office;

B.

The address of the place where the animals are held and the purpose of the detention;

C.

Animal species and the maximum number of animals; in the case of trade, animal species and commercial volume;

D.

The size, number and nature of detention units;

E.

The equipment and density of occupancy of the premises and the enclosures;

F.

The strength and level of training of the staff who care for the animals;

G.

In the case of advertising: the manner in which the animals are used and the duration of their use.

⁵ The application forms for the provision of animal care or care to animals must contain the following headings:

A.

The person in charge and his or her domicile or head office;

B.

The purpose of the service that is provided, the location of the service, the type of space and enclosure, and the type and layout of the transportation vehicles;

C.

Animal species, the type of benefit and their frequency;

D.

Training of providers. ⁴

¹ The cantonal veterinarian directs the specialised cantonal service.

² The canton institutes a sufficient number of people to ensure the effectiveness of enforcement. The requirements to be met are set out in the order of 16 November 2011 concerning basic training, qualifying training and the continuing education of persons working in the public veterinary sector ¹ . ²

¹ The cantons may require the payment of a bond for the grant of the authorization to hold wild animals in professional capacity or to conduct professional trade in animals. The amount of the bond is fixed according to the species and the number of animals.

² The surety may be used to cover the costs of the township under s. 24 LPA.

¹ Any person who has repeatedly violated the provisions relating to the protection of animals, the conservation of species or the police of epizootic diseases, or has refused to comply with an order of authority, may be refused or withdrawn Authorization.

² The competent authority shall withdraw the authorisation where the holder, in spite of a warning, no longer meets the basic requirements or does not comply with the conditions and charges attaching to the authorisation.

³ Measures under s. 23 and 24 PCPA are reserved.

¹ The competent cantonal authority to impose a prohibition on the holding of animals within the meaning of Art. 23 PCPA is the home township of the person who is the subject of a ban or the township in which the animals are held or raised.

² The competent cantonal authorities shall ensure that prohibitions on the holding of animals within the meaning of s. 23 PCPA are entered into ASAN. ²

The cantonal authorities shall communicate to the FVO all criminal judgments and classification decisions made under the legislation on the protection of animals.

¹ The specialised cantonal service orders the control of livestock units holding cattle, lamas, alpacas, horses, pigs, goats, sheep, rabbits and domestic poultry.

² The frequency and coordination of controls are governed by the ordinance of 23 October 2013 on the coordination of controls on farms ² . ³

³ Each year, the specialized cantonal service prepares a report according to the model of the FVO where it presents its monitoring activities and the decisions it has taken.

⁴ The competent cantonal authorities shall ensure that the results of official controls carried out in the herds of livestock are entered in the information system for the control data (Acontrol) referred to in Art. 6 to 9 of the order of 23 October 2013 on information systems in the field of agriculture ⁴ . ⁵

⁵ Controls may be entrusted to private organisations only to the extent that they have been accredited in accordance with the European standard ISO/IEC 17020 " General criteria for the operation of different types of bodies Inspection " ⁶ And the order of 17 June 1996 on accreditation and designation ⁷ .

¹ The specialised cantonal service controls at least every two years the institutions required to have an authorisation for the detention of wild animals. If two consecutive tests have not resulted in any dispute, the interval between the checks may be extended to a maximum of four years.

² The checks carried out in establishments subject to authorisation holding wild animals for the production of foodstuffs shall be governed by Art. 213.

¹ The specialised cantonal service controls the zoological shops at least once a year. Where two successive tests have not resulted in any dispute, the cantonal authority may increase the range of checks to at most three years. Animal stock exchanges, animal exposures and small animal markets in which animals are traded, as well as the use of animals for advertising purposes, must be surveyed.

² The specialised cantonal service orders non-advertised checks at a biannual rate in all professional detention and breeding establishments, and in animal pensions and shelters. If two consecutive tests have not resulted in any dispute, the range of controls may be extended to a maximum of five years.

¹ The specialised cantonal service controls experimental animals at least once a year.

² The controls shall include:

A.

Compliance with the terms and conditions attached to the authorization;

B.

The condition of animals and the condition of infrastructure;

C.

Terms and conditions applicable to staff;

D.

The maintenance of a register of animals and documentation relating to the characterization of the constraint on genetically modified animals and the lines or strains with a debilitating phenotype.

³ The specialised cantonal service monitors the execution of animal experiments every year on account of at least one fifth of the current authorisations. The choice is made according to the degree of stress suffered by the animals and according to the number of animals used, the degree of technicality of the experiments and the defects noted above.

⁴ The controls shall include:

A.

Compliance with the conduct of the experiment and compliance with the legal provisions;

B.

Compliance with the terms and conditions;

C.

Minutes of the conduct of the experiment;

D.

The state of the infrastructure that allowed the conduct of the experiment;

E.

Staff.

The specialised cantonal service orders a survey of the transport of animals.

If the specialised cantonal service uses private third parties to carry out the checks, it checks their activities by survey.

The specialised cantonal service may receive the following emoluments for the following benefits:

The repeal and amendment of the existing law are set out in Schedule 6.

Facilities holding wild animals that existed on 1 ^Er September 2001, with the exception of enclosures for aras, cockatoes and large iguanas, have a transitional period expiring at the end of August 2011 to adapt their pens and basins if their dimensions are less than 90 % of the prescribed minimum dimensions In Schedule 2 (wild animals) or if they do not meet the development requirements.

¹ Persons registered on 1 ^Er September 2008 as manager of an agricultural operation or as a holder of animals within the meaning of s. 31, para. 4, are not required to make up for training in the possession of animals under s. 31, para. 1 and 4.

² Persons who may establish that they were leading the ^Er September 2008 a professional horse holding facility is not required to submit a training certificate referred to in s. 31, para. 5. ¹

³ The training requirements to be met by the directors of experiments on animals referred to in s. 132, and persons carrying out experiments under s. 134 are not applicable to persons who were already performing this function prior to 1 ^Er July 1999.

⁴ Persons who may establish that they held a dog on 1 ^Er September 2008 is exempt from the requirement for this dog to obtain the certificate of competency referred to in s. 68, para. 2. ²

¹ The old right shall remain applicable to experiments on authorised animals before 1 ^Er September 2008.

² The former right remains applicable to experiments on animals for which an application was filed before 1 ^Er July 2008.

³ The old right remains applicable up to 1 ^Er September 2011 in animal experiments that the cantonal authority has declared not subject to authorisation before 1 ^Er September 2008.

The castration without anaesthesia of male piglets under 14 days of age remains authorized for a transitional period which runs until 31 December 2009.

The other transitional provisions are set out in Annex 5.

¹ Persons announced in accordance with the current version of s. 101 will have to be licensed under the new s. 101 from 1 ^Er January 2017.

² Must meet training requirements by 1 ^Er January 2017 people who:

A.

In the professional capacity of animals other than those held in animals' pensions or shelters: according to Art. 102, para. 1 and 2, let. B;

B.

Provide to third parties the animals referred to in s. 101, let. C: according to art. 102, para. 2, let. D;

C.

Ensure the trimming of bovine nails or horse hooves: according to Art. 102, para. 5.

³ The holdings authorised at the time of entry into force of this amendment shall meet the requirements set out in Annex 2, Table 2, relating to the detention of African ostriches as of 1 ^Er January 2024.

⁴ The compartments of the loading space of the transport vehicles of animals in circulation on 1 ^Er September 2010 shall have the minimum height set out in Annex 4 from 1 ^Er September 2020.

¹ This order shall enter into force on 1 ^Er September 2008, subject to para. 2.

² Art. 23, para. 1, let. B to d, and 2, 97, para. 2, 100, para. 2, 194, para. 1, let. A, and s. 3, second sentence, 5 B And 5 D Of Annex 6, c. II/4, enter into force on 1 ^Er January 2009.