Law No. 205/2004 on protection of animals.

This is the law which refers to animal protection in Romania, in addition with subsequent changes comform EU requirements.
Este publicata in Monitorul Oficial, Partea I nr. It is published in the Official Gazette, Part I no. 531 din 14/06/2004, find completata ulterior prin Legea nr. 531 of 14.06.2004, find later completed by Law no. 9/2008. 9 / 2008.

Chapter I - General Provisions.

Article 1
(1) This law regulates the measures necessary to ensure the living conditions and welfare of animals with or without holder.
(2) management of stray canine population in Romania is regulated by special law.

2 Article 2
In this law, the keeper means the owner, the person has with any valid, and any natural or legal person who is the animal care.

Article 3
Keepers are required to ensure animal health rules and zooigiena on housing, feeding, care, reproduction, exploitation, and those relating to the protection and welfare.

Article 4
Keepers are required to behave without brutality towards them, to ensure basic conditions necessary for the purpose for which they are raised, and not to leave or eject them.

Article 5
(1) The owners of animals are required to ensure their needs depending on ethological, species, breed, sex, age and type of production, the following:
a) an appropriate shelter;
b) sufficient food and water;
c) the possibility of moving enough;
d) care and attention.
(2) keepers are forbidden to apply ill-treatment, such as beating, torture and other cruel also.

Article 6
(1) For the purposes of this Law, we mean behavior brutal mistreatment, abuse in the use of animals, animals subjected to mistreatment and unnecessary burdens, and Failure to provide the minimum conditions of life and welfare.
(2) For the purposes of this Law, animal cruelty understand:
a) killing of animals, of perversity, and by practicing shooting captive or domesticated animals;
b) arranging fights between animals or animals;
c) the use of live animals for training dogs or to control aggression;
d) the use of animals for exhibition, advertising, filmmaking and for related purposes, if these activities cause them to physical and mental suffering, disease or injury;
e) the abandonment of an animal whose existence depends on human care;
f) administration of substances to boost natural capacities of animals during sports competitions in the form of doping.

Article 7
The animals used for scientific purposes are subject to specific safety rules, without causing them unnecessary suffering.
Article 8
(1) The National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety is national authority in the field of animal protection.
(2) conditions of ownership, housing and maintenance of animals is established by order of President of the National Authority for Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety.

Chapter II - Conditions of animal ownership.

Article 9
(1) Keepers can own wild animals, by law, only if authorized by the direction of veterinary and food safety county.
(2) Conditions on owning wild animals is established by order of the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development on a proposal from the National Authority for Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety.

Article 10
(1) The owners of animals are required to properly care and treat a sick or injured animal.
(2) The animal health may have cut or killed by the case of a sick or injured animals, to relieve physical and mental suffering unnecessary under the conditions set by order of the president of the National Authority for Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety.
(3) Paragraph.
(1) and (2) does not apply to animals used for scientific or other experiments.
Article 11
Keepers who selects an animal for breeding are required to respect the characteristics anatomy, physiology and behavior of the species and breed, so do not be compromised performance, health and welfare of offspring.

Article 12
The person who contributes to the training of an animal has the obligation to use means of training which does not cause physical or mental trauma, and use methods that do not adversely affect animal health or welfare.

Chapter III.

Chapter III - Terms of trade in animals, animal transport, and their use for advertising, performances, exhibitions, competitions and similar events.


Article 13
National Authority for Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety, for reasons of animal protection and conservation of animal species existing in the country, may impose certain conditions and limit or prohibit the import, export, transit and trade in animals, considering the EU regulations.

Article 14
(1) Carriers are required to carry animals under appropriate conditions, depending on species, sex, age, type of production to avoid injury or exhaustion of their physical.
(2) Conditions on animal transport is established by order of President of the National Authority for Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety.

Article 15
Animals may be used for advertising purposes, performances, exhibitions, competitions or other similar event only if:
a) organizer ensure conditions provided at art. 5;
b) health and welfare are not endangered.

Article 16
During competitions or at other times it is forbidden to administer animal substances or be subject to procedures to increase or decrease the natural level of performance.

Chapter IV - surgery.

Article 17
(1) Animals are subject to surgery only in cases justified.
(2) Surgery is done under local anesthesia or, where appropriate, generally only by veterinarians.
(3) medical Manoperele cause animal suffering should be performed by your veterinarian.

Article 18
Notwithstanding the provisions of Art.
17 alin. 17 para.
(2), for animals used for scientific or other experiments, surgery or other treatments may be performed by other people who have qualifications.

Chapter V - cutting or killing.

Article 19
The animals will be subjected to unnecessary suffering if cutting or killing.

Article 20
Slaughter animals will be in compliance with specific legal provisions in force.

Article 21
The provisions of Art. 20 does not apply to animals, due to accident or illness, should be cut or killed immediately.

Chapter VI - The use of animals for scientific or other experiments.

Article 22
Animals may be used for scientific research, disease diagnosis, production of drugs or biological products, and other similar purposes, when target activity can be achieved by other means not involving the use of animals.

Chapter VII - Sanctions.

Article 23
(1) The contravention of these facts:
a) Non-compliance with Art. 12; 12;
b) Non-compliance with Art. 5 alin. 5. (1);
c) subjecting an animal to mistreatment;
d) Non-compliance with Art. 26 alin. 26 para. (3);
e) subjecting an animal to cruelty.
(2) offenses provided under par.(1) shall be punished as follows:
a) those referred to. a, a) with fine from 2,000,000 lei to 4,000,000 lei;
b) those referred to b) and c) with fine from 3,000,000 lei to 6,000,000 lei;
c) that in the letter. d) with fine from 6,000,000 lei to 10,000,000 lei;
d) that in the letter.
e), with a fine from 10,000,000 lei to 20,000,000 lei.

Article 24
If committing three times over a period of 2 years of the facts provided by art 23, para (1).c) and e) of the animal owner, besides a fine offense, shall apply and the seizure of animals. In this case, animals in shelters are places which is attached to local councils and will be recovered under the law.

Article 25
(1) Establish a contravention and enforcement people are empowered, under duties of the National Authority for Sanitary Veterinary and Food and the Ministry of Interior.
(2) The offender may pay on the spot or later than 48 hours after the end of minutes or, as applicable, from the communication of it, half of the minimum fine provided for in Art. 23 para (2), finding the agent making it possible mention in the minutes.
(3) contraventions provided for in Art. 23 to apply the provisions of Government Ordinance no. 2/2001 of contraventions, approved with amendments and completions by Law no.180/2002, as amended.

Chapter VIII - Final Provisions.

Article 26
(1) The National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority and Ministry of Interior, through authorized bodies, monitor implementation of this law.
(2) To fulfill this law, persons authorized, under duties of the National Authority for Sanitary Veterinary and Food and the Ministry of Interior have access to buildings, shelters and other places where animals are kept and the right to request any information and documents necessary to review and take samples for laboratory research and analysis.
(3) In case where animals are kept is at the residence of animal owners, access persons provided under par.(2) in this region is done with the owner. In the absence of agreement, the owner of the animal has the obligation to prove compliance with art. 5.

Article 27
The orders provided for in Art. 8 para.(2), Art. 9 para.(2), Art. 10 para.(2) and art. 14 para. (2) shall be issued within 6 months from the date of publication of this law in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I.

Article 28
This law comes into force 10 days after publication in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I.

FOR RETURN IN PRINCIPAL BLOGG

CLICK HERE

Persoane interesate