Bekendtgørelse om dyrevelfærdsmæssige mindstekrav til hold af grise | B20200174205 — Denmark law | Esheria

Bekendtgørelse om dyrevelfærdsmæssige mindstekrav til hold af grise

The provision sets minimum welfare rules for pig keeping, including daily inspection, recordkeeping, suitable housing, and a ban on tethering pigs.

Jurisdiction
Denmark
Instrument
Regulation
Citation
B20200174205
Status
Not in force
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
da
Updated
Official source
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About this statute

The provision sets minimum welfare rules for pig keeping, including daily inspection, recordkeeping, suitable housing, and a ban on tethering pigs. This section sets detailed welfare rules for pigs, including cleaning, feed, water, housing, stocking, and limits on painful procedures. Written documentation must be shown to the supervisory authority on request, and tail docking is tightly restricted to limited conditions. Overtrædelse af de nævnte bestemmelser kan straffes med bøde eller fængsel i op til 4 måneder, medmindre anden lovgivning giver højere straf. This section sets sentencing aggravation rules, allows corporate criminal liability, and contains commencement, repeal, and transition rules for certain pig welfare provisions.

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