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Order No. 720 on keeping raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) in captivity.

Country
Type of law
Regulation
Source

Keywords

Abstract
This Order regulates existing rules on the keeping of raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides), preventing new groups and the expansion thereof with the purpose of preventing release in the wild, as no reproduction of existing animals is permitted. Those who are in possession of live raccoon dogs must, by 15 October 2011, notify to the national Nature Agency.
This Order consists of 4 Chapters: Purpose (1); Prohibition (2); Administration (3); Penalty and entry into force (4).
Date of text
Entry into force notes
Entry into force on 1 July 2011.
Repealed
No
Source language

English

Legislation status
in force
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Bekendtgørelse om hold af mårhund (Nyctereutes procyonoides) i fangenskab.