Animal Protection Ordinance (TSchV).

The present Ordinance implements the Animal Protection Act of 23 September 2010. The Ordinance governs the handling of vertebrates, cephalopods and crayfish, their keeping and use and intervention on them. The text consists of 226 articles divided into 12 Parts as follows: General provisions (I); Animal keeping and handling of animals (II); Domestic animals (III); Wild fauna (IV); Professional handling of animals (V); Animal testing, genetically modified animals and strained mutants(VI); Animal transports (VII); Killing and slaughtering of animals (VIII); Formation, training and vocational training of animal keeping (IX); Offences (IXa); Administrative tasks and execution (X); Protection of information (Xa); Animal Welfare Officer (IX); Transitional and final provisions (XII). Five Annexes are enclosed.