Animal Slaughter Protection Ordinance (VTSchS).
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Type of law
Regulation
Date of original text
Date of latest amendment
Abstract
The present Ordinance implements the Animal Protection Act of 23 September 2010 and the Animal Protection Ordinance of 14 December 2010. In particular, the Ordinance governs animal welfare in slaughterhouses according to article 2, paragraph 3, of the afore-mentioned Ordinance. The Ordinance contains, inter alia, provisions on: a) unloading, restraining and supervision of animals in slaughterhouses; requirements for anaesthesia systems and equipment; monitoring. The text consists of 25 articles divided into 8 Parts as follows: General provisions (I); Unloading, housing and supervision of animals in slaughter facilities (II); Requirements for anaesthesia systems and equipment (III); Driving and fixing before stunning (IV); Stunning (V); Bleeding of animals (VI); Supervisions (VII); Transitional and final provisions (VIII). Six Annexes are enclosed.
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Long title of text
Ordinance on animal protection in slaughterhouses.
Date of text
Entry into force notes
The present Ordinance enters into force on 1 January 2011.
Notes
Consolidated version of the Ordinance as of 2018.
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Liechtensteinisches Landesgesetzblatt, No. 428, 23 September 2010, 36 pp.
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Verordnung vom 14. Dezember 2010 über den Tierschutz beim Schlachten (VTSchS).