Regional Law No. 150-OZ “On granting local self-government bodies separate state authority to organize measures for the treatment of animals without owners”.

The scope of this Regional Law shall be to improve efficiency of the arrangements for handling and treatment of ownerless animals. Local government shall be vested with the following state powers, including the following arrangements: (a) capture of ownerless animals, including their transport and immediate transfer to animal shelters; (b) keeping of ownerless animals in animal shelters; (c) return of lost animals to their owners, as well as search of new owners for ownerless animals admitted to animal shelters; (d) return of ownerless animals that do not manifest unmotivated aggression, to their previous habitats; and (e) accommodation and keeping of animals in shelters for ownerless animals who can't be returned to their former habitats, until such animals are handed over to their new owners. Local government shall be vested with the aforesaid state powers for unlimited period of time.