Regional Law No. 274 “On delimitation of powers of state bodies in the field of handling and treatment of animals”.

This Regional Law delimits powers between the regional state bodies in the field of handling animals. Provisions of this Law do not apply to relations in the field of wildlife conservation and use, fisheries and conservation of aquatic biological resources, aquaculture (fish farming), hunting and conservation of hunting resources, use of livestock and management of animals for laboratory testing. The arrangements for handling and treatment of animals shall include: (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 or until natural death of such animals. State powers shall be transferred to local government for an unlimited period of time.