Internal Law 4 Education - Science - Culture 45 Protecting nature, the landscape and animals
Dretg naziunal 4 Scola - Scienza - Cultura 45 Protecziun da la natira, da la cuntrada e dals animals

455 Animal Welfare Act of 16 December 2005 (AniWA)

455 Lescha federala dals 16 da december 2005 davart la protecziun dals animals (LPAn)

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Art. 26 Mistreatment of animals

1 A custodial sentence not exceeding three years or a monetary penalty shall be imposed on any person who wilfully:33

a.
mistreats, neglects or unnecessarily overworks an animal or abuses its dignity in any other way;
b.
kills an animal in a manner that causes suffering;
c.
organises fights between or with animals in which animals are tormented or killed;
d.
inflicts pain, suffering or harm on, or induces anxiety in an animal during the course of experiments, unless this is unavoidable for the purpose of the experiment;
e.
releases or abandons an animal that is kept in the house or on the farm with the intention of ridding themselves of it.

2 If the offender has acted through negligence, he or she is liable to a monetary penalty not exceeding 180 daily penalty units.34

33 Amended by No I of the FA of 15 June 2012, in force since 1 Jan. 2013 (AS 2012 6279; BBl 2011 7055).

34 Amended by No I of the FA of 15 June 2012, in force since 1 Jan. 2013 (AS 2012 6279; BBl 2011 7055).

Art. 26 Maltractament d’animals

1 Cun in chasti da detenziun da fin a 3 onns u cun in chasti pecuniar vegn chastià tgi che fa intenziunadamain il suandant:33

a.
maltracta, negligescha, stanclenta nunnecessariamain in animal u na resguarda betg sia dignitad en in’autra moda;
b.
mazza animals en moda crudaivla u da levsenn;
c.
organisescha cumbats tranter u cun animals, tar ils quals ils animals vegnan maltractads u mazzads;
d.
chaschuna dolurs, suffrientschas u donns ad in animal u al tementescha cun realisar experiments, nun che quai saja inevitabel per la finamira persequitada;
e.
lascha ir u lascha enavos in animal domestic u in animal tegnì en in manaschi cun l’intenziun da sa deliberar d’el.

2 Sche la delinquenta u il delinquent agescha per negligientscha, vegn ella u el chastià cun in chasti pecuniar da fin a 180 taxas per di.34

33 Versiun tenor la cifra I da la LF dals 15 da zer. 2012, en vigur dapi il 1. da schan. 2013 (AS 2012 6279; BBl 2011 7055).

34 Versiun tenor la cifra I da la LF dals 15 da zer. 2012, en vigur dapi il 1. da schan. 2013 (AS 2012 6279; BBl 2011 7055).

 

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