1 Any person who keeps or looks after animals must feed and care for them properly and provide them with the activities and freedom of movement needed for their well-being as well as shelter where necessary.
2 Having consulted the interested parties, the Federal Council shall issue regulations, specifically minimum requirements, on the housing of animals, taking into account the scientific evidence, the state of the art and technical developments. It shall prohibit forms of animal husbandry that contravene the basic principles of animal welfare.
3 It may define requirements for the continuing education and training of animal keepers and persons who train animals or perform care-related activities on them.10
10 Amended by No I of the FA of 15 June 2012, in force since 1 Jan. 2013 (AS 2012 6279; BBl 2011 7055).
1 Tgi che tegna u ha quità d’animals, als sto nutrir e tgirar adequatamain, als conceder l’occupaziun e la libertad da sa mover ch’èn necessarias per lur bainesser sco er – sche quai fa da basegn – in alloschi.
2 Suenter avair consultà ils circuls interessads decretescha il Cussegl federal – resguardond las experientschas scientificas e tegnend quint dal stadi da l’experientscha e dal svilup tecnic – prescripziuns davart la tegnida d’animals, particularmain pretensiuns minimalas. El scumonda geners da tegnair animals che cuntrafan als princips da la protecziun dals animals.
3 El po fixar las pretensiuns a la scolaziun ed a la furmaziun supplementara da las possessuras e dals possessurs d’animals sco er da quellas persunas che scoleschan u che tgiran animals.10
10 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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