Laws and ordinances
Animal protection law (LPA)
- Protects animal dignity and ensures animal welfare.
- Defines conditions to treat all aninals (pets, farm & zoo animals and experimented animals)
https://www.admin.ch/opc/fr/classified-compilation/20022103/index.html
Microsoft Word - 455.fr.doc (178 Ko)
Ordinance on animal protection (OPAn)
- Defines the rules and specifies chapters of the law (allowed and forbidden procedures, education levels, requirements for housing conditions...)
https://www.admin.ch/opc/fr/classified-compilation/20080796/index.html
RS 455.1 (866 Ko)
Ordinance on animal exprimentation (OExA)
- Defines rules for animal experimentation (housing, breeding, monitoring, degrees of severity...)
https://www.admin.ch/opc/fr/classified-compilation/20082892/index.html
RS 455.163 (136 Ko)
Ordinance on education courses for housing and treating animals (OFPAn)
- Defines contents and duration of courses.
https://www.admin.ch/opc/fr/classified-compilation/20080798/index.html
RS 455.109.1 (163 Ko)
Ordinance on numeric managment of animal experimentation (O_SIGEXPA)
- Defines rules for managing authorization requests and reports.
https://www.admin.ch/opc/fr/classified-compilation/20080724/index.html
455.61 (695 Ko)
