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What it is

Basic rules for animal care and their penalties

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 2 February 2007. Introduced by: Gobierno.

Official title: Government bill for the care of animals in their exploitation, transport, experimentation, and slaughter.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000123· updated 11 Nov

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  1. The law sets basic rules for the care of vertebrate production animals and animals used for experimentation, and creates a common system of offenses and penalties to enforce them.
  2. The law does not apply to hunting and fishing, wild fauna, bullfighting shows, regulated sports competitions or pets, except as provided in the first additional provision.
  3. Public authorities must ensure animals do not suffer useless pain or harm on farms, that transport causes no unnecessary injuries or suffering, and that slaughterhouses avoid agitation, pain or unnecessary suffering. Slaughter under religious rites may be exempt from stunning, always under veterinary supervision.
  4. Centers using animals for experimentation and animal transporters need prior administrative authorization or registration. For imports of live animals, the State will require compliance with European rules.
  5. Offenses are classified as very serious, serious or minor, with fines from €6,001 to €100,000, from €601 to €6,000, and up to €600 respectively. Very serious offenses include using animals in fights or giving inspectors false documents; serious ones include non-permitted mutilations, and minor ones include abandoning an animal or not cooperating with inspections.
  6. Serious and very serious offenses can carry additional measures such as confiscation of the animals or closure of establishments. The fine can be reduced by up to 20% if the offender admits the facts, and increased by up to 50% for repeat offenders.

Who it affects

  • Livestock farmers and production animal farms: They must follow care, transport and slaughter rules and can be fined if they do not.
  • Centers using animals for experimentation: They need prior authorization or registration and authorization for each procedure.
  • Animal transporters: They must be authorized and registered, and transport animals without causing suffering.
  • Slaughterhouses: They must avoid unnecessary pain and suffering and report religious-rite slaughters.
  • Those importing or exporting live animals: The State will require them to comply with European animal protection rules.

Words worth knowing

Potestad sancionadora
The power of the public administration to impose penalties when the law is broken.
Aturdimiento
Stunning: making the animal unconscious before slaughter so it does not suffer.
Decomiso
Confiscation: legally taking away the animals or items involved in the offense.
Multas coercitivas
Coercive fines imposed to force someone to comply with an order already given, up to a maximum of €6,000.
Reincidencia
Committing more than one offense of the same kind within one year.

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

  1. Introduced2 February 2007Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted6 February 2007The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendments9 February 2007Groups propose changes.
  4. Committee9 April 2007A committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenaryno dateAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senate20 June 2007The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOE18 October 2007It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 11 official steps on a timeline
Feb 2007Mar 2007Apr 2007May 2007Jun 2007Jul 2007Aug 2007Sept 200711. 2 February 2007: Presentación22. 6 February 2007: Comisión de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación Publicación desde 06/02/2007 hasta 09/02/200733. 6 February 2007: Calificación44. 9 February 2007: Comisión de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación Enmiendas desde 09/02/2007 hasta 28/03/200755. 28 March 2007: Comisión de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación Mesa - Calificación desde 28/03/2007 hasta 09/04/200766. 9 April 2007: Comisión de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación Debate de totalidad desde 09/04/2007 hasta 18/04/200777. 18 April 2007: Comisión de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación Informe desde 18/04/2007 hasta 13/06/200788. 13 June 2007: Comisión de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación Aprobación con competencia legislativa plena desde 13/06/2007 hasta 20/06/200799. 20 June 2007: Senado desde 20/06/2007 hasta 08/10/20071010. 8 October 2007: Pleno Enmiendas o veto del Senado desde 08/10/2007 hasta 18/10/20071111. 18 October 2007: Concluido - (Aprobado con modificaciones) desde 18/10/2007 hasta 11/12/2007

Was there a plenary vote?

We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.

What happens next

What happens now?

It is law, or will be once published in the BOE. It comes into force on the date its own text sets.

Published in the BOE: Ley 32/2007, of 7 November, on the care of animals in their exploitation, transport, experimentation and slaughter.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

  • The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
  • Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
  • We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.

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