Animal Welfare (Protection of Animals) Law, 5754-1994
חוק צער בעלי חיים (הגנה על בעלי חיים), תשנ"ד-1994
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Schedule (section 17b)
Name of Regulations Regulation Number
Animal Welfare (Protection of Animals) (Transport of Livestock) Regulations, 5766-2006 4 to 15
Animal Welfare (Protection of Animals) (Transport of Poultry) Regulations, 5772-2011 4 to 13 and 18
Animal Welfare (Protection of Animals) (Breeding and Keeping of Pigs for Agricultural Purposes) Regulations, 5775-2015 3 to 19 and 21 to 24
Animal Welfare (Protection of Animals) (Keeping for Non-Agricultural Purposes) Regulations, 5769-2009 3 to 5, 7 to 10, 11(b) and (d) to (i), 13 to 19, 21, 23, 25 to 30, 32, 33, 36
Animal Welfare (Protection of Animals) (Keeping of Veal Calves) Regulations, 5766-2006 — 2 to 6, 7(b), 8(a), 9
Animal Welfare (Protection of Animals) (Animal Shows) Regulations, 5761-2001 — 2
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Published in Sefer HaHukim 5754 No. 1447 of 18.1.1994 p. 56 (Legislative Bill 5752 No. 2127 p. 298).
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