No. 14651
Promulgation Date 2017-03-21
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
ALL
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1 (Purpose)
Article 2 (Definitions)
Article 3 (Basic Principles for Protection of Animals)
Article 4 (Responsibilities of State, Local Governments, and Citizens)
Article 5 (Animal Welfare Committee)
Article 6 (Relationship to other Acts)
CHAPTER II PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF ANIMALS
Article 7 (Appropriate Raising and Management)
Article 8 (Prohibition of Animal Abuse, etc.)
Article 9 (Transportation of Animals)
Article 9-2 (Methods for Delivering Companion Animals)
Article 10 (Methods of Slaughtering Animals)
Article 11 (Surgery on Animals)
Article 12 (Registration, etc. of Animals Subject to Registration)
Article 13 (Management, etc. of Animals subject to Registration)
Article 14 (Rescue and Protection of Animals)
Article 15 (Establishment, Designation, etc. of Animal Care Centers)
Article 16 (Reporting, etc.)
Article 17 (Public Announcement)
Article 18 (Return of Animals, etc.)
Article 19 (Bearing of Care Expenses)
Article 20 (Acquisition of Ownership of Animal)
Article 21 (Transfer or Donation of Animals)
Article 22 (Humane Disposal, etc. of Animals)
CHAPTER III ANIMAL TESTING
Article 23 (Principles for Animal Testing)
Article 24 (Prohibition, etc. of Animal Testing)
Article 25 (Establishment, etc. of Animal Testing Ethics Committee)
Article 26 (Functions, etc. of Ethics Committee)
Article 27 (Formation of Ethics Committee)
Article 28 (Instruction in, and Supervision over, Formation, etc. of Ethics Committee)
CHAPTER IV CERTIFICATION OF ANIMAL WELFARE LIVESTOCK FARMS
Article 29 (Certification of Animal Welfare Livestock Farms)
Article 30 (Prohibition of Fraud)
Article 31 (Succession to Certification)
CHAPTER V BUSINESS
Article 32 (Types of Business, Standards for Facilities, etc.)
Article 33 (Registration of Business)
Article 34 (Permission for Business)
Article 35 (Succession to Business)
Article 36 (Matters to Be Observed by Business Operators)
Article 37 (Education)
Article 38 (Revocation of Registration or Permission, etc.)
Article 38-2 (Inspection on Business Operators, etc.)
CHAPTER VI SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
Article 39 (Visit, Inspection, etc.)
Article 40 (Animal Guardians)
Article 41 (Honorary Animal Guardians)
Article 41-2 (Rewards)
Article 42 (Fees)
Article 43 (Hearings)
Article 44 (Delegation of Authority)
Article 45 (Survey on Actual Status and Disclosure of Information)
CHAPTER VII PENALTY PROVISIONS
Article 46 (Penalty Provisions)
Article 46-2 (Joint Penalty Provisions)
Article 47 (Administrative Fines)
ADDENDA
ADDENDA <Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>
ADDENDUM <Act No. 11737, Apr. 5, 2013>
ADDENDUM <Act No. 12051, Aug. 13, 2013>
ADDENDA <Act No. 12512, Mar. 24, 2014>
ADDENDUM <Act No. 13023, Jan. 20, 2015>
ADDENDA <Act No. 14651, Mar. 21, 2017>