Establishes general rules for the protection of animals in disaster situations.
Establishes general rules for the protection of animals in disaster situations. Changes the Environmental Crimes Law to create the crime of animal abuse linked to disasters. It also includes, in the National Dam Safety Policy, care for animals affected by disasters.
Key points and official text
Key points
- Creates general rules for the protection of animals in disaster situations
- Amends the Environmental Crimes Law (Law 9.605/1998) to define abuse related to disasters as a crime
- Amends the Dam Safety Law (Law 12.334/2010)
- Includes care for animals that are victims of disasters in the National Dam Safety Policy
Official text (PL 2950/2019)
The official text is in Portuguese, as it was voted.
Dispõe sobre normas gerais de proteção aos animais em situação de desastre e altera a Lei n° 9.605, de 12 de fevereiro de 1998 (Lei dos Crimes Ambientais), para tipificar crime de maus tratos a animais relacionado à ocorrência de desastre, e a Lei n° 12.334, de 20 de setembro de 2010 (Lei de Segurança de Barragens), para incluir na Política Nacional de Segurança de Barragens (PNSB) os cuidados com animais vitimados por desastres.
How each deputy voted
Symbolic vote: the result was announced without recording each deputy's vote.
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