Summary Description
- Determines that the federal government shall legislate on matters related to animal protection, and that regional governments (cantons) shall execute such federal legislation.
- TopicThe topic of the legislation or policy covered by the text
- Animal welfare
- SpeciesThe animal, or type of food production, covered by the text
- All animals
- JurisdictionCountry or geographical area where the text applies
- Switzerland
- Sub-jurisdictionCountry or state where the text applies
- N/A
- Type of ActWhether the act is a law, regulation, or policy, or another type of text
- Constitution
- StatusIndicates whether the act is in force or not
- In force
- Legal ValueWhether the text is binding or not
- Binding
- Date enactedDate the text was adopted
- 1973
- Date updatedDate when the entry was last updated by the CALF team
- June, 2023
- Official citation
- Constitution f�d�rale de la Conf�d�ration suisse [Swiss Constitution] art. 80 (Fr.)
Strengths & Weaknesses
- Strengths
- Determines that the federal government shall legislate on matters related to animal protection, and that regional governments (cantons) shall execute such federal legislation, "in particular" regarding "the keeping and care of animals; experiments on animals and procedures carried out on living animals, the use of animals; the imports of animals and animal products; the trade in animals and the transport of animals; the slaughter of animals."
- Weaknesses
- Animals are still classified as property under the law.