Summary Description
- Recognises animal sentience.
- TopicThe topic of the legislation or policy covered by the text
- Animal welfareAquacultureRecognition of sentience
- SpeciesThe animal, or type of food production, covered by the text
- Farmed animalsFish
- JurisdictionCountry or geographical area where the text applies
- France
- 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
- Legislation
- 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
- 1976
- Date updatedDate when the entry was last updated by the CALF team
- June, 2023
- Official citation
- Code rural et de la p�che maritime [C. rur.][Rural Code] art. L 214-1 (Fr.)
Strengths & Weaknesses
- Strengths
- Recognises an animal's ability to feel pain.
- Imposes that animals be "kept in conditions that meet their biological needs."
- Weaknesses
- Animals are still classified as property under the law.