Rules on mortality and training in animal herds
Official title (in Danish): Lov om ændring af dyrevelfærdsloven (Grænseværdier for dødelighed og særlige rådgivningsbesøg ved dødelighed i besætninger, uddannelseskrav for medarbejdere og takstændring)
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- The act gives the minister the right to set limit values for mortality and to require special advisory visits in herds with farm animals.
- Training requirements can now also apply to employees in all the businesses mentioned in subsection 1, not only nos. 2-6.
- The fee per quarter hour of invoiced inspection time in connection with examining animals rises from DKK 33 to DKK 64, and goes to spot checks at loading and unloading, as well as in-depth checks when live animals are exported.
- Who: The rules concern herds with farm animals and those responsible for them. They will initially be used in sow herds. The fee for examining animals is paid by businesses that handle assembly, and by herd owners and others.
- When: The Act entered into force on 1 July 2025.
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The case at the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)
Source: Retsinformation.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)
Forslagets formål er at forbedre dyrevelfærden ved at fastsætte grænseværdier for dødelighed, særlige rådgivningsbesøg i besætninger med høj dødelighed og uddannelseskrav for medarbejdere i besætninger med landbrugsdyr. Forslaget udmønter initiativ nr. 14 om uddannelseskrav for medarbejdere i sobesætninger og initiativ nr. 18 om indsats for højere sooverlevelse i Aftale om dyrevelfærd 2024-2027 (”Sammen om Dyrene”), som regeringen (Socialdemokratiet, Venstre og Moderaterne), Socialistisk Folkeparti, Liberal Alliance, Det Konservative Folkeparti, Radikale Venstre, Dansk Folkeparti og Alternativet indgik den 9. februar 2024. Herudover hæver lovforslaget taksten for stikprøvekontrol ved pålæsning og aflæsning af dyr samt for dybdegående kontroller i forbindelse med udførsel af levende dyr.
Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.
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- Introduced · 6 February 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
- Passed · 20 May 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: 3.beh./Vedtaget
- Stadfæstet · 27 May 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- In force · 1 July 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet