Proposal: remove the exemption from the Animal Welfare Act for animals in national nature parks
Official title (in Danish): Forslag til folketingsbeslutning om at ophæve dyrevelfærdslovens § 20 a
All proposals for parliamentary resolutions by Dansk Folkeparti
In short
Reading time: 1 min- Proposed by: Dansk Folkeparti (16 members, first named: Christian Kirk)
- What is proposed:
- The proposal calls on the Danish Parliament to require the government to introduce a bill during the current parliamentary session to repeal (that a rule stops applying) section 20 a of the Animal Welfare Act.
- This would mean that exemptions from sections 3 and 9(1) and (2) of the Act can no longer be granted for animals in national nature parks.
- Who would be affected: The proposal concerns animals in national nature parks.
- When: The proposal has not been adopted yet. A proposal for a parliamentary resolution is not an act and does not change the rules by itself. If the Danish Parliament adopts it, it is usually a call on the government to act.
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What the proposal says:
- The Danish Parliament must require the government to introduce a bill to repeal section 20 a of the Animal Welfare Act.
- The government must introduce the bill during the current parliamentary session.
- It must no longer be possible to grant exemptions from sections 3 and 9(1) and (2) of the Act for animals in national nature parks.
Sources and original
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The case at the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)
Source: the Official Report of the Danish Parliament (Folketingstidende) and ft.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)
Forslaget pålægger regeringen at fremsætte lovforslag om at ophæve bestemmelser, der giver mulighed for at fravige visse dyrevelfærdskrav for dyr i naturnationalparker. Dyr i naturnationalparker er under menneskers ansvar og skal være omfattet af dyrevelfærdslovens krav til pasning, fodring, vanding og tilsyn.
Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.
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- Introduced · 9 October 2026Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
- 1st reading · 1 December 2026Scheduled by the Danish Parliament
- Adopted or rejectedAwaiting the Danish Parliament