Veterinary officer lacked authority to order sale/destruction under Animal Protection Act s. 42 for non-compliance with criminal law ban.
Finland (FI)
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AI generatedThe Administrative Court dismissed the complaint against a veterinary officer's order to sell or destroy animals. The officer issued the order because the owner failed to comply with a criminal law ban on keeping animals, citing Animal Protection Act s. 42. The court ruled that the veterinary officer did not possess the specific authority under s. 42 to enforce such measures based solely on a violation of the criminal law ban.
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AI generatedAnimal Protection Act s. 42; Veterinary officers lack the authority to order the sale or destruction of animals solely because the owner has failed to comply with a criminal law ban on keeping animals.
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Kunnaneläinlääkärillä ei ollut eläinsuojelulain 42 §:n säännösten perusteella toimivaltaa määrätä eläinten omistajaa tai haltijaa myymään tai tuhoamaan eläimiä sen johdosta, että rikoslain nojalla määrättyä eläintenpitokieltoa ei ollut noudatettu.
Eläinsuojelulaki 42 §