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Art. 24 Tierschutzgesetz (TSchG) - Behördliches Einschreiten
TSchG; 4. Kapitel: Verwaltungsmassnahmen und Behördenbeschwerde
Art. 24 TSchG · Behördliches Einschreiten
Wird festgestellt, dass Tiere vernachlässigt oder unter völlig ungeeigneten Bedingungen gehalten werden, so schreitet die zuständige Behörde unverzüglich ein. Sie kann die Tiere vorsorglich beschlagnahmen und auf Kosten der Halterin oder des Halters an einem geeigneten Ort unterbringen; wenn nötig lässt sie die Tiere verkaufen oder töten. Sie kann dafür die Hilfe der Polizeiorgane in Anspruch nehmen.
Ein Verwertungserlös fällt nach Abzug der Verfahrenskosten der Halterin oder dem Halter zu.
Werden strafbare Verstösse gegen die Vorschriften dieses Gesetzes festgestellt, so erstatten die für den Vollzug zuständigen Behörden Strafanzeige.
In leichten Fällen können die für den Vollzug zuständigen Behörden auf eine Strafanzeige verzichten.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (154)
VVGE.2005.06.Nr.26 · ow (Art. 24 f. TSchG)
Veterinary Official Lacked Authority for Animal Welfare Measures
These articles specify administrative measures (prohibition of animal keeping, seizure and sale of animals) that the Kantonstierarzt is not authorized to order.
VVGE.2005.06.Nr.27 · ow (Art. 24 TSchG)
Farmer's Livestock Sale and Husbandry Ban Upheld Due to Severe Neglect
The provision was used to justify the ban on keeping animals due to repeated violations of animal protection legislation.
VB.2007.00014 · zh (Art. 24 lit. b TSchG)
Dog Seizure and Ownership Ban Upheld for Public Safety
Cited as a legal basis for the prohibition of dog ownership.
A/1816/2025 · ge (Art. 24 LPA)
Appeal Dismissed: Minor's Art School Fee Exemption Refused Due to Incomplete Parental Financial Disclosure
Cited in the operative part for the procedural decision to reject the appeal based on the applicant's failure to comply with obligations to provide necessary facts for the calculation.
ADM 2024 211 · ju (Art. 24 al. 1 LPA)
Owner's Non-Compliance and Dog's Dangerousness Justify Seizure
Cited as the legal basis for the provisional seizure of animals when they are neglected or their keeping conditions are inappropriate.
A/266/2025 · ge (art. 24 al. 2 LPA)
Inadmissibility of Appeal Due to Procedural Deficiencies
Cited in the dispositive as a ground for declaring the appeal inadmissible.
100 2024 256 · be (Art. 24 al. 1 LPA)
Alpaca Owner Challenges Social Contact Requirement
The court confirmed the administrative measure taken by the Office based on this provision, concerning immediate intervention when animal keeping conditions are inappropriate.
A/2449/2018 · ge (art. 24 al. 2 LPA)
Insurance Companies v. Psychiatrist (Statistical Billing Dispute)
The defendant requested the application of this article to declare the claim inadmissible due to non-collaboration, but the court rejected this conclusion, meaning it was discussed but not ultimately applied in the final order (although it was referred to in a prior incident order).
A/2603/2019 · ge (art. 24 al. 2, 1ère phr. LPA)
Health Insurers v. Physician Overbilling and Obstruction
Grants the court the discretion to assess a party's attitude when they refuse to produce documents.
EDGS.2024.30 · ag (Art. 24 des Tierschutzgesetzes (TSchG) vom 16. Dezember 2005)
Hybrid Animal Seizure Upheld Over Owner's Appeal
Basis for transferring the costs of housing seized animals to the owner.
A/3062/2024 · ge (art. 24 LPA)
Company's Appeal Inadmissible Due to Failure to Pay Cost Advance
Cited as an additional ground for inadmissibility due to the appellant's failure to collaborate (not responding to correspondence).
VG.2024.00077 · gl (Art. 24 Abs. 1 TSchG)
Dog Welfare Restrictions Upheld Against Owners
Cited as the basis for immediate intervention and seizure of animals when they are neglected or kept under unsuitable conditions.
WBE.2024.207 · ag (Art. 24 Abs. 1 TSchG)
Animal Welfare vs. Dog Owner's Appeal Rights
Cited as a legal basis for the authority to immediately rectify an illegal situation to improve animal welfare, relevant to the grounds for the decision.
VB.2024.00131 · zh (Art. 24 Abs. I TSchG)
Donkey Euthanasia Upheld Due to Severe Neglect
Cited as the legal basis for ordering the euthanasia of an animal, another key action in the case.
EDGS.2024.27 · ag (Art. 24 Abs. 1 TSchG)
Alcoholism Justifies Animal Confiscation and Ownership Ban
Provides the legal basis for the seizure of animals and imposing a keeping ban when animals are neglected or kept in unsuitable conditions.