Summary.
The bill seeks to regulate the use of draft animals to pull carts at festivals, fairs, patron saint celebrations and any kind of folk parade. Article 1 proposes adding two articles to Law 70 of 2012 on animal mistreatment (Ley 70 de 2012 contra el maltrato animal). It places the weight animals may carry, and carts of all kinds used at those events, within the proposed regulation. The provision thus concerns both the animals’ use during the specified activities and the loads they are assigned to pull.
Article 2 sets out the two proposed articles under the name Domestic Animal Protection Law (Ley de protección de animales domésticos). The first regulates the use of draft animals and the weight associated with that use, expressly identifying oxen, cows, mules and donkeys. It applies to festivals, fairs, patron saint celebrations and any kind of folk parade at which those animals pull carts of all kinds. This provision links the use of carts at those events to the weight that the animals pulling them can carry.
The second proposed article addresses carts carrying too much weight for the oxen, cows, mules or donkeys used to pull them. It calls for the orderly correction of that use of carts at festivals, fairs, patron saint celebrations and any kind of folk parade. Oversight would be carried out by the event organizers and the competent authorities responsible for animal welfare and protection. The proposed oversight therefore concerns the relationship between a cart’s load and the capacity of the animal pulling it, within the activities identified in the bill.
Article 3 again provides for the addition of two new articles to Law 70 of 2012, which it names as Ley 70 del 2012. Article 4 provides that the proposed law would take effect on the day following its promulgation. The bill’s heading refers to the Criminal Code (CODIGO PENAL), while the operative articles presented set out the addition of the two provisions concerning draft animals.
The competent authorities responsible for animal welfare and protection, together with organizers of festivals, fairs, patron saint celebrations and folk parades, are named in the oversight provision. The bill’s content could also concern people who use oxen, cows, mules or donkeys to pull carts and sectors involved in organizing those activities.
What it proposes.
- Use of draft animals at festivals, fairs, patron saint celebrations and folk parades.
- Cart loads in relation to the capacity of the animals pulling them.
- Oversight of carts carrying excessive weight.
Who it would affect.
- Organizers of the events covered by the bill.
- People who use oxen, cows, mules or donkeys to pull carts at those events.
- Competent authorities responsible for animal welfare and protection.
Key points.
- Proposes adding two articles to regulate animal traction at festivals, fairs, patron saint celebrations and folk parades.Art. 1
- Proposes regulating the weight that animals pulling carts may carry.Art. 1
- The first proposed article expressly covers oxen, cows, mules and donkeys.Art. 2
- The second proposed article addresses carts whose weight exceeds the capacity of the animals pulling them.Art. 2
- Assigns oversight to event organizers and the competent authorities responsible for animal welfare and protection.Art. 2
- Provides for the addition of two new articles to Law 70 of 2012.Art. 3
- Provides for entry into force on the day following promulgation.Art. 4