Summary.
Article 1 proposes adding two articles to Law 70 of 2012 against animal abuse (Ley 70 de 2012 contra el maltrato animal). The proposed addition concerns the use of draft animals to pull carts of all kinds at festivals, fairs, patron saint festivities and any type of folkloric parade. It also concerns the weight those animals may carry during those activities. The article thus places animal traction and the load of the carts within the scope of the law that the bill seeks to expand.
Article 2 sets out the two new articles to be added to the Law on the Protection of Domestic Animals (Ley de protección de animales domésticos). The first regulates the use and weight of draft animals employed to pull carts at festivals, fairs, patron saint festivities and folkloric parades. It expressly identifies oxen, cows, mules and donkeys. Its scope includes carts of all kinds used in those activities. The provision therefore identifies the animals covered, the events at which they are used, and the load associated with their use as draft animals.
The second new article concerns carts carrying more weight than the oxen, cows, mules or donkeys pulling them are capable of bearing. It proposes an orderly correction of that use at festivals, fairs, patron saint festivities and any type of folkloric parade. It assigns oversight to event organizers and to the competent authorities responsible for animal welfare and protection. The proposed oversight concerns the weight of the carts in relation to the capacity of the animals used to pull them at those events.
Article 3 reiterates that the amendment adds two new articles to Law 70 of 2012 (Ley 70 del 2012). Article 4 provides that the proposed law would take effect on the day after its promulgation. Taken together, the provisions propose an addition governing the use of draft animals and the weight of carts during the specified activities, with oversight by event organizers and the competent authorities.
The laws named in the bill are Law 70 of 2012 against animal abuse, also referred to in its provisions as the Law on the Protection of Domestic Animals and Law 70 of 2012. The public authorities involved are those responsible for animal welfare and protection. The content could concern or affect organizers of festivals, fairs, patron saint festivities and folkloric parades, as well as people who use oxen, cows, mules or donkeys to pull carts at those events.
What it proposes.
- Use of draft animals at festivals, fairs, patron saint festivities and folkloric parades.
- Weight of carts pulled by oxen, cows, mules and donkeys.
- Oversight of cart use in relation to the animals’ capacity.
Who it would affect.
- Organizers of the specified events.
- People who use oxen, cows, mules or donkeys to pull carts at those events.
- Authorities responsible for animal welfare and protection.
Key points.
- Proposes adding two articles to Law 70 of 2012 against animal abuse.Art. 1
- Places the regulation in festivals, fairs, patron saint festivities and folkloric parades where animals pull carts.Art. 1
- The first new article regulates the use and weight of oxen, cows, mules and donkeys employed as draft animals.Art. 2
- The second new article addresses carts carrying more weight than the animals pulling them can bear.Art. 2
- Assigns oversight to event organizers and the competent authorities responsible for animal welfare and protection.Art. 2
- Reiterates the addition of two new articles to Law 70 of 2012.Art. 3
- Provides that the proposed law would take effect on the day after its promulgation.Art. 4