Article 10. General requirements for the maintenance of animals of the Law on Responsible Treatment of Animals

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1. The general requirements for animal husbandry include:

1) the conditions of keeping animals, which must correspond to their biological, species and individual characteristics, meet their natural needs;

2) ensuring the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and elimination of animal diseases in accordance with the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of veterinary medicine.

2. The maintenance of certain categories of animals is regulated by this Law and other legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

3. The keeping and use of animals included in the list of animals, the keeping, breeding and trafficking of which are prohibited or restricted, is not allowed, except in the following cases::

1) temporary detention in semi-voluntary conditions, artificially created habitat or captivity of injured and (or) injured animals included in the list of animals whose maintenance, breeding and trafficking are prohibited or restricted, in a condition that does not allow them to be returned to their habitat, until they are transferred to animal shelters, zoological nurseries, animal rehabilitation centers, scientific organizations, as well as organizations that rehabilitate and reintroduce wild animals;

2) keeping animals in semi-free conditions, artificially created habitat or captivity for the duration of animal treatment and artificial feeding of cubs and young animals by employees of scientific organizations, animal shelters, zoological nurseries, animal rehabilitation centers, organizations engaged in the rehabilitation and reintroduction of wild animals, if there are appropriate decisions of these organizations.;

3) the maintenance and use of animals in organizations whose main purpose is the breeding of animals in order to preserve the genetic fund of wildlife, in zoological nurseries, organizations engaged in the rehabilitation and reintroduction of wild animals, scientific organizations;

4) other cases stipulated by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

4. Trapping services, animal shelters, and temporary animal detention facilities vaccinate stray animals, with the exception of dogs, from sources not prohibited by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

This Law regulates public relations in the field of responsible treatment of animals in order to protect them, ensure safety, strengthen morality and respect the principles of humanity of society in the treatment of animals, as well as protect the rights and legitimate interests of individuals and legal entities in the treatment of animals. -Excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated May 19, 2026 No. 292-VIII SAM.

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