Document type: Decree published in the Journal Officiel de la République Française
Authors : Elisabeth Borne, Marc Fesneau
Preview: For the attention of: pound managers; municipalities; inter-communal bodies with separate tax status.
Subject: training for pound managers concerning the welfare of dogs and cats.
Legal start date: article D. 211-12-2 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code created by this decree enters into force on 1 January 2023 in order for shelter managers to fulfil legal training requirements.
Notice: the present decree sets out details of the training related to the welfare of dogs and cats that must be followed by pound managers and their equivalents.
References: the decree can be consulted on the Légifrance website (https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr).
Decree discussed in an article in La Gazette des communes on 26/08/2022: Les gestionnaires de fourrière ont jusqu’au 1er janvier 2023 pour se former au bien-être animal
