FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS CONCERNING
THE REGULATIONS IN FRANCE
- Is the identification by
tattooing oblige for your dog ?
Yes, in france, since a law of june 22TH of 1989, all the
dogs and the cats that are given by an association
protecting animals, or sold, must be tattooing before the
donation or the sale. From january 1st of 1992, all the
dogs and the cats that are sold or given must be
identified following conditions planned with that in mind.
Moreover , In territories officially declared suffering
from rabies, identification is obligatory for all the
domestic carnivorous.
Can you to tattoo your dog by yourself ?
No. Only the veterinary is allowed to tattoo him.
Is it in your interest to make the veterinary do the
tattooing of your dog ?
Yes. If you lose your dog, if he run away or if someone
rob him, you'll have a solution to find him again and to
avoid all protest about his identification. In the other
hand, if you camp during your holidays, the person in
charge of the camp site can refuse you the access if your
dog is not tattooing in accordance with article 4 of the
order ot april 15TH of 1984. This one oblige the dogs
staying in a camp site to be tattooing and to wear a
collar.
Are you liable for your dog if he bite someone that pay
you a visit even though you put a sign to indicate :
"beware of the dog" ?
No. The case law consider generally that if in spite of
many signs indicating "beware of the dog" the victim enter
into the house, the owner is exempt of all liability.
Ruling of the court of appeal of paris of APRIL 29TH OF
1981. Juris-date. n°24133. On the other hand, if you
invite a person at home and that she is attacked by your
dog, the sign "beware of the dog" can't exempt you of all
liability. Ruling of the court of appeal of
Aix-en-Provence of october 9th of 1986, Jris-date.
n°44587. If someone put the hand through the wire netting
of your private property, regardless of the sign "beware
of the dog", your are exempt of all liability. The court
draw conclusions that you are purely and simply exempt of
all liability that weigh on all animal owner in accordance
with the article 13 85 of the civil code. Ruling of the
court of appeal of Poitiers of february 4th of 1987,
Juris-data. n°41387. BE ADVISED THAT FREQUENTLY, THE BENCH
ARE BASED ON THE LACK OF A BOARD OR A SIGN ANNOUNCING A
VICIOUS DOG, TO KEEP STRICTLY LIABILITY OF THE ANIMAL
OWNER.
Is your dog obliged to wear a collar ?
The clauses of the article 9 of decree of october 6th of
1904 specify that all dog walking on public highway,
freely or kept on a load, must wear a collar with engraved
on the name and the adress of the animal owner. THESE FEW
ANSWERS AT THE QUESTIONS OF FRENCH LAW YOU CAN ASK
YOURSELF COME FROM THE BOOK OF TWO LAWYERS : MAITRE
CHAUMANET and MAITRE RIONDET, LAWYERS AT THE COURT OF
APPEAL OF PARIS : VOTRE CHIEN, PUBLISHED AT THE EDITIONS :
FIRTS, 70 RUE D'ASSAS 75006 PARIS.
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