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ANIMAL LAW [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-10-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Law (various)
- Protection of Farm Animals
- Ethics and Morals
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- animal law
1, record 1, English, animal%20law
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Animal law is a combination of statutory and case law in which the nature – legal, social or biological – of nonhuman animals is an important factor. 2, record 1, English, - animal%20law
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit (divers)
- Protection des animaux (Agric.)
- Éthique et Morale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- droit animalier
1, record 1, French, droit%20animalier
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- droit animal 2, record 1, French, droit%20animal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le «droit animalier» renvoie à l'étude des règles juridiques relatives aux animaux, établies par les hommes pour réguler leurs relations. 3, record 1, French, - droit%20animalier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
droit animalier : terme tiré du mini-lexique «Droit animalier» et reproduit avec l'autorisation du Centre de ressources en français juridique de l'Université de Saint-Boniface. 4, record 1, French, - droit%20animalier
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-10-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Animal Feed (Agric.)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- chrysalis meal 1, record 2, English, chrysalis%20meal
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Based on the provisions of Article 13 of the Customs Tariff Law, he who wants to import, with customs duty exempted, skimmed milk powder so as to produce animal feed through mixing the powder concerned with other materials shall take the following steps so that the powder concerned will not be diverted to uses other than animal feed :... He shall deliver the skimmed milk powder to his factory... and mix it with fish meal, chrysalis meal or fish soluble. 1, record 2, English, - chrysalis%20meal
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Alimentation des animaux (Agric.)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- farine de chrysalides
1, record 2, French, farine%20de%20chrysalides
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Conformément à l'article 13 de la Loi douanière, quiconque désire importer du lait écrémé en poudre en franchise des droits de douane pour fabriquer des aliments pour animaux en le mélangeant à d'autres matières [...] est tenu de livrer le lait écrémé en poudre ainsi importé à son établissement, [...] et de le mélanger avec de la farine de poisson, de la farine de chrysalides ou des solubilisés de poisson. 2, record 2, French, - farine%20de%20chrysalides
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
farine de chrysalides : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 3, record 2, French, - farine%20de%20chrysalides
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-09-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- animal mansuetae naturae
1, record 3, English, animal%20mansuetae%20naturae
Latin
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- tame animal 2, record 3, English, tame%20animal
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Animals which are classified as "mansuetae naturae" may be classified either because experience has shown that by their nature they are harmless to man (e.g. rabbits) or because the animals have become harmless by cultivation and breeding (e.g. sheep, horses, oxen and dogs). (Trincade & Cane, p. 568). 3, record 3, English, - animal%20mansuetae%20naturae
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The term "domestic animals" includes all those domestic or tame animals as by habit or training live in association with man. An animal which does not exist in a wild state anywhere in the world is in law a domestic animal. 3, record 3, English, - animal%20mansuetae%20naturae
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- animal mansuetae naturae
1, record 3, French, animal%20mansuetae%20naturae
Latin, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- animal apprivoisé 2, record 3, French, animal%20apprivois%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Animal capable de présenter un danger, quoique l'espèce soit considérée inoffensive. 3, record 3, French, - animal%20mansuetae%20naturae
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En droit des biens, les animaux apprivoisés sont considérés comme des animaux domestiques. Ils font l'objet d'une propriété absolue, au même titre que s'il s'agissait d'objets inanimés. 4, record 3, French, - animal%20mansuetae%20naturae
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
animal apprivoisé; animal mansuetae naturae : termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 5, record 3, French, - animal%20mansuetae%20naturae
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-09-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- animal domitae naturae
1, record 4, English, animal%20domitae%20naturae
correct, Latin
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- domestic animal 2, record 4, English, domestic%20animal
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The term "domestic animals" includes all those domestic or tame animals as by habit or training live in association with man. An animal which does not exist in a wild state anywhere in the world is in law a domestic animal. It is a question of law, not fact, whether an animal is within the class of domestic animals or wild animals.(2 Hals., 4th, p. 85-86) 2, record 4, English, - animal%20domitae%20naturae
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The common law divided animals into two main groups, "domitae naturae", or domestic, and "ferae naturae", or wild. Domestic animals were treated the same as ordinary chattels and one might have an absolute property in them, but live, wild animals were subject only to a qualified or defeasible property right, dependent upon actual physical control or possession ... (Fryer, 3rd ed., 1938, pp. 53-4). 2, record 4, English, - animal%20domitae%20naturae
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- animal domitae naturae
1, record 4, French, animal%20domitae%20naturae
correct, Latin, masculine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- animal domestique 2, record 4, French, animal%20domestique
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En common law, les animaux domestiques font l'objet d'une propriété absolue, au même titre que s'il s'agissait d'objets inanimés. 3, record 4, French, - animal%20domitae%20naturae
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
animal domestique; animal domitae naturae : termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 4, record 4, French, - animal%20domitae%20naturae
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2012-03-07
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Hunting and Sport Fishing
- Zoology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- game species
1, record 5, English, game%20species
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Wild animal or bird species that can be pursued and killed by hunters according to the law. 2, record 5, English, - game%20species
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Nova Scotia’s Game Sanctuaries are "established to allow the increase of game species and provide a reserve of game for surrounding forest". 3, record 5, English, - game%20species
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
quarry: An animal, bird, or fish sought by a hunter or fisherman; the object of the chase: [synonym:] game. 4, record 5, English, - game%20species
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Chasse et pêche sportive
- Zoologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- espèce d'intérêt cynégétique
1, record 5, French, esp%C3%A8ce%20d%27int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20cyn%C3%A9g%C3%A9tique
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- espèce chassable 2, record 5, French, esp%C3%A8ce%20chassable
correct, feminine noun
- espèce gibier 3, record 5, French, esp%C3%A8ce%20gibier
correct, feminine noun
- espèce-gibier 4, record 5, French, esp%C3%A8ce%2Dgibier
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
espèces chassables : Espèces d'animaux-gibiers dont la chasse est autorisée. 5, record 5, French, - esp%C3%A8ce%20d%27int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20cyn%C3%A9g%C3%A9tique
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les espèces chassables sont réparties en 5 catégories : le petit gibier (lapin de garenne, lièvre, perdrix grise ou rouge, faisans de chasse, colins, gélinotte); le grand gibier (cerf, chevreuil, daim, sanglier); le gibier d'eau ou sauvagine (une soixantaine d'espèces migratrices); le gibier de montagne (chamois, mouflon, lièvre variable, marmotte, grand tétras, tétras-lyre, bartavelle, lagopède); les nuisibles (une douzaine de mammifères et sept oiseaux). 6, record 5, French, - esp%C3%A8ce%20d%27int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20cyn%C3%A9g%C3%A9tique
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gibier : Ensemble des animaux bons à manger que l'on peut chasser. [P. ex. :] «Pays qui abonde en gibier. Peupler un pays de gibier. Quel gibier chasse-t-on dans ces parages?» [...] Employé normalement comme collectif, le substantif gibier peut servir à désigner un ou plusieurs animaux plus ou moins déterminés; mais l'emploi «comptable» un gibier, des gibiers est exceptionnel. 7, record 5, French, - esp%C3%A8ce%20d%27int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20cyn%C3%A9g%C3%A9tique
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Caza y pesca deportiva
- Zoología
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- especie cinegética
1, record 5, Spanish, especie%20cineg%C3%A9tica
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Especie animal cuya caza está permitida, aunque sujeta a normas de regulación, ya sean generales, temporales o concretas para una determinada especie. 2, record 5, Spanish, - especie%20cineg%C3%A9tica
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hoy día las especies cinegéticas son definidas como aquéllas que pueden ser objeto de caza y pesca, e intervienen decisivamente en su identificación razones de mantenimiento del equilibrio y de la salud de los ecosistemas. 3, record 5, Spanish, - especie%20cineg%C3%A9tica
Record 6 - internal organization data 2012-01-31
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Philosophy (General)
- Legal System
- Environmental Law
- Protection of Farm Animals
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- animal rights
1, record 6, English, animal%20rights
correct, plural
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A value theory and commitment that extends basic human protection in law and practice to animals. 1, record 6, English, - animal%20rights
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Animal Rights Movement goes beyond the humane treatment movement of earlier times. Animal rights advocates work for human reforms, but also advocates vegetarianism and in some cases veganism (eating no animal parts or products). Animal rights activists aim to end human exploitation and mistreatment of animals and see animals as having a certain level of sentience and with inherent rights that should ne protected by laws. 1, record 6, English, - animal%20rights
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
animal rights: rarely used in the singular (animal right); usually used in the plural, as a collective term. 2, record 6, English, - animal%20rights
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Related concept :animal law [in French :"droit animal"], a combination of statutory and case law in which the nature—legal, social or biological—of animals is an important factor. 3, record 6, English, - animal%20rights
Record 6, Key term(s)
- animal right
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Philosophie (Généralités)
- Théorie du droit
- Droit environnemental
- Protection des animaux (Agric.)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- droits des animaux
1, record 6, French, droits%20des%20animaux
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le mouvement [...] pour les droits des animaux ne s'occupe pas seulement de protection animale et de lois pour la protection animale, mais il met aussi en question l'acception fondamentale de notre représentation du monde : Pourquoi les humains seraient-ils plus importants que les animaux non humains ? 2, record 6, French, - droits%20des%20animaux
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le bien-être humain doit-il avoir préséance sur les droits des animaux? Y a-t-il une limite au transfert de gènes interespèces? 3, record 6, French, - droits%20des%20animaux
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
droits des animaux : terme très rarement au singulier (droit des animaux); utilisé au pluriel, comme collectif. 4, record 6, French, - droits%20des%20animaux
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Notion apparentée : droit animal (en anglais : « animal law »), qui se rapporte à ce qui est exigible ou permis par conformité à une règle précise, formulée, comme une loi ou un règlement, en prenant en compte les animaux. 5, record 6, French, - droits%20des%20animaux
Record 6, Key term(s)
- droit des animaux
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2004-05-10
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Food Industries
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- foreign food
1, record 7, English, foreign%20food
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
All foods and beverages whether or not intended for human consumption are sujbect to the proposed requirements, according to the US Food and Drug Administration(FDA). The law also requires domestic and foreign food and drink-makers who produce food for human or animal consumption to register their plants with the FDA... 1, record 7, English, - foreign%20food
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Industrie de l'alimentation
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- aliments étrangers
1, record 7, French, aliments%20%C3%A9trangers
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- aliments d'origine étrangère 2, record 7, French, aliments%20d%27origine%20%C3%A9trang%C3%A8re
masculine noun, plural
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les personnes qui voyagent à destination de pays étrangers sont peut-être les premières à vouloir diversifier leur alimentation, mais celles qui restent au pays sont de plus en plus intéressées à adopter des aliments étrangers. 3, record 7, French, - aliments%20%C3%A9trangers
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2000-08-10
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Translation (General)
- Environmental Law
- Environmental Management
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- correct the harm
1, record 8, English, correct%20the%20harm
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Restriction on orders to negotiate plans.... A court may not order the negotiation of a plan to correct or mitigate the harm to the environment or human, animal or plant life or health if it determines that(a) the harm has already been corrected or mitigated; or(b) adequate measures to correct or mitigate the harm have already been ordered under this Act or any other law in force in Canada. 1, record 8, English, - correct%20the%20harm
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Statute cited: Canadian Environmental Protection Act. 2, record 8, English, - correct%20the%20harm
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Traduction (Généralités)
- Droit environnemental
- Gestion environnementale
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- remédier à l'atteinte 1, record 8, French, rem%C3%A9dier%20%C3%A0%20l%27atteinte
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Restriction. [...] Le tribunal ne peut ordonner aux parties de négocier un plan s'il estime : a) que l'environnement a été rétabli d'une façon acceptable et qu'il a été remédié aux atteintes à la vie humaine, animale ou végétale ou à la santé; b) que des mesures destinées à remédier à l'atteinte ou à la diminuer ont déjà été ordonnées en vertu de la présente loi ou d'une autre loi en vigueur au Canada. 1, record 8, French, - rem%C3%A9dier%20%C3%A0%20l%27atteinte
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Loi citée : Loi canadienne sur la protection de l'environnement. 2, record 8, French, - rem%C3%A9dier%20%C3%A0%20l%27atteinte
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1999-03-11
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Laws and Regulations
- Plant and Crop Production
- Animal Breeding
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- Law on Selection Achievements 1, record 9, English, Law%20on%20Selection%20Achievements
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Under this law, selection achievement means a plant variety or an animal breed. 2, record 9, English, - Law%20on%20Selection%20Achievements
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Titres de lois et de règlements
- Cultures (Agriculture)
- Amélioration génétique des animaux
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- Loi sur les sélections
1, record 9, French, Loi%20sur%20les%20s%C3%A9lections
feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1995-04-25
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- Animal Legal Defense Fund
1, record 10, English, Animal%20Legal%20Defense%20Fund
correct, United States
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
- ALDF 1, record 10, English, ALDF
correct, United States
Record 10, Synonyms, English
- Attorneys for Animal Rights 1, record 10, English, Attorneys%20for%20Animal%20Rights
former designation, correct, United States
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Attorneys and law students who promote animal rights and protect the lives and interests of animals through the use of their legal skills 1, record 10, English, - Animal%20Legal%20Defense%20Fund
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Organismes, unités administratives et comités
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- Animal Legal Defense Fund
1, record 10, French, Animal%20Legal%20Defense%20Fund
correct, United States
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
- ALDF 1, record 10, French, ALDF
correct, United States
Record 10, Synonyms, French
- Attorneys for Animal Rights 1, record 10, French, Attorneys%20for%20Animal%20Rights
former designation, correct, United States
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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