Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation

¹The Con­fed­er­a­tion shall le­gis­late on the pro­tec­tion of an­im­als.

²It shall in par­tic­u­lar reg­u­late:

a.

the keep­ing and care of an­im­als;

b.

ex­per­i­ments on an­im­als and pro­ced­ures car­ried out on liv­ing an­im­als;

c.

the use of an­im­als;

d.

the im­port of an­im­als and an­im­al products;

e.

the trade in an­im­als and the trans­port of an­im­als;

f.

the killing of an­im­als.

³The en­force­ment of the reg­u­la­tions is the re­spons­ib­il­ity of the Can­tons, ex­cept where the law re­serves this to the Con­fed­er­a­tion.