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# Animal Welfare Training Ordinance (AWTO)

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## Animal Welfare Training Ordinance (AWTO)

SR 455.109.1 — FDHA Ordinance of 5 September 2008 on Training in Animal Husbandry and Handling of Animals (Animal Welfare Training Ordinance, AWTO).

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English is not an official language of the Swiss Confederation. This translation is provided for information purposes only and has no legal force. English consolidation of 1 February 2025, which is also the date of the current binding text.

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## Preamble

The Federal Department of Home Affairs (FDHA), based on Articles 76 paragraph 3, 190 paragraph 3, 197 paragraph 3, 198 paragraph 3, 198c paragraph 2 and 202 paragraph 2 of the Animal Welfare Ordinance of 23 April 2008 (AniWO), decrees:

The name of the administrative unit was modified in accordance with Art. 16 para. 3 of the Publications Ordinance of 17 Nov. 2004 (AS 2004 4937), with effect from 1 Jan. 2013. SR 455.1 Amended by No I of the FDHA O of 20 Dec. 2024, in force since 1 Feb. 2025 (AS 2025 22).

## Contents

1\. Purpose and Scope — 1 article 2. Special Training not leading to a Vocational Qualification — 33 articles 3. Training with a Certificate of Competence — 13 articles 4. Training in the Use of Equipment for Therapeutic Purposes when Handling Dogs — 5 articles 5. Continuing Education — 2 articles 6. Procedure — 8 articles 7. Examination Regulations — 11 articles 8. Final Provisions — 3 articles

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