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LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

of April 17, 2026 No. ZR-128

About entering of amendments into the Law "About Local Self-government in the City of Yerevan"

Accepted by National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia on March 25, 2026

Article 1. No. ZR-5 "About local self-government in the city of Yerevan" (further - the Law) to add the law of December 26, 2008 with Article 58.1 of the following content:

"Article 58.1. Powers of the mayor in the field of the responsible treatment of animals

1. The mayor performs the following personal authorities in the field of the responsible treatment of animals:

1) will be organized by designing, construction and management of shelters for homeless animals and adjacent infrastructure (diagnostic laboratory, the veterinary center, the operating room etc.) in the territory of community, including in format of outsourcing or cooperation between community and private sector;

2) will organize works on catching of homeless animals in the territory of community, to their transfer in animals shelters;

3) according to statutory rules is issued by permission to content of pets in the territory of community and carries out their annual accounting;

4) is supported by maintaining veterinary registers;

5) issues permissions to activities of nurseries and animals shelters in accordance with the established procedure;

6) determines places of destruction or burial of corpses of the fallen animals in the territory of community;

7) exercises free supervision and checks in all places of content of animals according to the law;

8) requests and obtains any information, explanations and documents connected with preserving life from the animal owner.".

Article 2. To add part 1 of article 96 of the law with items 4 and 5 following contents:

"4) is issued by permission to sale of animals in the territory of the administrative district according to statutory rules;

5) is issued by permission to organization of events, exhibitions, tenders with participation of animals in the territory of the administrative area.".

Article 3.

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