site.btaJustice Ministry Proposes Amendments to Penal Code on Animal Cruelty
Justice Minister Georgi Georgiev speaks to reporters, January 23, 2025 (BTA Photo/Blagoy Kirilov)
The Justice Ministry has proposed an amendment to Article 325b of the Penal Code related to acts of cruelty against vertebrates, the ministry said on Monday. According to the proposal, the penalty for cruelty against a vertebrate should be imprisonment from two to eight years and a fine ranging from BGN 2,000 to 10,000.
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