Quyết định 66/2008/QĐ-BNN của Bộ Nông nghiệp và Phát triển nông thôn về việc ban hành Quy định vùng, cơ sở an toàn bệnh động vật

DECISION

PROMULGATING THE REGULATION ON ANIMAL EPIDEMIC-FREE ZONES AND ESTABLISHMENTS

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Pursuant to the Governments Decree No. 01/2008/ND-CP of January 3, 2008, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development;
Pursuant to the April 29, 2004 Ordinance on Animal Health:
Pursuant to the Governments Decree No. 33/2005/ND-CP of March 15, 2005, detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Ordinance on Animal Health;
At the proposal of the Director of the Animal Health Department,

DECIDES:

Article 1. To promulgate together with this Decision the Regulation on animal epidemic-free zones and establishments.

Article 2. This Decision takes effect 15 days after its publication in CONG BAO and replaces the Agriculture and Rural Development Ministers Decision No. 62/2002/QD-BNN of July 11, 2002, promulgated together with the Regulation on animal epidemic-free zones and establishments.

Article 3. The directors of the Office, the Animal Health Department and provincial/ municipal Agriculture and Rural Development Services, heads of concerned units, and concerned organizations and individuals shall implement this Decision.

REGULATION

ON ANIMAL EPIDEMIC-FREE ZONES AND ESTABLISHMENTS
(Promulgated together with the Agriculture and Rural Development Ministers Decision No. 66/2008/QD-BNN of Max 26, 2008)

Chapter 1

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of regulation and subjects of application

1. Scope of regulation

This Regulation provides for veterinary conditions for epidemic-free zones and establish-ments, procedures for registering and recognizing epidemic-free zones and establishments, and responsibilities of agencies, organizations and individuals for veterinary activities in epidemic-free zones and establishments.

a/ Epidemic-free zones and epidemic-free animal raising establishments supplying animals and animal products for domestic sale or export include zones and establishments free from one or more epidemics of an animal species; and zones and establishments free from one or more epidemics of many animal species;

b/ Animals and animal products under this Regulation are those defined in Clauses 1 and 2, Article 3 of the Animal Health Ordinance, except for amphibian species, fishes, crustacean, mollusk, aquatic mammals and other aquatic species.

2. Subjects of application

This Regulation applies to state agencies and domestic and overseas organizations and individuals involved in activities related to cattle and poultry raising; production of and trading in animal feeds and veterinary medicines; animal trading and slaughtering; processing of and trading in animals and animal products; and transportation of animals and animal products in epidemic-free zones and establishments.

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