Cabinet Regulation No. 291 of 2015 on Set of Biosecurity Measures for Holdings Where Livestock is Kept Country/Territory Latvia Document type Regulation Date 2015 (2017) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Biosecurity Animal welfare Business/industry/corporations Camelids Ranching/captive breeding Cattle Pests/diseases Disinfection/disinfestation Sheep/goats International trade Policy/planning Poultry Procedural matters Risk assessment/management Swine Hygiene/sanitary procedures Animal health Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Abstract The Regulation prescribes the species, categories, and populations of animals to which a set of biosecurity measures should be applied; and the requirements for drawing up biosecurity measures on holdings where livestock is kept. The Regulation applies to poultry (hens, turkeys, guinea fowls, geese, ducks, quails, pigeons, pheasants, partridges and other birds kept in small spaces) holdings and the premises of poultry kept for non-agricultural purposes; sub-family Bovinae (also Bubalus bubalus and Bison bison species) animal, pig, sheep and goat assembly centres, animal marketing facilities and animal holdings on which animals are kept in isolation until they are exported to third countries; and porcine animal holdings. According to the Regulation, an animal owner or keeper is responsible for drawing up a package of biosecurity measures and its implementation in the animal holdings. Full text English Website www.likumi.lv References - Legislation Implements Veterinary Medicine Law (2001) Legislation | Latvia | 2001 (2001) Keyword: Meat, Milk/dairy products, Food quality control/food safety, Disinfection/disinfestation, Drugs, Animal health, Pests/diseases, Animal welfare, Basic legislation, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Internal trade, Authorization/permit, Governance, Procedural matters Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 64/432/EEC on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine. Legislation | European Union | 1964 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Cattle, Swine, Animal health, Internal trade, Pests/diseases Source: FAO, FAOLEX