Control of rabies and other zoonoses 1981 (By-law No. 2). Country/Territory Bhutan Document type Regulation Date 1981 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source The Livestock Act and By-laws, Ministry of Development, Animal Husbandry Department, November 1980, pp. 6-8. Subject Livestock Keyword Animal health Pests/diseases Registration Vaccination Cattle Swine Policy/planning Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, Southern Asia Abstract Purpose of this By-law is to protect the human population against certain diseases transmissible from animals to man, namely: rabies and echinococcosis transmitted to man from dogs, cysticercosis and tapeworm infestation transmitted through the meat of pigs and cattle and from man again to pigs and cattle, and salmonellosis, frequently transmitted to man through cross-contamination during food preparation, originating from infected raw meat. The By-law provides for the registration and licensing as well as for the vaccination of dogs. Public health authorities and municipal authorities shall cooperate in the planning and implementation of education programmes for zooneses control, with particular emphasis on cysticercosis, echinococcosis, liver fluke and salmonellosis. Full text English References - Legislation Implements Livestock Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 1981. Legislation | Bhutan | 1981 Keyword: Basic legislation, Animal health, Animal welfare, Animal reproduction, Animal production, Poultry, Pests/diseases, Slaughtering, Animal feed/feedstuffs, International trade, Animal by-products, Cattle Source: FAO, FAOLEX