Decree No. 2 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food validating Veterinary and Sanitary Regulation on rodent control. Country/Territory Belarus Document type Regulation Date 2019 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock, Food & nutrition Keyword Rodents Transport/storage Slaughtering Meat Disinfection/disinfestation Animal production Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia Entry into force notes This Decree enters into force after its official publication. Abstract This Veterinary and Sanitary Regulation establishes mandatory requirements, applicable to legal persons and individual entrepreneurs, related to safety of work and services in the field of breeding, growing, keeping, transportation, slaughtering of livestock, disposal of carcasses of animals, manufacturing and transportation of foodstuffs of animal origin, aimed at rodent control. Deratization shall be carried out in order to eliminate rodents. Deratization shall be performed in three stages: Stage I: examination of the object for identification of the presence of rodents; Stage II: Rodent control measures; and Stage III: assessment of the effectiveness of deratization. Full text Russian Website pravo.by References - Legislation Implements Decree No. 867 of the Council of Ministers regarding the sphere of competence of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Legislation | Belarus | 2011 Keyword: Institution, Policy/planning, Agricultural development, Business/industry/corporations, Fishery management and conservation, Inland fisheries, Aquaculture, Food quality control/food safety, Drugs, Animal health, Plant protection, Quarantine Source: FAO, FAOLEX Law No. 438-Z “On veterinary practice”. Legislation | Belarus | 2010 (2016) Keyword: Basic legislation, Drugs, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal welfare, Research, Business/industry/corporations, Local government, Authorization/permit, Data collection/reporting, Access-to-information, Inspection, Internal trade, International trade, Aquaculture, Fish disease, Animal health, Apiculture/sericulture, Fish products, Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Meat, Milk/dairy products, Poultry products, Processing/handling, Public health, Transport/storage, Pests/diseases Source: FAO, FAOLEX