Decree on veterinary requirements for beekeeping and bee colonies and on measures to prevent and control certain bee diseases.

Subject

Livestock

Keyword

Animal health Pests/diseases Apiculture/sericulture Animal production

Geographical area

Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries

Entry into force notes

This Decree entered into force on 1 July 2023.

Abstract

This Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, which is composed of 16 articles, lays down: (a) veterinary requirements for the environment of bees and bee colonies, for their care and protection against infections; (b) measures to control and prevent the spread of certain dangerous bee diseases; (c) the scope of the inspection of bee colonies with disassembly of the bee work and keeping records of the inspector of bee colonies; (d) the procedure for applying compensation for costs and losses incurred as a result of the implementation of extraordinary veterinary measures ordered to control some of the dangerous infections and diseases transmissible from animals to humans.

Full text

Czech

Website

www.zakonyprolidi.cz

References - Legislation

Implements

Veterinary Act No. 166/1999.

Legislation | Czechia | 1999 (2018)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Institution, Quarantine, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Vaccination, Animal welfare, Fish disease, Aquaculture, Animal health, Food quality control/food safety, Pests/diseases

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repeals

Decree on veterinary requirements for bee breeding and hives and on measures to prevent and control certain bee diseases.

Legislation | Czechia | 2018

Keyword: Animal health, Pests/diseases, Apiculture/sericulture, Animal production

Source: FAO, FAOLEX