Federal Law No.8 of 2013 on the prevention and control of contagious and epidemic animal diseases. Country/Territory United Arab Emirates Document type Legislation Date 2013 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Pests/diseases Procedural matters Animal health Internal trade International trade Geographical area Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Persian Gulf Entry into force notes This Law enters into force 6 months after its publication in the Official Gazette. Abstract This Law consisting of 23 articles aims at maintaining the animal’s health during the implementation of the program on the prevention and control of animal diseases. The Law provides for (i) measures to be taken in case of noticing, suspecting or being notified of the animal’s disease by the animal owner and, in particular, if one of the diseases included in the attached list is diagnosed; (ii) declaration of infected zone and declaration of disease-free zone; (iii) media communication; (iv) prevention procedures for animal diseases to be conducted in cooperation between the Minister of Environment and Water and the local authority concerned about animal health; (v) control on animal diseases, including isolation of the animal, sending, import, or carrying out scientific tests of pathological samples, disposal or trading of sick or dead animals; and (vi) veterinarian procedures. Full text English/Arabic Website www.moccae.gov.ae References - Legislation Implemented by ٌResolution of the Council of Ministers No.25 of 2014 on the Executive Regulations of Federal Law No. 8 of 2013 on the prevention and control of contagious and epidemic animal diseases. Legislation | United Arab Emirates | 2014 Keyword: Pests/diseases, Procedural matters, Animal health, Internal trade, International trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX