Government Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Diseases Control (Government Ordinance No. 235, 1953). Country/Territory Japan Document type Regulation Date 1953 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Enforcement/compliance Animal health Certification International trade Pests/diseases Quarantine Liability/compensation Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract This Government Ordinance deals with domestic animals prescribed by the Article 2 paragraph 1 of the Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Diseases Control. It applies to the livestock/domestic animals listed in the attached table corresponding to the respective infectious diseases listed in the same table. The livestock prescribed by the Government Ordinance referred to in the provision of Article 8-2 paragraph 1 of the Act shall be cattle, water buffalo, deer, horse, sheep, goat, pig, wild boar, chicken, duck, quail, pheasant, ostrich, guinea fowl, and turkey. The Governor of the prefecture or the mayor of the city, town or village shall, in cases where he/she restricts or blocks a passage under the provision of Article 10 paragraph 3 of the Act, consult the chief of police having jurisdiction over the locality of the passage for restriction or blocking thereof. For animal losses subject to compensation the losses stipulated by the Government Ordinance referred to in the provision of Article 60-2 paragraph 1 of the Act shall be the appraised values of the designated livestock in the provision of Article 17-2 paragraph 1. Full text English Website www.maff.go.jp References - Legislation Implements Act on the Prevention of Infectious Diseases in Livestock (Act No. 166 of May 31, 1951). Legislation | Japan | 1951 (2020) Keyword: Basic legislation, Animal health, Certification, International trade, Pests/diseases, Quarantine Source: FAO, FAOLEX