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Law No. 10.486 providing for the animal health protection within the State of Mato Grosso.

Country/Territory
Brazil
Territorial subdivision
Mato Grosso
Document type
Legislation
Date
2016
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock, Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Authorization/permit Inspection Internal trade Business/industry/corporations Poultry products Tax/levy Offences/penalties Fish products Meat Milk/dairy products Animal health Animal production Animal welfare Drugs Vaccination Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings
Geographical area
Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on the day of its publication.
Abstract

This Law, consisting of 57 articles divided into eight Chapters and two Annexes, provides for the sanitary animal health protection within the State of Mato Grosso. This Law establishes sanitary standards for animal health protection, which comprise the set of actions to protect the herds, preventing the introduction of eradicated or exotic diseases, preventing their spreading, as well as the systematic fight against endemic diseases through sanitary measures of prevention, control and eradication by slaughtering / elimination of animals; protect animal health and welfare, public health and environmental preservation. The objective of the sanitary animal health protection aims at the prevention, control and/or eradication of animal diseases of economic impact and importance in light to valuing livestock and public health. It is under the responsibility of the Institute of Agricultural and Livestock Protection of the State of Mato Grosso (INDEA/MT), through its official veterinary services, to analyze the epidemiological situation, plan, articulate, standardize, coordinate and implement animal health protection in accordance with the recommendations of the International Animal Sanitary Code of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and the standards of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.al.mt.gov.br