Law No. 13/2005 approving the Animal Health Basic Legislation. Country/Territory Sao Tome and Principe Document type Legislation Date 2005 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Basic legislation Pests/diseases Drugs Animal health Internal trade Animal production Animal feed/feedstuffs Animal welfare Hygiene/sanitary procedures Transport/storage Vaccination Geographical area Africa, Central Africa, Least Developed Countries, Small Island Developing States Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on 1 April 2005. Abstract This Law approves the Animal Health Basic Legislation. This Legislation, consisting 7 Titles, divided into 164 articles, regulates the sanitary and veterinary norms to perform animal production and carry out epidemiological controls on animal diseases in the territory of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome e Principe. The Legislation aims at the protection of animal health and livestock internal and external market, animal production (of economic exploitable animals, including animal feed stuff) Full text Portuguese Website www.legis-palop.org References - Legislation Implemented by Decree-Law No. 23/2015 regulating the offence and penalty regime applicable to animal imports. Legislation | Sao Tome and Principe | 2015 Keyword: Offences/penalties, Internal trade, International trade, Animal production, Transport/storage, Quarantine, Pests/diseases, Slaughtering Source: FAO, FAOLEX