Law No. 13/2005 approving the Animal Health Basic Legislation.

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); animal reproduction; animal improvement production; animal transport and circulation; internal and external trade of animals and products of animal origins; epidemiological control of animal health and fighting against foot and mouth disease (diseases transmissible to humans); private and public veterinary activity and pharmacy; veterinary; hygiene and sanitary controls and quality products of animal origins, when destined to human consumption; animal protection against animal cruelty; preservation of animal natural habitat, etc.

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, Animal health

Source: FAO, FAOLEX