Law No. 13.998 on Animal Health Protection within the State of Goiás. Country/Territory Brazil Territorial subdivision Goiás Document type Legislation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Animal health Hygiene/sanitary procedures Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Pests/diseases Early warning system Inspection Basic legislation 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 37 articles, establishes Animal Health measures to be applied within the State of Goiás and gives new version to Law No. 13.443 of 19 January 1999. It establishes the obligation to adopt protecting measures provided by Sanitary Animal Health, indispensable for fighting, control and eradicate infectious and contagious and parasites diseases for domestic and wild animals and notify if the case. Sanitary measures are specified in the text and are under the competence of the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (SEAGRO). Coordination, implementation, control and inspection on the fulfillment of measures and norms will be under the competence of the Direction of Agriculture and Livestock Health (DDA). Full text Portuguese Website www.segplan.go.gov.br References - Legislation Implemented by Decree No. 5.652 approving the Regulation on Animal Health within the State of Goiás. Legislation | Brazil | 2002 Keyword: Animal health, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Pests/diseases, Early warning system, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Norm AGRODEFESA No. 8 providing for phytosanitary and veterinary documents issued by AGRODEFESA. Legislation | Brazil | 2015 Keyword: Animal health, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Pests/diseases, Inspection, Access-to-information, Plant protection Source: FAO, FAOLEX