Law No. 371-XIII on pedigree stockbreeding. Country/Territory Moldova, Republic of Document type Legislation Date 1995 (2018) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Basic legislation Authorization/permit Animal production Animal reproduction Certification Cattle Sheep/goats Swine Equine-animals Birds Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations Entry into force notes The Law enters into force on the date of its official publication. Abstract This Law establishes legal and economic grounds for pedigree stockbreeding, and regulates relations between the state and the owners and users of pedigree resources. The scope of the Law shall be to raise output of high quality pedigree stock. The Act consists of eight Sections divided into 23 articles: (1) general provisions; (2) rights and duties of the owners of pedigree resources; (3) testing of pedigree stock and approbation of selection achievements; (4) purchase, use and trade of pedigree resources; (5) state regulation of pedigree stockbreeding; (6) scientific substantiation of pedigree stockbreeding; (7) state supervision; and (8) liability. Pedigree stock and production thereof such as semen, embryos, ovicells, eggs, spawn, etc., shall be considered animal pedigree resources. The provisions of this Law shall be applicable to cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, horses, birds, rabbits, fur-bearing animals, bees, fishes, silkworm and other animals. State certification of pedigree stock farms shall be carried out by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry once in five years and the registration thereof shall be carried out in the presence of the licence for pedigree stockbreeding. The main duties of the owners of pedigree resources shall be: (a) to obtain licence for pedigree stockbreeding; (b) to create appropriate conditions for keeping, feeding and care of pedigree stock; (c) to register pedigree stock; (d) to carry out quality control; (e) to use pedigree semen; and (e) to carry out immunogenetic control of origin of pedigree stock.Certification of pedigree livestock farms shall be conducted once in three years. Creation of new breeds, types, lines and crosses of animals shall be carried out in accordance with the sectoral criteria in accordance with sectoral research programs approved by the Government. Production, sale and export of pedigree resources shall be performed by the owners of livestock with pedigree certificates. Full text Russian/Romanian Website lex.justice.md References - Legislation Implemented by Order No. OMAIA23/2023 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry modifying the List of breeds, types and crosses of farm animals zoned on the national territory. Legislation | Moldova, Republic of | 2023 Keyword: Animal production, Animal reproduction, Cattle, Sheep/goats, Swine, Equine-animals, Poultry, Apiculture/sericulture, Birds Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Law No. 187-XVI amending Law No. 371-XIII on pedigree stockbreeding. Legislation | Moldova, Republic of | 2008 Keyword: Animal production, Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX