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Law No. 5.736 providing for the animal health protection.

Country/Territory
Brazil
Territorial subdivision
Espírito Santo
Document type
Legislation
Date
1998
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock, Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Authorization/permit Inspection Internal trade Offences/penalties Animal health Animal production Pests/diseases 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 49 articles divided into nine Chapters, provides for the sanitary animal health protection within the State of Espírito Santo. This Law establishes sanitary measures to combat animal diseases, with a view to their control and eradication. They will be applied primarily to transmittable and parasitic diseases with a potential great diffusion power, whose socio-economic and public health consequences may be serious and which interfere in internal and international trade in live animals, their products and by-products. The official veterinarian will have free access to properties and establishments where animals and animal products exist, in order to inspect and immediately determine the adoption of the following animal health protection measures and others that are considered necessary, isolated or cumulatively, when there is an imminent risk occurrence of diseases or animal or suspected of having been affected. The Law is divided as follows: Preliminary provisions (Chap. I); Definitions (Chap. II); Measures to Combat Animal Diseases (Chap. III); Animal Transit Measures (Chap. IV); Measures for exhibitions, fairs, auctions and other Gathering of Animals (Chap. V); Inspection Measures for Trade in Veterinary Products (Chap. VI); Accreditation of Veterinarians (Chap. VII); Offences and penalties (Chap. VIII); General and Transitional Provisions (Chap. IX).

Full text
Portuguese
Website
idaf.es.gov.br

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Decree No 4.495 establishing the Regulation for Animal Health Protection Policy.

Legislation | Brazil | 1999

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Authorization/permit, Inspection, Internal trade, Offences/penalties, Animal health, Animal production, Pests/diseases, Animal welfare, Drugs, Vaccination, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Law No. 7.580 amending Law No. 5.736 to include the mandatory vaccination against brucellosis.

Legislation | Brazil | 2003

Keyword: Animal health, Animal production, Cattle, Pests/diseases, Drugs, Vaccination, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Hygiene/sanitary procedures

Source: FAO, FAOLEX