Ley Nº 8.495 - Ley general del Servicio Nacional de Salud Animal. Country/Territory Costa Rica Document type Legislation Date 2006 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Animal health Institution Animal welfare Animal feed/feedstuffs Pests/diseases Early warning system/emergency intervention system Internal trade Drugs Registration Biotechnology Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Basic legislation Geographical area Americas, Central America Abstract La presente Ley general del Servicio Nacional de Salud Animal (SENASA), tiene por objeto la protección de la salud animal, la salud pública veterinaria y el funcionamiento del SENASA. Full text Spanish Website www.gaceta.go.cr References - Legislation Amends Ley Nº 5.395 - Ley general de salud. Legislation | Costa Rica | 1973 (2006) Keyword: Nutrition, Special dietary uses, Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Toxicity/poisoning, Waste management, Waste prevention, Basic legislation, Waste disposal, Waste domestic sources, Solid waste, Effluent waste water/discharge, Right to water Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ley Nº 5.346 - Prohíbe la presencia animales deambulantes en parajes públicos. Legislation | Costa Rica | 1973 Keyword: Animal health, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Pests/diseases Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ley Nº 7451 - Ley sobre el bienestar de los animales. Legislation | Costa Rica | 1994 Keyword: Animal welfare, Research, Basic legislation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Decreto Nº 36.475/MAG - Reglamento del Tribunal de Procedimiento Administrativo Sancionador del Servicio Nacional de Salud Animal (SENASA) del Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería (MAG). Legislation | Costa Rica | 2011 Keyword: Animal health, Institution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decreto Nº 34.319/MAG - Reglamento organizativo del Servicio Nacional de Salud Animal. Legislation | Costa Rica | 2007 | Repealed Keyword: Animal health, Institution, Animal welfare, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Pests/diseases, Early warning system/emergency intervention system, Internal trade, Drugs, Registration, Biotechnology, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decreto Nº 36.001/MAG - Reglamento orgánico del Servicio Nacional de Salud Animal. Legislation | Costa Rica | 2010 | Repealed Keyword: Animal health, Institution, Animal welfare, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Pests/diseases, Early warning system/emergency intervention system, Internal trade, Drugs, Registration, Biotechnology, Court/tribunal, Dispute settlement, Offences/penalties, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decreto Nº 37.917/MAG - Reglamento de la estructura organizativa del Servicio Nacional de Salud Animal (SENASA). Legislation | Costa Rica | 2013 Keyword: Animal health, Institution, Animal welfare, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Pests/diseases, Early warning system/emergency intervention system, Internal trade, Drugs, Registration, Biotechnology, Court/tribunal, Dispute settlement, Offences/penalties, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decreto Nº 37.828/MAG - Reglamento del Dispositivo de Emergencias. Legislation | Costa Rica | 2013 Keyword: Animal health, Institution, Animal welfare, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Pests/diseases, Early warning system/emergency intervention system, Internal trade, Drugs, Biosafety, Biosecurity Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Ley Nº 8.799 - Ley de control de ganado bovino, prevención y sanción de su robo, hurto y receptación. Legislation | Costa Rica | 2010 Keyword: Animal production, Institution, Cattle, Marking/identification, Slaughtering, Registration, Internal trade, Transport/storage, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX