Official Letter No. 2 -13/603 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food on organizational structure of State Veterinary Service. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Miscellaneous Date 1994 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Institution Animal health Policy/planning Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract Ministry of Agriculture and Food recommends the following structure of territorial, regional, provincial, autonomous territory, district and city levels of State Veterinary Service: 1) Office of anti-epizootic arrangements. 2) Office of non-infectious disease, zoo hygiene and veterinary medicine. 3) Office of veterinary and sanitary expertise and diagnostics. 4) Office of state veterinary inspection. 5) Office of finance, construction and material and technical support. Station for combating animal disease and veterinary laboratories maintain economic autonomy and status of juridical persons. Zone veterinary laboratories are subordinated directly to veterinary departments (offices) of the territorial governments, regional, provincial and autonomous regions’ administration. Full text Russian References - Legislation Implements Law No. 4979-I on veterinary medicine. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1993 (2019) Keyword: Fish disease, Animal health, Apiculture/sericulture, Fish products, Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Meat, Milk/dairy products, Poultry products, Processing/handling, Public health, Transport/storage, Pests/diseases, Inspection, Toxicity/poisoning, Drugs, Marking/identification, Registration, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Wild fauna Source: FAO, FAOLEX