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Order No. 777 of the Ministry of Agriculture validating the Veterinary Rules for keeping rabbits for the purpose of their breeding, rearing, and sale.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Regulation
Date
2023
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock
Keyword
Animal production Rodents Quarantine Disinfection/disinfestation Smallholders/peasants Birds Internal trade Animal health
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
Entry into force notes
This Order enters into force on 1 September 2024.
Abstract

These Veterinary Rules for keeping rabbits for the purpose of their breeding, rearing, sale establish requirements for the conditions of keeping rabbits for the purpose of their breeding, rearing, sale, as well as to implement quarantine measures for rabbits, mandatory preventive measures and diagnostic studies of rabbits kept by citizens, including on private farms, peasant (smallholding) farms, individual entrepreneurs, organizations and institutions of penal system, other organizations and institutions containing up to 1,000 heads of rabbits inclusive, as well as containing more than 1000 heads of rabbits, with the exception of domestic rabbit kept as pets. Rabbit breeding farms are not allowed to keep rabbits on the premises of former and (or) existing cattle burial grounds, domestic landfills waste treatment plants and plants for processing of leather, raw materials, wool and down. Fences must be installed in the rabbit breeding farms or in some other way must be excluded the possibility of penetration of wild animals (except for birds, bats, rodents and invertebrates) on the territory of the farm. Entry to the territory of farms (except for individual smallholding farms) must be equipped with a disinfection barrier with disinfectant solutions that do not freeze at temperatures below O 0 C, or a platform for processing the external surfaces of transport means for disinfection and prevention of contamination of the territory of farms. When keeping rabbits on farms together with others species of animals (except birds) the building in which they are kept must be divided into isolated premises (structures) for each animal species. Keeping birds in a building in which rabbits are kept is not allowed.

Full text
Russian
Website
publication.pravo.gov.ru