Regional Law No. 33 on epizootic, veterinary and sanitary well-being. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Moscow Document type Legislation Date 2005 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock, Food & nutrition, Fisheries, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Fish disease Animal health Apiculture/sericulture Fish products Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Meat Milk/dairy products Molluscs Poultry products Processing/handling Public health Slaughtering Transport/storage Inspection Basic legislation Wild fauna Hunting/capture Wildlife products Pests/diseases 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 The Regional Law enters into force 10 days after its official publication. Abstract The present Regional Law regulates relations in the sphere of ensuring epizootic, veterinary and sanitary well-being for the purpose of protection of the population against disease common to human beings and animals, processing and trade of safe animal products, prevention of emergence and spreading of infectious mass non-infectious animal disease. For the purposes of this Law, shall be considered animals - all kinds of animals, both vertebrates and invertebrates, trophies obtained as a result of hunting and fishing. Epizootic well-being means the absence of infectious and mass non-infectious animal disease on a determined territory while veterinary and sanitary well-being control by state veterinary service of produce and animals ensuring observance of veterinary safety requirements (art. 1). Epizootic and veterinary and sanitary well-being shall be ensured by the following arrangements: 1) protection against infectious animal disease; 2) control over the observance of anti-epizootic (prophylactic) arrangements and hygiene and sanitary procedures set by state veterinary service regarding keeping, breeding, transport, slaughter and trade of animals; 3) state veterinary inspection; 4) access to information regarding spreading of infectious animal disease and anti-epizootic (prophylactic) arrangements in course (art. 2). Full text Russian