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Regional Law No. 59-ZS “On veterinary”.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Territorial subdivision
Altai
Document type
Legislation
Date
1998 (2009)
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 Poultry products Processing/handling Public health Transport/storage Animal welfare Pests/diseases Research Basic legislation
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 Regional Law enters into force on 1 January 1999.
Abstract

Veterinary medicine is understood as the field of scientific knowledge and practical activity aimed at preventing animal diseases and their treatment, producing complete and safe veterinary and sanitary products of animal origin and protecting the population from diseases common to humans and animals.The main tasks of veterinary medicine in the Altai Territory are implementation of measures to prevent and eliminate quarantine and particularly dangerous (according to the list approved federal executive body responsible for the development of state policy and legal regulation in the field of agro-industrial complex, including veterinary) diseases of animals, fur-bearing animals, birds, fishes and bees, and the implementation of regional veterinary services. Veterinary medicine shall be aimed at implementation of measures to prevent and eliminate quarantine and particularly dangerous (according to the list approved by the federal executive body responsible for the development of state policy and legal regulation in the field of the agro-industrial complex, including veterinary medicine) diseases of animals, fur animals, birds, fish and bees, and the implementation of regional programs of veterinary services for animal husbandry.This Regional Law establishes the following tasks of veterinary: (a) prevention and liquidation of quarantine and hazardous animal diseases; (b) research; and (c) veterinary supervision; and (d) protection of the regional territory against introduction of animal diseases. Regional veterinary service must ensure safety of animal products and raw materials of animal origin, cure of ill animals, assessment of epizootic situation, disinfection arrangements and sanitary supervision over milk and meat processing enterprises.

Full text
Russian
Website
regzakon.fpa.su

References - Legislation

Amended by

Regional law No. 18-ZS amending Regional Law No. 59-ZS “On veterinary”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2011

Keyword: Animal health, Drugs, Offences/penalties, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings

Source: FAO, FAOLEX