Stock-breeding Law of the People’s Republic of China. Country/Territory China Document type Legislation Date 2005 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Animal production Poultry Animal reproduction Authorization/permit Genetic resources Inspection Transport/storage Animal feed/feedstuffs Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on 1 July 2006. Abstract The purpose of this Law is to regulate the production and business operations of stockbreeding. The Law consists of 8 Chapters divided into 74 articles: General provisions (I); Protection of the genetic resources of livestock and poultry (II); Selection, production and business operation of species of breeding livestock and poultry (III); Breeding of livestock and poultry (IV); Transactions and transport of livestock and poultry (V); Quality and safety guarantee (VI); Legal liabilities (VII); Supplementary provisions (VIII). A National Commission for the Livestock and Poultry Genetic Resources shall be established by the stockbreeding and veterinary administrative department of the State Council and shall be responsible for the appraisal and evaluation of genetic resources of livestock and poultry. A permit for the production and business operation of breeding livestock and poultry, and of ova, frozen sperms, embryos and other genetic materials shall be obtained as specified in articles 22 to 25. The State Council and the provincial people’s governments shall arrange the fine breed subsidies and other funds for supporting the stockbreeding development, to support the livestock and poultry breeders to buy fine breeds of livestock and poultry, improve the production facilities, expand the breeding scale, etc. The transport of livestock and poultry shall meet the animal disease prevention requirements. A stockbreeding and veterinary administrative department shall make a plan on the supervision and inspection over the quality and safety of livestock and poultry. Full text English Website www.lawinfochina.com References - Legislation Implemented by Measures of the People’s Republic of China for the examination and approval of entry exit and the foreign cooperative research on the application of genetic resources of livestock and poultry. Legislation | China | 2008 Keyword: Animal production, Poultry, Cattle, Genetic resources, International trade, Research Source: FAO, FAOLEX