Law on Animal Epidemic Prevention was promulgated in 1997, and amended in 2007, 2013, 2015 and 2021 respectively. The latest revision entered into force on 1 May 2021.
There are 113 articles in total. The Law aims to improve the animal epidemic prevention system and protect public health security and human health.
Key points of the Law include:
Animal epidemic prevention shall follow the principles of putting prevention first and integrating prevention with control, decontamination and elimination.
The competent authority of agriculture and rural affairs of the State Council shall take charge of animal epidemic prevention nationwide. The competent authorities of agriculture and rural affairs of the local people’s governments at or above the county level shall take charge of animal epidemic prevention in their respective administrative regions.
The State shall establish the system for assessing the risks of animal epidemics and implement the system for monitoring and early warning of animal epidemics, the system for examining the conditions of animal epidemic prevention, the system for notifying animal epidemic situation and the system for official veterinarian appointment.
For non-edible wild animals that are required to be utilized for scientific research, medicinal use, exhibition, or other special purposes, an application for quarantine shall be filed with the animal health supervision institutions according to the relevant provisions of the State, and these animals may be utilized only after they have passed the quarantine.
The State implements compulsory vaccination against animal epidemics that seriously endanger the production of the breeding industry and human health.
The State supports local authorities in their establishment of zones free from specified animal epidemics and encourages animal farms to build bio-safety isolation zones free from specified animal epidemics.