(Being effective as of 1 March 2010)

 

Chapter I

General Provisions

 

Article 1

 

In order to strengthen management of animal inspection to prevent, control and eradicate animal diseases, ensure safety of animals and animal products, protect human health and safeguard public health and safety, the Measures are hereby formulated in accordance with the Law of the People's Republic of China on Prevention and Control of Animal Diseases (hereinafter referred to as the “Law on Prevention and Control of Animal Diseases”).

 

Article 2

 

The Measures shall be applicable to animal inspection activities in the territory of the People’s Republic of China.

 

Article 3

 

The Ministry of Agriculture (hereinafter referred to as the “Ministry”) shall be in charge of animal inspection work nationwide.

 

Veterinary authorities of the local people’s governments at or above county level shall be in charge of animal inspection within their respective administrative areas.

 

Animal health supervision agencies that are set up by the local people’s governments at or above county level shall be in charge of animal inspection of animals and animal products as well as supervision within their respective administrative areas.

 

Article 4

 

Scopes, objects and rules of animal inspection shall be formulated, readjusted and promulgated by the Ministry.

 

Article 5

 

Animal health supervision agencies shall designate official veterinaries to inspect diseases of animals and animal products, issue animal inspection certificate, and stick on animal inspection markers in accordance with the Prevention and Control of Animal Diseases Law and provisions of the Measures.

 

Animal health supervision agencies may, according to need, appoint veterinary professionals to assist official veterinaries in animal inspection.

 

Article 6

 

Animal inspection shall follow such a principle that integrates management of supervision in the entire process with risk control, zoning and traceability.

 

Chapter II

Application for Animal Inspection

 

Article 7

 

The state shall implement an application system for animal inspection.

 

Animal health supervision agencies shall set up application sites rationally according to need of the inspection work, and publicize these sites, as well as the scope and objects of such inspection.

 

Veterinary authorities at or above county level shall enhance development and management of application sites.

 

Article 8

 

Owners of animals and animal products listed as follows shall apply to local animal health supervision agencies for animal inspection prior to the departure of their animals and animal products from producing places according to specified time limit. Application shall be filed:

 

a. Three days in advance in the case that animal products are for sale and transportation, and animals are for slaughtering and continued raising;

 

b. Fifteen days in advance in the case that dairy animals and breeding stocks and its sperms, ova, embryos and breeding eggs are for sale and transportation, and animals are for exhibition, performance and contest; and

 

c. Where susceptible animals and animal products are imported to disease-free zoness, owners shall file application to animal health supervision agencies at prefecture or provincial level three days prior to shipment, in addition to application to local animal health supervision agencies of exporting places. 

 

Article 9

 

Where wild animals are captured legally, application shall be filed to the local animal health supervision agency at county level three days after capture.

 

Article 10

 

Where animals are slaughtered, application shall be filed to local animal health supervision agencies six hours in advance of slaughtering. In the case of urgency, application may be filed whenever slaughtering occurs. 

 

Article 11

 

When application for animal inspection is filed, an application form shall be submitted. For dairy animals, breeding stocks and its sperms, ova, embryos and breeding eggs that are for shipment to other provinces, autonomous regions or municipalities directly under the central government, an Examination and Approval Form for Animal inspection of Dairy animals and Breeding Stocks for Introducing from Other Provinces (hereinafter referred to as the “Form”) shall be submitted to animal health supervision agencies of importing provinces, autonomous regions or municipalities directly under the central government.

 

Application may be filed by way of filling an application form at an application site, or via facsimile or telephone. In the case of telephone application, an application form shall be filled when such application is filed.

 

Article 12

 

Animal health supervision agencies shall dispatch official veterinaries for on-the-spot animal inspection or for animal inspection at designated sites when application is accepted. When application is rejected, reasons shall be stated.　

 

Chapter III

Animal Inspection at Producing Places

 

Article 13

 

Animals and animal products for sale or transportation may leave their producing places only when they pass animal inspection by official veterinaries dispatched by the local animal health supervision agency at county level and obtain the Certificate for Passing through Animal inspection (hereinafter referred to as the “Certificate”).

 

Article 14

 

Official veterinaries may issue the Certificate when animals and animal products for sale or transportation pass animal inspection and are up to the following requirements:

 

a. They are from non-blockade areas or animal farms/households with no breakout of diseases that are subject to animal inspection;

 

b. They are vaccinated compulsorily according to relevant state regulations, and are still in the valid period of vaccination;

 

c. Clinic inspection proves them healthy;

 

d. Testing results are up to requirements where a laboratory testing is required according to the Ministry’s stipulations; and

 

e. Records in farming files and markers for livestock and poultry are up to the Ministry’s stipulations.

 

In addition, the health of dairy animals, breeding stocks and pets shall be up to the Ministry’s criteria.　　

 

Article 15

 

One may raise, engage in buying or selling of and transport wild animals captured legally only when they pass animal inspection and are up to the following requirements and have the Certificate issued by official veterinaries.

 

a. They are from non-blockade areas;

 

b. Clinic inspection proves them healthy; and

 

c. Testing results are up to requirements where a laboratory testing is required according to the Ministry’s stipulations

 

Article 16

 

Official veterinaries may issue the Certificate when sperms, ova, embryos and breeding eggs from breeding stocks for sale and transportation pass animal inspection and are up to the following requirements:

 

a. They are from non-blockade areas or breeding farms with no breakout of diseases that are subject to inspection;

 

b. Donor animal is vaccinated compulsorily according to relevant state regulations, and are still in the valid period of vaccination;

 

c. Donor animal is up to the health criteria of animals;

 

d. Testing results are up to requirements where a laboratory testing is required according to the Ministry’s stipulations; and

 

e. Relevant records in farming files of donor animals and markers for livestock and poultry are up to the Ministry’s stipulations.

 

Article 17

 

Official veterinaries may issue the Certificate when animal products of bone, horn, raw hide and skin, raw fur and down for sale and transportation pass animal inspection and are up to the following requirements:

 

a. They are from non-blockade areas or animal farms/households with no breakout of diseases that are subject to inspection;

 

b. Their disinfection is up to criteria according to relevant specifications; and

 

c. Testing results are up to requirements where a laboratory testing is required according to the Ministry’s stipulations.

 

Article 18

 

When animals and animal products fail to pass animal inspection, official veterinaries may issue a notice of disposal and oversee owners to dispose by following technical specifications stipulated by the Ministry. 

 

Article 19

 

When of non-dairy animals and non-breeding stocks that are introduced for farming from other provinces, autonomous regions or municipalities directly under the central government arrive at destinations, owners or transporters shall make report to the local animal health supervision agency at county level within 24 hours and accept inspection.

 

Article 20

 

Dairy animals and breeding stocks that are introduced from other provinces, autonomous regions or municipalities directly under the central government shall, under supervision of local animal health supervisor agencies, be placed in isolation sheds of isolation blocks or farms for observation right after arrival at importing places. An isolation period of 45 days shall be required for big animals, and 30 days for small ones. Those passing through isolation observation may join normal herds, and those failing to pass shall be disposed according to relevant regulations. Owners shall apply for another Certificate for animals passing through isolation observation that are for continued transportation within the province. Animal health supervision agencies shall charge no fees in such a case.　 

 

Chapter IV

Animal Inspection at Slaughtering House

 

Article 21

 

Animal health supervision agencies at county level shall, according law, place official veterinaries at or dispatch official veterinaries to slaughtering houses, plants and sites for animal inspection. The said slaughtering houses, plants and sites shall provide official veterinaries with inspection rooms and working tables that match their slaughtering operation scale. Before leaving from slaughtering houses, plants and sites, animal products shall be subject to animal inspection by official veterinaries. Only those that pass the inspection shall be marked and given the Certificate.

 

Article 22

 

Animals that enter slaughtering houses, plants and sites shall have the Certificate and markers stipulated by the Ministry.

 

Official veterinaries shall inspect the Certificate and markers for livestock and poultry attached to animals that enter slaughtering houses, plants and sites, and the health conditions of animals to be slaughtered, and put suspected animals into isolation block for observation. 

 

Official veterinaries shall, in accordance with the Ministry’s stipulations, make synchronous inspection in the entire process of slaughtering and necessary laboratory testing.

 

Article 23

 

When the following requirements are satisfied after animal inspection, official veterinaries may issue the Certificate, and put inspection stamps or other markers on carcasses, meat cuts and packed animal products:

 

a. They have no specific infectious diseases and parasites;

 

b. They are up to requirements of animal inspection rules on slaughtering that are stipulated by the Ministry; and

 

c. Testing results are up to the requirements where it is required for laboratory testing.

 

In addition, animal inspection of bone, horn, raw hide and skin, raw fur and down shall conform to provisions under Article 17 of the Measures.

 

Article 24

 

When animals and animal products fail to pass animal inspection, official veterinaries may issue a notice of disposal and oversee slaughtering houses, plants and sites to dispose by following technical specifications stipulated by the Ministry.

 

Article 25

 

Official veterinaries shall take back the Certificate attached to the animals when they enter the slaughtering houses, plants and sites, and make records of animal inspection in the process of slaughtering. The recovered Certificates shall be kept for over 12 months.

 

Article 26

 

When animal products that pass animal inspection arrive at destinations where direct distribution is needed locally, owners shall apply for another certificate to animal health supervision agencies of importing places. No fees shall be charged in such a case. Application for another certificate shall meet the following requirements:  

 

a. The original valid Certificate shall be submitted, the inspection marker be intact and the Certificate and the marker confirm to the animal products; and

 

b. The animal products shall be in the quality guarantee period that is specified according to relevant state criteria, and have no putridness　

 

Article 27

 

When animal products that pass animal inspection arrive at destinations where further transportation or distribution after storage is needed, owners may apply to local animal health supervision agencies of importing places for another inspection. Animal health supervision agencies of importing places at or above county level may issue the Certificate when animal products meet the following requirements:

 

a. The original valid Certificate shall be submitted, the inspection marker be intact, and the Certificate and the marker confirm to the animal products;

 

b. They shall be in the quality guarantee period that is specified according to relevant state criteria, and they shall have no putridness;

 

c. They shall have sound records of entering and leaving storage houses; and

 

d. Testing results are up to requirements where laboratory testing is required according to the Ministry’s stipulations.

 

Chapter V

Animal Inspection at Aquatic Breeding Farms

 

Article 28

 

Where parents, juveniles, larvae, fertilized eggs, eyed eggs and other genetic materials of aquatic animals are for breeding, sale or transportation, owners shall apply to the local animal health supervision agency at county level for animal inspection 20 days before departure. Only those that pass the inspection and obtain the Certificate may leave their producing places.

 

Article 29

 

Where farming, sale or transportation of wild aquatic fingerlings that are legally captured, owners shall apply to the local animal health supervision agency at county level for animal inspection two days after capture. Only those that pass the inspection and obtain the Certificate may go for farming places, sale or transportation.

Prior to animal inspection of legally captured wild aquatic fingerlings, owners shall put them in temporary animal inspection places for isolation that are up to the following requirements.

 

a. There shall be physically isolated facilities from other farming places;

 

b. There shall be independent facilities for inlet and drainage of water and bio-safety treatment of waste water, and fishing gears for special purposes; and

 

c. Other requirements stipulated by the Ministry.

 

Article 30

 

Official veterinaries may issue the Certificate when aquatic fingerlings pass animal inspection and are up to the following requirements:

 

a. No recent outbreak of aquatic animal diseases occurs in farming places of the aquatic fingerlings ;

 

 

b. They pass clinic health inspection; and

 

c. Testing results are up to the requirements where an aquatic animal diseases diagnosis laboratory testing is required according to the Ministry’s stipulations.

 

When they fail to pass animal inspection, animal health supervision agencies shall oversee owners to dispose by following technical specifications stipulated by the Ministry.

 

Article 31

 

When aquatic fingerlings that are introduced from other provinces, autonomous regions or municipalities directly under the central government arrive at destinations, owners or transporters shall make report, according to relevant regulations within 24 hours and accept inspection from local animal health supervision agencies.

 

Chapter VI

Animal Inspection in Disease-Free Zones

 

Article 32

 

Where susceptible animals and animal products are transported to disease-free zones, application for animal inspection shall be filed to animal health supervision agencies of importing provinces, in addition to the Certificate issued by animal health supervision agencies in exporting places, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government, and the Certificate of importing places shall be obtained according to provisions under Article 33 and 34 of the Measures.

 

Article 33

 

Susceptible animals imported to disease-free zones shall be isolated in places designated by local animal health supervision agencies of importing provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government in accordance with the Ministry’s stipulations for isolation inspection in disease-free zones. An isolation period of 45 days is required for big and medium-sized animals, and 30 days for small ones. Official veterinaries from local animal health supervision agencies of importing provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government may issue the Certificate when they pass isolation inspection. Those fail to pass shall not be permitted to enter and shall be disposed according to law.　

 

Article 34

 

Susceptible animal products imported to disease-free zones shall accept animal inspection in sites designated by the local animal health supervision agencies of importing provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government in accordance with the Ministry’s stipulations for animal inspection in disease-free zones. Official veterinaries from local animal health supervision agencies of importing provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government may issue the Certificate when they pass animal inspection. Those fail to pass shall not be permitted to enter and shall be disposed according to law.

 

Chapter VII

Examination and Approval of Application for Animal Inspection of Diary Animals and Breeding Stocks

 

Article 35

 

Where dairy animals and breeding stocks and its sperms, ova, embryos and breeding eggs that are introduced from other province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the central government, owners shall fill the Form, and apply for animal inspection to the local animal health supervision agencies of importing provinces, autonomous regions or municipalities directly under the central government.

 

Article 36

 

Animal health supervision agencies of importing provinces, autonomous regions or municipalities directly under the central government shall make decision on approval or disapproval of introduction within 10 workdays as of the day of accepting application. When they are up to the following requirements, the Form shall be issued. Where they fail to meet these requirements, the applicator shall be informed in writing form, and reasons shall be stated:

 

a. Importing and exporting animal farms or blocks obtain the Certificate;

 

b. Animals in importing animal farms and blocks are up to health criteria of animals;

 

c. The records in farming files of exporting dairy animals and breeding stocks conform to the Ministry’s stipulations; and

 

d. Exporting sperms, embryos and breeding eggs are up to health criteria of animals.

 

Article 37

 

Owners of cargo shall, with the Form issued by animal health supervision agencies of importing provinces, autonomous regions or municipalities directly under the central government, apply for animal inspection to animal health supervision agencies at county level of exporting places. The latter shall make the inspection according to provisions of the Measures.

 

Article 38

 

Dairy animals and breeding stocks that are introduced to other province shall be transported within the valid period specified by the Form. Owners of cargo shall reapply for animal inspection when it is failed to introduce within the valid period.

 

Chapter VIII

Supervision over Animal Inspection

 

Article 39

 

The Certificate shall be enclosed with animals for slaughtering, marketing, transportation, exhibition, showing or competition, and with animal products for marketing and transportation.

 

An animal health supervision agency may check the Certificate and markers enclosed with animals and animal products that are up the requirements of Article 38, and make sample collection, testing and random inspection. No more fees shall be charged in such a case.

 

Article 40

 

Animals that are subject to animal inspection according to law but fail to be inspected shall be inspected by animal health supervision agencies, and a penalty shall be imposed on according to the Measures.

 

When the following requirements are satisfied, the Certificate may be issued by animal health supervision agencies, and those that fail to meet these requirements shall be dealt with according the Ministry’s specifications.

 

a. Markers for livestock and poultry are up to the Ministry’s specifications;

 

b. Clinic check proves it healthy; and

 

c. The testing results are up to requirements where a laboratory testing is required according the Ministry’s specifications.

 

Article 41

 

Where products of bone, horn, raw hide and skin, raw fur and down that are subject to animal inspection according to law but fail to be inspected, those that meet the following requirements, the Certificate shall be issued by animal health supervision agencies, and those that fail to meet shall be confiscated and destroyed, and a penalty shall be imposed on according to the Measures.

 

a. Owners of cargo shall submit within five days certificates issued by the health supervision agencies of the exporting place stating that such products are from non-enclosed areas;

 

b. No rotten or decayed products are detected through appearance inspection;

 

c. Re-disinfection is performed according to relevant specifications; and

 

d. The testing results are up to requirements where a laboratory testing is required according the Ministry’s specifications.

 

Article 42

 

Where sperm, embryos and breeding eggs that are subject to animal inspection according to law but fail to be inspected, those that meet the following requirements, the Certificate shall be issued by animal health supervision agencies, and those that fail to meet shall be confiscated and destroyed, and a penalty shall be imposed on according to the Measures.

 

a. Owner of cargo shall submit within five days certificates issued by animal health supervision agencies of the exporting places stating that such products are from non-enclosed areas, and donator animals are up to criteria of health;

 

b. No rotten or decayed products are detected through appearance inspection in the period of quality guarantee; and

 

c. The testing results are up to requirements where a laboratory testing is required according the Ministry’s specifications.

 

Article 43

 

Where meat, internal organs, fat, head, hoof, blood and tendons that are subject to animal inspection according to law but fail to be inspected, those that meet the following requirements, the Certificate shall be issued by animal health supervision agencies, and a penalty shall be imposed on according to the Article 78 of the Measures; and those that fail to meet these requirements shall be confiscated and destroyed, and a penalty shall be imposed on according to the Article 76 of the Measures.

 

a. Owner of cargo shall submit within five days certificates issued by animal health supervision agencies of exporting places stating that such products are from non-enclosed areas;

 

b. No rotten or decayed products are detected through appearance inspection; and

 

c. The testing results are up to requirements where a laboratory testing is required according the Ministry’s specifications.

 

Article 44

 

Where animals or animal products that are subject to animal inspection according to law are transported by means of railway, highway, water way or air transport, consignors shall submit the Certificate when consigning for shipment. Carriers shall undertake no transport services when such a certificate is not submitted. 

 

Article 45

 

Owners or carriers shall disinfect means of delivery, raising and containing of animals or animal products prior to loading and after unloading according the Ministry’s technical specifications, and make bio-safety treatment of beddings/litters, wastes and dirt that are cleared away.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

 

Article 46

 

Transportation of commodity eggs and fresh milk within enclosed areas shall follow the provisions under the Urgency Regulations on Major Animal Diseases

 

Article 47

 

Animals and animal products that pass animal inspection shall be delivered to destinations within the fixed time. Disposal measures shall be taken according to relevant regulations when animals that pass animal inspection are diseased in the process of transportation.

 

Chapter VIIII

Penalty

 

Article 48

 

In the case of violating the Article 19 and Article 31 of the Measures, when non-dairy animals, non-breeding stocks and aquatic fingerlings for introducing to other provinces, autonomy regions or municipalities directly under the central government for raising purpose are delivered to destinations and no report is made to local animal health supervision agencies, local animal health supervision agencies may impose monetary penalty of from over 500 yuan to below 2 000 yuan.

 

Article 49

 

In the case of violating the Article 20 of the Measures, when dairy animals and breeding stocks for introducing to other provinces, autonomy regions or municipalities directly under the central government are delivered to importing places, and they are not placed under isolation for observation, local animal health supervision agencies shall require for measures to put it right and impose monetary penalty of from over 2 000 yuan to below 10 000 yuan. 

 

Article 50

 

Any other violations against provisions of the Measures shall be penalized according to the Prevention and Control of Animal Diseases Law。

 

Chapter X

Supplementary Provisions

 

Article 51

 

The pattern or style of badge and mark used for animal health supervision shall be decided by the Ministry.

 

Article 52

 

Local animal health supervision agencies shall entrust animal inspection of aquatic fingerlings to fishery authorities at the same level. Except for aquatic fingerlings, no other aquatic animals and animal products shall be subject to animal inspection.

 

Article 53

 

The Measures shall come into force as of March 1, 2010. The Measures for Management of Animal Disease, Order No.14, promulgated by the Ministry on May 24, 2002 shall be abolished on the date when the present Measures become effective.