(Adopted at the 26th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Eighth National People's Congress on July 3, 1997, and promulgated by Order No. 87 of the President of the People's Republic of China on July 3, 1997)Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Chapter I General ProvisionsArtikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 1 This Law is enacted for the purpose of strengthening the management of animal epidemic prevention, preventing, controlling and stamping out animal epidemics, promoting the development of the breeding industry and protecting human health.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 2 This Law shall apply to animal epidemic prevention activities within the territory of the People's Republic of China.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
The quarantine of animals and animal products entering or leaving the territory shall be governed by the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Quarantine of Animals and Plants Entering and Leaving the Territory.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 3 For the purposes of this Law, "animals" means livestock, poultry and other animals raised by man or lawfully captured.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
For the purposes of this Law, "animal products" means raw hides, raw wool, semen, embryos, hatching eggs of animals, as well as unprocessed carcasses, fat, viscera, blood, down, bones, horns, heads, hoofs, etc. For the purposes of this Law, "animal epidemics" means infectious diseases and parasitic diseases of animals.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
For the purposes of this Law, "animal epidemic prevention" includes the prevention, control and stamping out of animal epidemics and the quarantine of animals and animal products.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 4 For the slaughter of animals, quarantine and supervision shall be carried out on the carcasses, heads, hoofs and viscera in accordance with this Law.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Where the slaughtered animals pass the quarantine and are to be used as food, their hygiene inspection and supervision shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of the Food Hygiene Law of the People's Republic of China.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 5 The State shall implement the principle of putting prevention first in animal epidemic prevention.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 6 The administrative department for animal husbandry and veterinary medicine under the State Council shall be in charge of animal epidemic prevention work throughout the country.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
The administrative departments for animal husbandry and veterinary medicine of the local people's governments at or above the county level shall be in charge of animal epidemic prevention work within their respective administrative regions.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
The animal epidemic prevention supervision institutions under the people's governments at or above the county level shall implement animal epidemic prevention and animal epidemic prevention supervision.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
The animal epidemic prevention supervision institutions of the armed forces shall be responsible for the epidemic prevention work concerning animals in active service and animals raised by the armed forces for their own use.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 7 The people's governments at all levels shall strengthen their leadership over animal epidemic prevention work.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 8 The State shall encourage and support scientific research in animal epidemic prevention, popularize advanced scientific research achievements, disseminate scientific knowledge of animal epidemic prevention and raise the level of animal epidemic prevention.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 9 Units and individuals that have made achievements and contributions in animal epidemic prevention work and scientific research in animal epidemic prevention shall be rewarded by the people's governments or the administrative departments for animal husbandry and veterinary medicine.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Chapter II Prevention of Animal EpidemicsArtikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 10 According to the degree of harm that animal epidemics may cause to the production of the breeding industry and human health, the animal epidemics to be managed as prescribed by this Law are classified into the following three categories:Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
(1) Category I epidemics, which means those that are seriously harmful to human beings and animals and require emergency and strict compulsory measures for prevention, control and stamping out;Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
(2) Category II epidemics, which means those that may cause major economic losses and require strict control and stamping-out measures to prevent their spread;Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
(3) Category III epidemics, which means those that are commonly seen and frequently occur, may cause major economic losses and require control and purification.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
The specific list of diseases of the three categories mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be formulated and published by the administrative department for animal husbandry and veterinary medicine under the State Council.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 11 The administrative department for animal husbandry and veterinary medicine under the State Council shall formulate a national plan for the prevention of animal epidemics.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
The administrative department for animal husbandry and veterinary medicine under the State Council shall, in light of the animal epidemic situation at home and abroad and the need to protect the production of the breeding industry and human health, promptly formulate and publish measures for the prevention of animal epidemics.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
The State shall implement a planned immunization system for animal epidemics that seriously endanger the production of the breeding industry and human health, and shall carry out compulsory immunization. The list of animal epidemic diseases subject to compulsory immunization shall be formulated and published by the administrative department for animal husbandry and veterinary medicine under the State Council.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
For the prevention of animal epidemics other than those subject to compulsory immunization, the administrative departments for animal husbandry and veterinary medicine of the local people's governments at or above the county level shall formulate plans and submit them to the people's governments at the same level for approval before implementation.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 12 The State shall take measures to prevent and stamp out animal epidemics that seriously endanger the production of the breeding industry and human health.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
There shall be an appropriate reserve of medicines, biological products and related materials needed for the prevention and stamping out of animal epidemics, and such reserve shall be incorporated into the plans for national economic and social development.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 13 Animal epidemic prevention supervision institutions shall strengthen publicity and education, technical guidance, technical training and consultancy services for the prevention of animal epidemics, and shall organize the implementation of animal epidemic immunization plans.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Animal epidemic prevention organizations of townships, ethnic townships and towns shall, under the guidance of animal epidemic prevention supervision institutions, organize and carry out animal epidemic prevention work.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 14 Units and individuals that raise or deal in animals and produce or deal in animal products shall, in accordance with this Law and the relevant provisions of the State, carry out planned immunization and prevention of animal epidemics, and shall accept the monitoring and supervision of animal epidemic prevention supervision institutions.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 15 Animal farms shall promptly stamp out animal epidemics. Breeding livestock and breeding poultry shall meet the health qualification standards prescribed by the State.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 16 Means of transport, bedding and packaging for animals and animal products shall meet the animal epidemic prevention conditions prescribed by the administrative department for animal husbandry and veterinary medicine under the State Council.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Animals infected with epidemics and their excreta, products of animals infected with epidemics, and carcasses of animals that died of disease or of unknown causes must be handled in accordance with the relevant provisions of the administrative department for animal husbandry and veterinary medicine under the State Council, and may not be disposed of at will.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 17 Those who preserve, use or transport animal-derived pathogenic microorganisms shall comply with the management system and operating procedures prescribed by the State.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Where animal pathological materials are transported for special needs such as scientific research, teaching or epidemic prevention, they shall be transported in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State. Units engaged in scientific research on animal epidemics shall, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State, strictly manage experimental animals to prevent the spread of animal epidemics.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 18 It is prohibited to deal in the following animals and animal products:Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
(1) those related to the animal epidemics that have occurred within a blockade epidemic area;Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
(2) those susceptible to infection within an epidemic area;Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
(3) those that should be quarantined according to law but have not been quarantined or have failed quarantine;Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
(4) those infected with epidemics;Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
(5) those that died of disease or of unknown causes;Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
(6) other animals and animal products that do not conform to the relevant provisions of the State on animal epidemic prevention.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Chapter III Control and Stamping Out of Animal EpidemicsArtikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 19 The administrative department for animal husbandry and veterinary medicine under the State Council shall exercise unified management over and publish the national animal epidemic situation, and may, as needed, authorize the administrative departments for animal husbandry and veterinary medicine of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government to publish the animal epidemic situation within their respective administrative regions.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 20 Any unit or individual that discovers animals suffering from or suspected of suffering from an epidemic disease shall promptly report to the local animal epidemic prevention supervision institution. The animal epidemic prevention supervision institution shall promptly take measures and report upward in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
No unit or individual may conceal or make false reports of animal epidemic situations, or obstruct others from reporting animal epidemic situations.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 21 When a Category I animal epidemic occurs, the administrative department for animal husbandry and veterinary medicine of the local people's government at or above the county level shall immediately send personnel to the scene, delineate the epidemic point, epidemic area and threatened area, collect pathological materials, investigate the source of the epidemic, promptly request the people's government at the same level to decide on the blockade of the epidemic area, and report the epidemic situation and other circumstances level by level to the administrative department for animal husbandry and veterinary medicine under the State Council.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
The local people's governments at or above the county level shall immediately organize the relevant departments and units to take compulsory control and extermination measures such as isolation, slaughter, destruction, disinfection and emergency immunization to promptly exterminate the epidemic disease, and shall notify the adjacent areas.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
During the blockade period, it is prohibited for infected and suspected infected animals and animal products to leave the epidemic area, and animals from non-epidemic areas are prohibited from entering the epidemic area; and according to the needs of exterminating animal epidemics, disinfection and other restrictive measures shall be taken for persons, means of transport and related articles entering and leaving the blockade area.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
If the scope of the epidemic area involves more than two administrative regions, the people's government at the next higher level common to the relevant administrative regions shall decide to impose a blockade on the epidemic area, or the people's governments at the next higher level of the relevant administrative regions shall jointly decide to impose a blockade on the epidemic area.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 22 When a Class II animal epidemic occurs, the animal husbandry and veterinary administrative department of the local people's government at or above the county level shall delineate the epidemic point, epidemic area and threatened area.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
The local people's governments at or above the county level shall, as needed, organize the relevant departments and units to take control and extermination measures such as isolation, slaughter, destruction, disinfection, emergency immunization, and restriction of the entry and exit of susceptible animals, animal products and related articles.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 23 The lifting of the blockade of the epidemic point, epidemic area, threatened area and epidemic area shall be announced by the original deciding organ.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 24 When a Class III animal epidemic occurs, the county-level and township-level people's governments shall, in accordance with the animal epidemic prevention plan and the relevant provisions of the animal husbandry and veterinary administrative department of the State Council, organize prevention, treatment and purification.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 25 When Class II or Class III animal epidemics break out in an explosive manner, the provisions of Article 21 of this Law shall apply.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 26 In order to control and exterminate major animal epidemics, animal epidemic prevention supervision institutions may send personnel to participate in existing checkpoints established according to law in the locality to carry out supervision and inspection tasks; when necessary, upon approval by the people's government of a province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government, temporary animal epidemic prevention supervision and inspection stations may be established to carry out supervision and inspection tasks.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 27 When a zoonotic epidemic occurs, the relevant animal husbandry and veterinary administrative department shall mutually notify the health administrative department and relevant units of the epidemic situation. The animal husbandry and veterinary administrative department, the health administrative department and relevant units shall promptly take control and extermination measures.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 28 Relevant units and individuals in the epidemic area shall comply with the provisions on the control and extermination of animal epidemics made according to law by the people's governments at or above the county level and their animal husbandry and veterinary administrative departments.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 29 When an animal epidemic occurs, transport departments such as aviation, railway, highway and waterway shall give priority to transporting personnel and relevant materials for controlling and exterminating the epidemic, and telecommunications departments shall promptly transmit animal epidemic reports.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Chapter IV Quarantine of Animals and Animal ProductsArtikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 30 Animal epidemic prevention supervision institutions shall, in accordance with national standards and the industry standards, quarantine management measures and quarantine objects stipulated by the animal husbandry and veterinary administrative department of the State Council, implement quarantine of animals and animal products according to law.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 31 Animal epidemic prevention supervision institutions shall establish animal quarantine officers to specifically implement quarantine of animals and animal products. Animal quarantine officers shall have corresponding professional and technical qualifications; the specific qualification conditions and measures for issuing qualification certificates shall be stipulated by the animal husbandry and veterinary administrative department of the State Council.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
The animal husbandry and veterinary administrative departments at or above the county level shall strengthen the training, assessment and management of animal quarantine officers. Animal quarantine officers may take up their posts to implement quarantine only after obtaining the corresponding qualification certificates. Animal quarantine officers shall implement quarantine in accordance with quarantine procedures and shall be responsible for the quarantine results.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 32 The State implements designated slaughtering and centralized quarantine for pigs and other animals.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
The people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall stipulate the types of animals and the scope of areas within their administrative regions where designated slaughtering and centralized quarantine are implemented; the specific slaughterhouses (points) shall be determined through research by the people's governments of cities (including cities not divided into districts) and counties after organizing the relevant departments.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Animal epidemic prevention supervision institutions shall implement quarantine on animals slaughtered at slaughterhouses (points) and affix the inspection seal uniformly used by animal epidemic prevention supervision institutions. For slaughterhouses and meat processing plants within the scope determined through consultation by the animal husbandry and veterinary administrative department of the State Council and the commodity circulation administrative department, slaughter quarantine shall be handled in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State Council and shall be supervised according to law.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 33 For the quarantine of pigs and other animals slaughtered by farmers for their own use, the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall formulate management measures.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 34 Animal epidemic prevention supervision institutions shall conduct quarantine according to law and collect quarantine fees in accordance with the provisions of the finance and pricing administrative departments of the State Council; they shall not collect additional fees or repeatedly collect fees.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 35 Animal epidemic prevention supervision institutions shall not engage in profit-making activities.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 36 For the introduction of breeding animals and their semen, embryos and breeding eggs from other places within the country, quarantine approval procedures shall first be completed with the local animal epidemic prevention supervision institution, and the quarantine must be passed.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 37 Wild animals captured by humans that may transmit animal epidemics must pass quarantine by the animal epidemic prevention supervision institution at the place of capture or the place of receipt before they may be sold and transported.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 38 For animals and animal products that pass quarantine, the animal epidemic prevention supervision institution shall issue a quarantine certificate, and for animal products, the inspection mark used by the animal epidemic prevention supervision institution shall also be affixed or sealed.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
For animals and animal products that fail quarantine, the owner shall, under the supervision of animal quarantine officers, carry out epidemic prevention disinfection and other harmless treatment; if harmless treatment cannot be carried out, they shall be destroyed.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 39 Animals shall be sold, transported, exhibited, performed and competed with a quarantine certificate. Animal products shall be sold and transported with a quarantine certificate and inspection mark.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 40 Quarantine certificates shall not be transferred, altered or forged.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
The format and management measures of quarantine certificates shall be formulated by the animal husbandry and veterinary administrative department of the State Council.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Chapter V Supervision of Animal Epidemic PreventionArtikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 41 Animal epidemic prevention supervision institutions shall supervise animal epidemic prevention work according to law.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
When performing monitoring and supervision tasks, animal epidemic prevention supervision institutions may sample, retain for inspection and conduct spot checks on animals and animal products, conduct supplementary or repeat quarantine on animals and animal products without quarantine certificates, and isolate, seal up and handle infected or suspected infected animals and infected animal products.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 42 For the transport of animals and animal products by railway, highway, waterway or aviation, the consignor must provide a quarantine certificate before consignment; the carrier must rely on the quarantine certificate before carrying.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Animal epidemic prevention supervision institutions have the right to conduct supervision and inspection of the transport of animals and animal products according to law.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 43 When animal epidemic prevention supervision staff perform supervision and inspection tasks, they shall present their certificates, and the relevant units and individuals shall provide support and cooperation.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Animal epidemic prevention supervision institutions and personnel shall not collect fees when conducting animal epidemic prevention supervision and inspection.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 44 The site selection and design of projects for animal raising premises, storage premises, slaughterhouses, meat processing plants, other designated slaughterhouses (points) and cold storage premises for animal products shall comply with the animal epidemic prevention conditions stipulated by the animal husbandry and veterinary administrative department of the State Council.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 45 Units such as animal raising farms, slaughterhouses, meat processing plants and other designated slaughterhouses (points) engaged in animal raising and business operations and in the production and business activities of animal products shall comply with the animal epidemic prevention conditions stipulated by the animal husbandry and veterinary administrative department of the State Council and shall accept supervision and inspection by animal epidemic prevention supervision institutions.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Engaging in animal diagnosis and treatment activities shall require corresponding professional and technical personnel and an animal diagnosis and treatment license issued by the animal husbandry and veterinary administrative department.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Persons suffering from zoonotic infectious diseases shall not directly engage in animal diagnosis and treatment, animal raising and business operations, or the production and business activities of animal products.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Chapter VI Legal LiabilityArtikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 46 Anyone who violates the provisions of this Law and commits any of the following acts shall be given a warning by the animal epidemic prevention supervision institution; if refusal to correct persists, the animal epidemic prevention supervision institution shall, according to law, handle the matter on behalf of the violator, and the expenses required for handling shall be borne by the violator:Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
(1) failing to timely carry out immunization and disinfection for animals raised or operated in accordance with the compulsory immunization plan for animal epidemics and the relevant provisions of the State;Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
(2) failing to clean and disinfect the means of transport, bedding and packaging for animals and animal products in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State;Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
(3) failing to dispose of infected animals and their excrement, products of infected animals, and dead animals or animals whose cause of death is unknown in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 47 Anyone who, in violation of the provisions of Article 17 of this Law, preserves, uses or transports animal-derived pathogenic microorganisms or transports animal pathological materials shall be given a warning by the animal epidemic prevention supervision institution and may also be fined not more than 2,000 yuan.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 48 Anyone who, in violation of the provisions of this Law, deals in the following animals or animal products shall be ordered by the animal epidemic prevention supervision institution to stop business operations, immediately take effective measures to recall the animals or animal products already sold, confiscate the illegal gains and the unsold animals or animal products; if the circumstances are serious, a fine of not more than five times the illegal gains may also be imposed:Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
(1) those related to the animal epidemics that have occurred within a blockade epidemic area;Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
(2) those susceptible to infection within an epidemic area;Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
(3) those that should be quarantined according to law but fail quarantine;Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
(4) those infected with epidemics;Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
(5) those that died of disease or of unknown causes;Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
(6) other animals and animal products that do not conform to the relevant provisions of the State on animal epidemic prevention.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 49 Anyone who, in violation of the provisions of this Law, deals in animals or animal products that should be quarantined according to law but for which there is no quarantine certificate shall be ordered by the animal epidemic prevention supervision institution to stop business operations and have the illegal gains confiscated; the unsold animals or animal products shall be subject to supplementary quarantine according to law and handled in accordance with the provisions of Article 38 of this Law.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 50 Anyone who, in violation of the provisions of Article 42 of this Law, fails to implement the provisions requiring transport of animals and animal products on the strength of a quarantine certificate shall be given a warning by the animal epidemic prevention supervision institution and ordered to correct; if the circumstances are serious, the consignor and the carrier may each be fined not more than three times the transport expenses.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 51 Anyone who transfers, alters or forges quarantine certificates shall have his unlawful gains confiscated and his quarantine certificates seized by the animal epidemic prevention supervision institution; anyone who transfers or alters quarantine certificates shall also be fined not less than 2,000 yuan but not more than 5,000 yuan, and if the unlawful gains exceed 5,000 yuan, shall also be fined not less than one time but not more than three times the unlawful gains; anyone who forges quarantine certificates shall also be fined not less than 10,000 yuan but not more than 30,000 yuan, and if the unlawful gains exceed 30,000 yuan, shall also be fined not less than one time but not more than three times the unlawful gains; if a crime is constituted, criminal liability shall be pursued according to law.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 52 If, in violation of the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article 45 of this Law, the animal epidemic prevention conditions of a unit engaged in animal raising or business operations or in the production or business operations of animal products do not conform to the provisions, the animal epidemic prevention supervision institution shall give a warning and order correction; if correction is refused, a fine of not less than 10,000 yuan but not more than 30,000 yuan shall also be imposed.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 53 If, in violation of the provisions of this Law, a unit conceals or makes a false report of an animal epidemic situation, or obstructs another person from reporting an animal epidemic situation, the animal epidemic prevention supervision institution shall give a warning and also impose a fine of not less than 2,000 yuan but not more than 5,000 yuan; the directly responsible persons in charge and other directly responsible persons shall be given administrative sanctions according to law.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 54 If, in violation of the provisions of this Law, a person evades quarantine, causing a major animal epidemic situation, resulting in major losses to the production of the breeding industry or seriously endangering human health, criminal liability shall be pursued according to law.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 55 If an animal quarantine officer, in violation of the provisions of this Law, issues a quarantine certificate or affixes an inspection seal for animals or animal products that have not been quarantined or that have failed quarantine, the unit to which he belongs or the competent authority at a higher level shall give him a demerit record or revoke his qualification as an animal quarantine officer; if the circumstances are serious, he shall be given the sanction of dismissal. If the illegal act specified in the preceding paragraph causes damage to the parties concerned, the unit to which the animal quarantine officer belongs shall bear liability for compensation.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 56 If an animal epidemic prevention supervision worker abuses his power, neglects his duty, engages in malpractices for personal gain, conceals or delays the reporting of an epidemic situation, or forges quarantine results, and a crime is constituted, criminal liability shall be pursued according to law; if a crime is not constituted, administrative sanctions shall be given according to law.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 57 Anyone who obstructs an animal epidemic prevention supervision worker from performing his duties according to law, if a crime is constituted, shall be pursued for criminal liability according to law; if a crime is not constituted, shall be given a public security administration punishment according to law.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Chapter VII Supplementary ProvisionsArtikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/
Article 58 This Law shall come into force on January 1, 1998.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11216/