Chapter V
BREEDING OF OTHER ANIMALS AND HUMANE TREATMENT OF DOMESTICATED ANIMALS
Section 1. RAISING OF OTHER ANIMALS
Article 64. Management of swallow breeding
1. Attracting swallows mean using technical methods to attract swallow to nest in swallow farms.
2. Breeding of swallows includes attracting, hatching, raising swallows and using swallows' nests.
3. Entities operating swallow breeding farms in the area permitted for raising of swallows must satisfy requirements for habitat environment, livestock noise, disease prevention and food safety as per law provisions.
4. The Government shall elaborate this Article.
Article 65. Management of beekeeping
1. Bees raised for honey gathering are bees domesticated and resistant to animal diseases.
2. Beekeepers must ensure that their bees are resistant to diseases ensure breeding environmental hygiene and meet food safety and food hygiene standards applied for products generated from honey-bees.
3. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development shall stipulate distances among bee positions, bee movement method, plants and flowers used for beekeeping and use of honey-bees for plant pollination purpose.
Article 66. Management of dog and cat raising
Every dog or cat raiser must:
1. have his/her dog or cat vaccinated against rabies as per law provisions on veterinary medicine;
2. promptly inform the commune-level People's Committee or the local officer of livestock production or animal health if founding that his/her dog or cat experiences symptoms of rabies and take actions as per law provisions on veterinary medicine;
3. take measures to ensure safety of human and other domesticated animals, ensure environmental hygiene and meet conditions or veterinary hygiene;
4. make compensations as per law provisions if his/her dog or cat attacks or causes damage to others.
Article 67. Management of sika deer raising
1. Organizations or individuals are permitted to raise sika deer that are domesticated and legally originated and must take legal responsibility for the origin of the sika deer raised.
2. Raisers of sika deer must own deer housing suitable for biological characteristics of sika deer, ensue safety of people and other animals, environmental hygiene, satisfy conditions for veterinary hygiene, disease prevention and food safety as per law provisions.
3. The Government shall elaborate this Article.
Article 68. Management of raising of other animals
1. Organizations and individuals are permitted to raise other animals specified in Article 64, 65, 66 and 67 of this Law and animals on the list of other animals permitted for raising.
2. The Government shall issue the list of other animals permitted for raising. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development shall issue regulations on raising of other animals on the list of other animals permitted for raising.
Section 2. HUMANE TREATMENT OF LIVESTOCK
Article 69. Humane treatment of livestock in animal breeding
Every organization or individual involved in livestock breeding must:
1. own breeding housing and breeding space suitable for the livestock;
2. provide adequate animal feeds and water meeting hygiene conditions;
3. prevent and treat diseases for his/her livestock as per law provisions on veterinary medicine;
4. not beat or maltreat the livestock.
Article 70. Humane treatment of livestock during transportation
Every organization or individual transporting livestock must:
1. use appropriate vehicles and equipment for livestock transportation, ensure clear space and prevent fear and injury of livestock;
2. provide adequate animal feeds and water;
3. not beat or maltreat the livestock.
Article 71. Humane treatment of livestock in slaughter
Every slaughter facility must:
1. have places for storage of livestock for hygiene assurance purpose; provide sufficient water suitable for the livestock pending slaughter 2. reduce fear and pain of livestock; not beat or maltreat such livestock;
3. take measures to make the livestock pass out before slaughter and not allow the livestock to witness slaughter of their fellow-creatures.
Article 72. Humane treatment of livestock used in scientific research and other activities
1. Livestock used in scientific research and other activities must be given humane treatment as prescribed in Article 69, 70 and 71 hereof.
2. Human treatment of livestock must respect and conform to belief, religion and traditional culture and must be approved by the whole community.
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