Chương III Thông tư 25/2016/TT-BNNPTNT: Đánh dấu, cấp mã số động vật, niêm phong phương tiện vận chuyển, vật dụng chứa đựng động vật, sản phẩm động vật thuộc diện phải kiểm dịch

Chapter III

MARKING AND ISSUING THE CODE OF ANIMALS, SEALING THE MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND CONTAINERS OF ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO THE QUARANTINE

Article 20. General provisions on marking and issuing the code of animals, sealing the means of transportation and containers of animals and animal products

1. The animals that must be marked and issued with code upon transported out of the provincial areas, exported and imported comprise of: Buffalo, cow, goat, sheep, deer, horse, donkey, mule and pig.

2. The code of the provincial-level Branch having functions of specialized veterinary management as stipulated in Appendix VIIa issued with this Circular.

3. The code of the animal quarantine body at border gate of the Department of Animal Health as stipulated in Appendix VIIb issued with this Circular.

4. The provincial-level Branch having functions of specialized veterinary management shall specify the code for each district, town and provincial city (hereafter referred to as district) and notify the code to the Department of Animal Health and the provincial-level Branches having functions of specialized veterinary management in the country.

5. The Department of Animal Health shall add the code for the animal quarantine bodies at border gate under its management and the provincial-level Branches having functions of specialized veterinary management newly established.

6. Seal the means of transportation and container of animals and animal products: as stipulated in Appendix VIIC issued with this Circular.

Article 21. Marking the animals transported out of the provincial areas

1. When the buffalo, cow, goat, sheep, deer, horse, donkey and mule are transported out of the provincial areas, they must be marked with plastic ear tags. The ear tag is pressed on the inside of the right ear of cattle. The ear tag is defined as follows:

a) The blue ear tag is shown in figure 1 in Appendix VIII issued with this Circular, size: 4 cm (width) x 5 cm (height); there must be the code and number of the cattle on the tag;

b) The code of cattle consists of the code of provincial-level Branch having functions of specialized veterinary management; district code (02 digits); year of ear tagging (the 02 last digits of the year) and the ordinal number of cattle (calculated from 000001 to 999999).

The way to write the code of cattle on the card is specified in Figure 2 in Appendix VIII issued with this Circular;

c) The ink used to write the code of cattle is in black color without blurring and erasure.

2. The pigs transported for breeding purpose or commercial products shall comply with one of the following measures:

a) Ear tagging is done as stipulated in Paragraph 1 of this Article;

b) Tattoo the code of province, district and year on the outside under the right ear of pig. The tattooing of code on the outer skin under the right ear of pig is specified as follows:

The shape and size of digit: The digits used for tattooing on the pig ear are specified in figure 1a or 1b in Appendix VIII issued with this Circular; the needles used to tattoo digits are 6 mm high (from the surface of the tattooing table) and pointed; the digit is 4 – 8 mm wide and 8 – 12 mm high.

The code on pig ear (as in Figure 2a or 2b in Appendix VIII issued with this Circular) is specified as follows: 02 (two) first digits as the code of the provincial-level Branch having functions of veterinary management; 02 (two) next digits as the code of district (place of departure or isolation for quarantine of pig) and the 02 (two) last digits as the 02 (two) last digits of the year to tattoo the code.

c) The ink used to tattoo the code on pig skin must ensure the food safety or no color fading.

3. The means of transportation used to transport pig to the slaughtering facilities must be lead or sealed with seal strip bearing code and number.

4. The cattle which are marked as stipulated in Paragraph 1 and 2 of this Article shall not have to mark again upon quarantine for transportation for consumption if the ink color of cattle code and number is not faded.

5. If the cattle meet the veterinary sanitary requirements after quarantine, the animal quarantine body shall make a list of their code and number (under the form in Appendix IX issued with this Circular) and send with the certificate of quarantine of animals.

Article 22. Marking the imported and exported cattle

1. The imported and exported cattle must be marked with plastic ear tag on the inside of their right ear.

2. The yellow ear tag is shown in figure 3 in Appendix VIII issued with this Circular; there must be the code and number of the cattle on the tag;

3. The code and number of cattle consist of the code of animal quarantine body at border gate of the Department of Animal Health; code of province (place of animal isolation for quarantine for export and import or place of departure of exported animals); year of issuing ear tag and number of cattle.

4. The ink used to write the code and number of cattle on the ear tag is specified under the Point c, Paragraph 1, Article 21 of this Circular.

5. The way to write the code and number of cattle on ear tag (figure 4, Appendix VIII issued with this Circular) is specified as follows:

a) The upper line consists of the code of imported and exported animal quarantine body; 02 (two) next digits as the code of province (place of animal quarantine for import and export or place of departure for exported cattle); 02 (two) last digits are the 02 (two) last digits of the year of issuing ear tag.

Where the imported cattle do not have to be raised in isolation for quarantine, the code of the province which has the border gate which carry out the quarantine procedures for cattle import.

b) The lower line is the number of the cattle (from 000001 to 999999).

6. After being quarantined, the cattle must ensure the veterinary sanitary requirements, the animal quarantine body shall make a list of code and number of cattle (under the form in Appendix IX issued with this Circular) with the Certificate of quarantine of animals.