Regulations on Handling Major Animal Epidemic Emergencies
Regulations on Handling Major Animal Epidemic Emergencies
Regulations on Handling Major Animal Epidemic Emergencies
Order of the State Council [2005] No. 450
November 18, 2005
The Regulation on Handling Major Animal Epidemic Emergencies, which was adopted at the 113th executive meeting of the State Council on November 16, 2005, is hereby promulgated and shall come into force as of the day of promulgation.
Premier Wen Jiabao
Regulation on Handling Major Animal Epidemic Emergencies
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 The present Regulation is formulated according to the Law of the People's Republic of China on Animal Epidemic Prevention for the purpose of rapidly controlling and eradicating any major animal epidemic emergency, guaranteeing the work safety of the animal breeding industry, protecting the health and life safety of the general public and preserving the normal social order.
Article 2 The term "major animal epidemic emergency" as mentioned in the present Regulation refers to the circumstance where an animal epidemic with a high frequency of incidence of disease or mortality, such as high pathogenic bird flu, happens, spreads quickly and poses great threat or harm to the work safety of the animal breeding industry or may do any harm to the health or life safety of the general public, including any particularly serious animal epidemic emergency.
Article 3 The guideline of intensifying the leadership, close coordination, reliance on science, prevention and cure according to law, massive prophylaxis and treatment and decisive handling shall be upheld in the work of handling any major animal epidemic emergency so as to discover in time any major animal epidemic emergency, react quickly thereto, strictly handle it and thus reduce the relevant loss.
Article 4 The work of handling major animal epidemic emergencies shall, according to the principle of territorial administration, be put under a uniform leadership of the government and divided responsibility of departments and thereby a responsibility system shall be established on a level-by-level basis.
The administrative department of veterinary of the people's government at or above the county level shall take charge of monitoring, investigating, controlling, and eradicating any major animal epidemic emergency.
The administrative departments of forestry and veterinary of the people's government at or above the county level shall, according to their functions and duties as well as work division, intensify the monitoring of epidemic source and epidemic disease of terrestrial wild animals.
The other relevant departments of the people's government at or above the county level shall, within their respective power limits, do a good job in handling any major animal epidemic emergency.
Article 5 The entry and exit inspection and quarantine office shall collect the overseas information on any major animal epidemic emergency in a timely manner, intensify the inspection and quarantine of entry and exit animals as well as their products so as to prevent any inward or outward spread of animal epidemic disease. The administrative department of veterinary shall report any major animal epidemic emergency within the territory to the entry and exit inspection and quarantine office in a timely manner.
Article 6 The state encourages and supports the scientific research and international exchange and cooperation of relevant technologies concerning the monitoring, prevention and emergency disposal of major animal epidemic diseases.
Article 7 The people's government at or above the county level shall provide appropriate subsidies for those personnel who engage in the disposal of any major animal epidemic emergency and confer citation and rewards to those personnel who have made contribution.
Article 8 As to anyone who fails to perform his functions and duties of handling any major animal epidemic emergency or fails to conduct performance according to the relevant provisions, any entity or individual shall have the right to file an exposure or accusation.
Chapter II Preparation for Handling Emergencies
Article 9 The administrative department of veterinary of the State Council shall formulate a reserve plan for any major animal epidemic emergency throughout the country, report it to the State Council for approval and shall, according to the different categories of animal epidemic diseases as well as the epidemic features and harmful degrees thereof, respectively formulate the implementation plan and report it to the State Council for archival filing.
The local people's government at or above the county level shall, according to the real situation of the region, formulate a reserve plan for any major animal epidemic emergency within its administrative division and report it to the administrative department of veterinary of the people's government at a higher level for archival filing. The administrative department of veterinary of the local people's government at or above the county level shall, according to the different categories of animal epidemic diseases as well as the epidemic features and harmful degrees thereof, respectively formulate the implementation plans.
The reserve plan for any major animal epidemic emergency as well as the implementation plan thereof shall be revised and improved in a timely manner according to the development and change of the relevant epidemic situation, and the implementation process thereof.
Article 10 A reserve plan for any major animal epidemic emergency shall include the following contents:
1. The functions and duties and organization of the emergency headquarters as well as the work division of its member entities;
2. The monitoring, information collection, report and circulation of information of any major animal epidemic emergency;
3. The confirmation of animal epidemic diseases, classification of major animal epidemic emergencies as well as the relevant work plan for handling emergencies;
4. The follow-up procedure to trace any animal epidemic source in a major animal epidemic emergency as well as the investigation and analysis of epidemiology;
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