Law on Animal Feed No. 32/2018/QH14

LAW

ANIMAL RAISING

On the basis of the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam;

The National Assembly promulgates the Animal Raising Law.

PART I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of Regulation

This Law stipulates activities related to animal raising; rights and obligations of organizations and individuals in animal raising activities; state management over animal raising.

Article 2. Interpretation of Terms

In this Law, the following terms shall be understood as follows:

1. Rubber Tree Technology It is an economic-technical sector comprising activities in the fields of livestock breeding, animal feed, animal raising conditions, processing, and the market for animal raising products.

2. Animal raising activities include growing and breeding livestock and other activities related to livestock and animal raising products serving purposes such as food, traction, ornamental purposes, or other human purposes.

3. Household animal raising refers to the form of organizing animal raising activities at household level.

4. Poultry farm Concentrated animal raising

5. refers to the form of organizing animal raising activities in a dedicated area for animal raising production and business. Livestock

includes farm animals, poultry, and other animals raised for animal raising purposes.

7. Chickens Farm animals

8. are mammalian species with four legs that have been domesticated and raised by humans. Poultry

9. Livestock Breeds are species with two legs, covered in feathers, belonging to the winged animal group that have been domesticated and raised by humans.

10. Line Other animals in animal raising

11. are animals outside farm animals and poultry, and outside the List of Species in Danger of Extinction, Precious, and Rare Species Prioritized for Protection, the List of Precious and Rare Wildlife Species, Common Wildlife Species, Aquatic Animals, and the List of Wild Fauna Species under the Appendices of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. Breed

12. is a population of animals of the same species, same origin, with similar appearance and genetic structure, formed, consolidated, and developed due to human influence; it must ensure sufficient quantity for breeding and transmitting breed characteristics to subsequent generations. Strain

13. is a group of animals within a breed, sharing common characteristics of the breed but having distinct stable traits. New strain, breed of animals

14. is a strain or breed of animals created for the first time domestically or imported into Vietnam for the first time. Precious and rare breed of animals

15. is a breed of animals with special value in science, medicine, and economy, where the number remaining is small or threatened with extinction. Native breed of animals

16. is a breed of animals formed and existing in a specific area within the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Original breed

17. is the grandparent stock for pigs and poultry; the nucleus herd for other livestock breeds; the purebred herd for bees; the original breed for silkworms. Grandparent stock for pigs and poultry

18. is a purebred herd or a selected herd intended to produce the parent stock. Parent stock for pigs and poultry

19. is a herd produced from the grandparent stock to produce commercial herds. Nucleus herd

20. is the best herd with clear origins and breeding history, nurtured and selected according to a specific process to achieve high genetic progress for producing breeding herds. Breeding herd

21. is a herd produced from the parent stock or from the breeding herd to produce commercial herds. Animal breeding gene source

22. are living animals and breeding products carrying genetic information capable of creating or participating in creating new breeds of animals. Pedigree of animals

is a record showing the bloodline relationship of individual animals with their ancestors.

24. Breeding products of animals include breeding animals, semen, embryos, breeding eggs, larvae, and other genetic materials extracted from animals.

25. Feed Creating strains, breeds of animals

26. Complete mixed feed involves selecting and mating or using scientific methods and technical measures to create new strains or breeds of animals.

27. Concentrate feed Animal feed

28. Supplement feed is a mixture of feed ingredients formulated to provide all necessary nutrients to maintain the life and productivity of animals at different growth stages or production cycles without additional feed except water.

29. Concentrated feed is a mixture of feed ingredients with higher nutrient content than required by animals, used to formulate complete mixed feeds.

30. Supplemental feed is a single ingredient or a mixture of feed ingredients added to the diet to balance essential nutrients for animals; to maintain or improve the quality of animal feed; to enhance animal health and product characteristics.

31. Traditional animal feed includes agricultural, aquatic, and industrial processed products commonly used in animal raising practices, including rice, corn, bran, potatoes, cassava, distillery residues, beer residue, cassava residue, pineapple residue, sugar cane juice residue, straw, grass, shrimp, crab, fish, and similar products.

32. Single feed ingredient is a natural or synthetic substance used as a raw material for animal feed.

33. Commercial animal feed is animal feed produced for exchange and sale in the market.

Article 3. Principles of Livestock Production Activities

1. Developing livestock production along value chains, effectively utilizing the potential and advantages of each region to meet domestic demand and for export.

2. Applying science and technology in livestock production to enhance productivity, quality, efficiency, and competitiveness of the livestock industry; ensuring food safety, disease safety, environmental protection, and response to climate change.

3. Preserving, exploiting, and rationally developing local animal genetic resources and rare and valuable genetic resources; quickly adopting global genetic breeding progress; combining modern livestock farming with traditional methods; developing livestock farming suitable for ecological zones.

4. Socializing livestock production activities; ensuring harmony between the interests of the State and those of organizations and individuals in developing livestock production; equality among organizations, individuals, and economic sectors in livestock farming.

5. Meeting international integration requirements, complying with international treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a member.

Article 4. State Policies on Livestock Production

1. The State invests in the following activities:

a) Statistics, basic surveys, building livestock databases, assessing potential and livestock production activities every five years and annually; developing livestock development strategies; forecasting markets, stockpiling livestock products appropriate to each period; establishing technical standards and norms in livestock production;

b) Preserving rare and valuable animal genetic resources and local breeds.

2. Within each period and within the budgetary capacity of the State, the State supports the following activities:

a) Researching and applying science and technology, prioritizing high-tech, advanced, and new technologies that create breakthrough products in livestock production; importing and maintaining original breeds;

b) Building disease-safe and bio-safe livestock zones; treating livestock production environments; developing good livestock farming practices models; relocating livestock facilities out of cities, towns, urban areas, and residential areas where livestock farming is not permitted;

c) Building infrastructure and equipment for scientific research and technology training centers; developing high-quality human resources and vocational training in livestock production and promoting livestock farming; prioritizing remote, ethnic minority, difficult, and extremely difficult regions;

d) Building and developing national livestock products, key livestock products, organic livestock products; building national livestock product brands; constructing centralized slaughterhouses, wholesale markets, auction sites to promote and sell livestock breeds and products; promoting trade and developing markets for livestock products;

đ) Supporting losses from livestock production, restoring livestock breeds after natural disasters and diseases according to the provisions of the law.

3. The State encourages organizations and individuals to invest in the activities stipulated in Clause 1 and Clause 2 of this Article and the following activities:

a) Organizing livestock production at farm scale, along value chains; maximizing the role of enterprises, industry associations, cooperatives in building value chains for livestock production;

b) Investing in high-tech, advanced, and new technologies in slaughtering, processing, preserving livestock products, and waste treatment technologies for fertilizer and other purposes;

c) Investing in livestock insurance activities; enhancing testing and conformity assessment capabilities in the field of livestock production.

Article 5. Livestock Development Strategy

1. The national livestock development strategy is developed on a ten-year cycle with a twenty-year outlook, aligning with the economic and social development strategy, the agricultural industry development strategy, and rural development strategy.

2. The main contents of the livestock development strategy include viewpoints, orientations, objectives, tasks, solutions, programs, projects, and implementation organization.

3. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall take the lead and coordinate with ministries, ministerial-level agencies, and provincial People's Committees to develop and submit for approval the Prime Minister to approve the livestock development strategy.

Article 6. Scientific and Technological Activities in Livestock Raising

1. State-prioritized scientific and technological activities in livestock raising include:

a) Research on science and technology to serve the establishment and improvement of institutional frameworks, policies, and laws related to livestock raising;

b) Basic research oriented towards application, applied research, transfer of advanced technology, cutting-edge technology, new technology, and production along the value chain in livestock raising to enhance productivity, product quality, food safety, environmental protection, and adaptation to climate change.

2. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall cooperate with the Ministry of Science and Technology to propose and commission scientific and technological tasks consistent with the livestock development strategy at each stage.

3. Provincial People's Committees shall propose and commission scientific and technological tasks in livestock raising consistent with the socio-economic development strategy of their respective localities at each stage.

4. Organizations and individuals with the necessary capacity may participate in proposing and implementing scientific and technological tasks in livestock raising in accordance with this Law, the Law on Science and Technology, and the Law on Technology Transfer.

Article 7. Application of Technology in Livestock Raising

1. Advanced technology, cutting-edge technology, new technology, and high-tech products are prioritized and encouraged for application in the fields of animal breeding, livestock feed, livestock rearing conditions, processing, and livestock product markets.

2. Organizations and individuals applying advanced technology, cutting-edge technology, and new technology in livestock raising shall enjoy policies stipulated in Article 4 of this Law and other relevant laws.

Article 8. Establishment of Disease-Free Livestock Zones

1. Disease-free livestock zones must meet the requirements of disease-free animal zones as prescribed by Vietnam’s veterinary laws and international regulations; they must be suitable for regional ecological conditions, regional advantages, and linked to product preservation, processing, and consumption.

2. The establishment of disease-free livestock zones must be based on planning and socio-economic development plans, and disease-free livestock zone development projects approved by provincial People's Committees.

3. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development shall establish criteria and recognize disease-free livestock zones.

Article 9. Cooperation and Linkage in Livestock Production

1. Develop various forms of cooperation and linkage along the value chain in livestock activities to ensure sufficient quality-assured, safe food products that meet market demands; improve production and business efficiency while ensuring balanced interests among participating parties.

2. Organizations and individuals participating in cooperative and linked livestock production must enter into contracts and enjoy policies stipulated in Article 4 of this Law and other relevant laws.

3. Local People's Committees at all levels have the following responsibilities:

a) To create favorable conditions and support negotiating parties in signing and fulfilling commitments in production linkage contracts and product sales;

b) To support the construction of infrastructure, logistics services, and promotion of livestock product trade.

Article 10. International Cooperation in Livestock Raising

1. Negotiation, signing, implementation of international agreements and treaties on livestock raising.

2. Training, scientific research, technology transfer, information and experience exchange in livestock raising.

3. Exchange of valuable and rare genetic resources; exchange of livestock breeds and feed crops with high productivity and quality, adaptable to climate change.

4. Cooperation in building and mutual recognition of systems for certifying quality in livestock raising.

Article 11. National Database on Livestock Raising

1. The national database on livestock raising is a unified information system related to livestock raising, established from central to local levels, standardized for updating and managing through information technology.

2. Contents of the national database on livestock raising include:

a) Database on legal regulations related to livestock raising;

b) Database on livestock breeds, genetic resources of livestock breeds, livestock feed, waste treatment products from livestock raising;

c) Database on livestock farms, processing facilities, and livestock product markets;

d) Database on disease-free livestock zones;

e) Other databases on livestock raising.

3. Organizations and individuals providing information, updating, and utilizing the national database on livestock raising shall comply with the provisions of the law.

4. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development shall stipulate the procedures for updating, utilizing, and managing the national database on livestock raising.

Article 12. Prohibited Acts in Livestock Raising

1. Livestock raising in areas not permitted for such activities in cities, towns, urban districts, or residential areas, except for keeping ornamental animals or laboratory animals that do not cause environmental pollution.

2. Using prohibited substances in livestock raising.

3. Using antibiotics in livestock feed that are not veterinary drugs approved for circulation in Vietnam.

4. Using antibiotics in livestock feed for growth promotion purposes.

5. Destroying or appropriating genetic resources of livestock breeds.

6. Illegally exporting valuable and rare genetic resources of livestock breeds.

7. Importing livestock products containing prohibited substances in livestock raising.

8. Importing, trading, or processing livestock products from diseased or unexplained dead animals.

9. Importing, breeding, releasing, or using illegally genetically modified animals or livestock products from genetically modified animals.

10. Using, injecting, or forcibly pumping substances or objects into the bodies of animals or their products for fraudulent trade purposes.

11. Colluding or deceiving in testing, trial, inspection, quality certification, and conformity assessment in the field of livestock raising.

12. Discharging untreated or inadequately treated livestock waste into designated waste reception sites as prescribed by environmental protection laws.

13. Deceiving in reporting livestock raising activities for profit.

14. Obstructing, destroying, or infringing upon lawful livestock raising activities.

Chapter II

 LIVESTOCK BREEDS AND SEED PRODUCTS

Section 1

 GENETIC RESOURCES OF LIVESTOCK BREEDS

Article 13. Management of Genetic Resources of Livestock Breeds

1. Genetic resources of livestock breeds are uniformly managed by the State.

2. Organizations and individuals have the responsibility to participate in managing genetic resources of livestock breeds in accordance with this Law and other relevant legal provisions.

Article 14. Collection, conservation, utilization, and development of livestock genetic resources

1. Organizations and individuals collecting, conserving, utilizing, and developing livestock genetic resources must comply with the provisions of this Law and other relevant laws.

2. The contents of collection, conservation, utilization, and development of livestock genetic resources include:

a) Surveying, investigating, and collecting livestock genetic resources;

b) Evaluating livestock genetic resources based on biological criteria and their utility value;

c) Establishing databases on livestock genetic resources;

d) Protecting and maintaining livestock genetic resources;

đ) Utilizing evaluated livestock genetic resources with determined utility values for breeding and livestock selection activities.

3. Methods of conserving livestock genetic resources shall be implemented in accordance with the law on biodiversity.

4. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall take the lead and coordinate with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the Ministry of Science and Technology, and other ministries and agencies at the ministerial level to submit to the Government regulations on the collection, conservation, utilization, and development of livestock genetic resources within the scope of agricultural management.

Article 15. Exchange of rare and valuable livestock genetic resources

1. Organizations and individuals may exchange rare and valuable livestock genetic resources for research, breed selection, creation of new breeds, and production and business activities in accordance with the regulations of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.

2. International exchanges of rare and valuable livestock genetic resources listed in the prohibited export list for scientific research, exhibitions, and advertising purposes must be decided by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development based on the approval of the Prime Minister.

3. Organizations and individuals engaging in international exchanges of rare and valuable livestock genetic resources must comply with this Law and laws related to veterinary medicine, food safety, environmental protection, and biodiversity in Vietnam.

4. Exchanges of rare and valuable livestock genetic resources from Vietnam to third parties must be decided by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development based on the approval of the Prime Minister.

5. When exchanging internationally rare and valuable livestock genetic resources for dissemination in production or to create new breeds provided by Vietnamese organizations and individuals and under the copyright of Vietnam, Vietnamese organizations and individuals shall enjoy copyright according to the provisions of international treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the country involved in the international exchange are members.

Article 16. Procedures and formalities for exchanging rare and valuable livestock genetic resources

1. Organizations and individuals wishing to exchange rare and valuable livestock genetic resources shall submit one set of documents to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

2. Documents for exchanging rare and valuable livestock genetic resources include:

a) Application form for exchanging rare and valuable livestock genetic resources;

b) Background information on rare and valuable livestock genetic resources to be exchanged;

c) Relevant documents concerning the exchange of rare and valuable livestock genetic resources.

3. Within three working days from the date of receipt of the documents, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall examine them. If the documents are incomplete, a written request for supplementation and completion of the documents shall be issued. Within thirty days from the date of receipt of complete documents, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development shall review, assess, and decide based on the approval of the Prime Minister. In case of rejection, the reasons must be clearly stated.

4. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development shall stipulate the forms of documents prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article.

Article 17. Genetically Modified Livestock and Cloning of Livestock

1. Genetically modified livestock refers to livestock whose genetic structure has been altered through gene transfer technology.

2. Research, selection, creation, testing, production, trading, use, release, international exchange, and other activities related to genetically modified livestock shall be carried out in accordance with the laws on biodiversity.

3. Cloning of livestock involves using cloning techniques from somatic cells to produce livestock.

4. Organizations and individuals may conduct research on cloning livestock in accordance with the provisions of the law.

Section 2

PRODUCTION, PURCHASE AND SALE OF LIVESTOCK BREEDS AND LIVESTOCK BREED PRODUCTS

Article 18. Requirements for Livestock Breeds and Livestock Breed Products Circulating in the Market

1. They must have published standards applied.

2. They must meet the quality standards that have been published.

3. They must satisfy quarantine requirements as stipulated by the laws on veterinary medicine.

Article 19. List of Livestock Breeds to be Preserved and Prohibited from Export

1. The list of livestock breeds to be preserved includes breeds with few remaining numbers or threatened with extinction.

2. The list of prohibited export livestock breeds includes rare and valuable breeds that are advantageous to Vietnam.

3. The Government shall promulgate the List of Livestock Breeds to be Preserved and the List of Prohibited Export Livestock Breeds; it shall specify the procedures and formalities for issuing and updating these lists.

Article 20. Importation of Livestock Breeds and Livestock Breed Products

1. Imported livestock breeds and livestock breed products must be confirmed in writing by the competent authority or an organization authorized by the exporting country's competent authority regarding their origin, quality, purpose for breeding, and reproduction.

2. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development shall examine and decide to inspect the legal framework, enforcement system, breeding conditions of livestock breeds and livestock breed products in the exporting country according to Vietnamese laws and international treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a party in the following cases:

a) For mutual recognition assessment;

b) For the first importation of livestock breeds and livestock breed products into Vietnam;

c) To detect risks affecting the quality and biosafety of imported livestock breeds and livestock breed products.

3. Imported livestock breeds and livestock breed products must have published standards applied and undergo quarantine as required by the laws on veterinary medicine.

4. Organizations and individuals importing male livestock breeds, semen, and embryo livestock breeds must follow the procedures and formalities below:

a) Organizations and individuals importing for the first time must submit one set of application documents to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development; the contents of the application documents shall comply with the regulations of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development. Within three working days from the date of receipt of the application documents, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall review them; if the application documents are incomplete, they must issue a written request for organizations and individuals to supplement and complete the documents. Within fifteen days from the date of receipt of the complete application documents, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development shall respond in writing; if the application is rejected, the reasons must be clearly stated;

b) In the case where organizations and individuals import semen and embryos from the same individual breed for the second time, they only need to notify the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in writing;

c) In the case where organizations and individuals import male livestock breeds from the same breed and production facility for the second time, they only need to notify the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in writing.

Article 21. Exporting and International Exchange of Livestock Breeds and Livestock Breed Products

1. The export documentation, quality of livestock breeds and livestock breed products must meet the requirements of organizations, individuals, importing countries, and comply with Vietnamese law.

2. Exporting or international exchange of livestock breeds and livestock breed products listed in the Catalogue of Prohibited Livestock Breeds for Export for Scientific Research, Exhibitions, and Advertising shall be decided by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development based on the Prime Minister's approval according to the following procedures:

a) Organizations and individuals exporting submit one set of documents to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development; the contents of the documents are as prescribed by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development. Within three working days from the date of receipt of the documents, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will review; if the documents are incomplete, they must issue a written request for organizations and individuals to supplement and complete the documents.

b) Within thirty days from the date of receiving complete documents, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development decides based on the Prime Minister's approval; in case of rejection, the reasons must be clearly stated.

Article 22. Conditions for Producing and Trading Livestock Breeding Animals

1. Livestock breeding animals are individual livestock used for reproductive breeding.

2. Organizations and individuals producing livestock breeding animals must satisfy the following conditions:

a) The conditions stipulated in Article 55 of this Law;

b) Apply a suitable quality management system and publish standards applicable to livestock breeds;

c) Livestock breed origin holding facilities, breed creation facilities must have technical staff with a bachelor's degree or higher in one of the animal husbandry, veterinary science, or biology fields;

d) Parent stock breeding facilities for pigs and poultry, breeding stock production facilities for livestock breeding animals must have technical staff trained in one of the animal husbandry, veterinary science, or biology fields;

đ) Have a breed record clearly stating the breed name, breed level, origin, quantity, economic and technical indicators.

3. Organizations and individuals trading livestock breeding animals must have a published standard application certificate from the production facility and a breed record as prescribed in point đ clause 2 of this Article.

Article 23. Conditions for Producing and Trading Sperm, Embryos, Egg Breeds, Larvae Breeds of Livestock, Artificial Insemination Services, and Embryo Transfer Services of Livestock

1. Organizations and individuals producing sperm, embryos, egg breeds, larvae breeds of livestock must satisfy the following conditions:

a) The conditions stipulated in clause 2 of Article 22 of this Law;

b) Have a record of quality indicators of sperm during the testing and collection period;

c) Have specialized equipment meeting technical requirements for production, inspection, evaluation, preservation, and transportation of sperm, embryos, egg breeds, larvae.

2. Individuals providing artificial insemination services and embryo transfer services of livestock must fulfill the following requirements:

a) Hold a training certificate in artificial insemination or embryo transfer techniques as prescribed by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development;

b) When providing artificial insemination services and embryo transfer, record information about the household, male breed number, female breed number, mating date, mating cycle.

3. Organizations and individuals owning male breeds for direct mating for commercial purposes must fulfill the following requirements:

a) Declare male breeds as prescribed in Article 54 of this Law;

b) Use male breeds with known origins, breed records, and that have been quarantined, inspected, and evaluated for quality.

4. Organizations and individuals trading sperm and embryo breeds of livestock must satisfy the following conditions:

a) Have appropriate equipment for preserving each type of sperm and embryo;

b) Preservation locations must be separate or not contaminated by plant protection chemicals or harmful chemicals;

c) Have measures to ensure safety for people, livestock, and the surrounding environment;

d) Maintain records of preservation and trade of sperm and embryos.

5. Organizations and individuals producing egg breeds of poultry must satisfy the following conditions:

a) The conditions stipulated in clause 2 of Article 22 of this Law;

b) Egg breeds must be collected from parent stock or equivalent levels.

6. Organizations and individuals trading egg breeds and larvae breeds of livestock must have a published standard application certificate and a breed record as prescribed in point đ clause 2 of Article 22 of this Law.

Article 24. Quality Requirements for Male Breeding Animals and Female Breeding Animals in Production

1. Male breeding animals used in breeding production must meet the following requirements:

a) Have clear lineage and pedigree;

b) Be produced from breeding facilities in accordance with the quality standards of announced breeding products;

c) Male breeding animals used in semen production facilities for commercial purposes must be individually tested for productivity and meet the specified quality standards.

2. Female breeding animals used in breeding production must meet the following requirements:

a) Have clear lineage and pedigree;

b) Be produced from breeding facilities in accordance with the quality standards of announced breeding products and must meet the specified quality standards.

3. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development shall stipulate the quality standards for male breeding animals and female breeding animals.

Article 25. Rights and Obligations of Breeding Product Production and Sales Facilities

1. Breeding product production and sales facilities have the following rights:

a) To produce and sell breeding products when meeting all conditions as prescribed in Articles 22 and 23 of this Law;

b) To enjoy state policies for breeding product production and sales facilities;

c) To lodge complaints, denunciations, and lawsuits related to breeding product production and sales in accordance with the law;

d) To keep confidential information about breeding product production and sales activities, except where required by competent state authorities.

2. Breeding product production and sales facilities have the following obligations:

a) To declare livestock raising activities in accordance with Article 54 of this Law;

b) To ensure the conditions for breeding product production and sales facilities during the production and sales process;

c) To retain breeding records for a minimum period of three years from the date of production and sale;

d) To provide buyers of breeding animal products with a dossier including information on the name and address of the production facility, the breed name, quantity of breeding products sold, pedigree for livestock, standard announcement, and breeding procedures;

đ) To ensure and be responsible for the quality of breeding animal products in compliance with announced standards;

e) To recall breeding animal products that do not meet species, origin, or quality requirements and compensate for losses in accordance with the law;

g) To comply with inspections and examinations conducted by competent state authorities.

Section 3

 EXPERIMENTATION AND TESTING OF BREEDS AND STRAINS OF ANIMALS

Article 26. Experimentation and Testing of Breeds and Strains of Animals

1. Experimentation and testing of breeds and strains of animals involves raising and monitoring a specific breed or strain under certain conditions and over a defined period to determine differences, stability, uniformity in productivity, quality, disease resistance, and assess the impact of the breed or strain.

2. New breeds or strains of animals must undergo experimentation before being put into production, except those created from scientific and technological tasks at the ministerial or national level that have been recognized or approved by competent authorities.

3. Organizations and individuals wishing to recognize new breeds or strains of animals must conduct experiments according to the national technical standards for breed and strain experimentation at facilities that meet the conditions for such experimentation.

4. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development shall issue the national technical standards for breed and strain experimentation.

Article 27. Conditions for breeding stock and breed testing facilities

Breeding stock and breed testing facilities must meet the following conditions:

1. The conditions prescribed in Article 55 of this Law;

2. Having material and technical infrastructure suitable for testing breeding stock and breeds;

3. Having technical staff with a bachelor's degree or higher in one of the specialized fields of animal husbandry, veterinary medicine, or biology;

4. Applying a quality management system appropriate to the activities.

Article 28. Testing of breeding stock and breeds

1. Testing of breeding stock and breeds involves evaluating and reconfirming the productivity, quality, and disease resistance of breeding stock and breeds after they have been put into production.

2. Testing of breeding stock and breeds shall be carried out in the following cases:

a) When there are complaints or reports about the quality of breeding stock and breeds;

b) At the request of competent state agencies for examination or appraisal;

c) Upon request from organizations or individuals.

3. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall announce the testing facilities that are authorized to conduct testing of breeding stock and breeds.

Article 29. Principles for naming new breeding stock and breeds

1. Each new breeding stock and breed may only be given one suitable name in Vietnamese.

2. Naming new breeding stock and breeds must ensure that it does not fall under any of the following circumstances:

a) Being identical or causing confusion with the names of breeding stock and breeds already recognized;

b) Consisting solely of numbers;

c) Violating historical traditions, cultural values, ethics, and local customs;

d) Being identical to the pronunciation or spelling of the names of national leaders, heroes, or prominent figures;

e) Using the names of state agencies, people's armed forces units, political organizations, political-social organizations, social-professional organizations, social organizations, or social-professional organizations, except where approval has been obtained from those agencies, units, or organizations.

Article 30. Recognition of new breeding stock and breeds

1. The dossier for recognizing new breeding stock and breeds includes:

a) A request for recognition of new breeding stock and breeds, clearly stating the name, origin, and source of the breeding stock and breeds;

b) Results of testing or scientific and technological tasks at the ministerial or national level that have been recognized or approved by the competent authority.

2. The recognition of new breeding stock and breeds shall be conducted according to the following procedures and formalities:

a) Organizations or individuals requesting recognition of new breeding stock and breeds submit one set of paper or electronic documents as stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Within three working days from the date of receipt of the dossier, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will check the dossier. If the dossier is incomplete, the Ministry must issue a written request for the organization or individual to supplement and complete the dossier;

b) Within fifteen days from the date of receiving a complete dossier, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will organize an assessment and evaluation of the dossier. If the results of the assessment and evaluation meet the requirements, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development will decide to recognize the new breeding stock and breeds; if the requirements are not met, the reasons must be clearly stated.

Article 31. Rights and Obligations of Breeding Stock and Breed Testing Facilities

1. Breeding stock and breed testing facilities have the following rights:

a) To conduct breeding stock and breed testing in accordance with the provisions of the law;

b) To conduct testing of breeding stock and breeds in accordance with Article 28 of this Law;

c) To be reimbursed for costs related to testing and testing of breeding stock and breeds in accordance with the provisions of the law;

d) To file complaints, accusations, or lawsuits related to breeding stock and breed testing in accordance with the provisions of the law;

e) To refuse to provide information related to the results of implementation unless requested by a competent state agency.

2. Breeding stock and breed testing facilities have the following obligations:

a) To ensure the conditions for testing facilities during operation;

b) To be responsible for the results of testing and testing;

c) To comply with the provisions of the law on biosafety, disease control, and environmental protection;

d) To retain records for a minimum period of three years after the completion of testing and testing;

e) To comply with inspections and checks by competent state agencies.

Chapter III

FEED FOR ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

Article 32. Requirements for commercial livestock feed before entering the market

1. Announce applicable standards and conformity declarations in accordance with the provisions of laws on standards and technical regulations, product quality, and goods.

2. Meet the announced applicable standards and corresponding technical regulations.

3. Produced at a facility holding a Certificate of Production Conditions for Livestock Feed issued by competent state management agencies.

4. Announce information about livestock feed products on the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's official website.

5. The label or accompanying documentation of livestock feed shall comply with the provisions of Article 46 of this Law.

Article 33. Announcement of Information for Complete Mixed Ration and Concentrate Feed Products

1. Complete mixed ration and concentrate feed products produced and traded by organizations and individuals shall self-declare information on the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's official website.

2. The dossier for announcing information on complete mixed ration and concentrate feed products includes:

a) For domestically produced complete mixed ration and concentrate feed products, it includes the documents specified in points b, c, d, đ, and e of Clause 2, Article 34 of this Law;

b) For imported complete mixed ration and concentrate feed products, it includes the documents specified in points b, c, d, đ, e, and g of Clause 3, Article 34 of this Law. The dossier can be either original or certified copy and certified translation into Vietnamese.

3. Organizations and individuals access the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's official website to self-declare information on complete mixed ration and concentrate feed products. The declared product information must correspond to the announcement dossier as stipulated in Clause 2 of this Article. Immediately after self-declaring the product information, organizations and individuals have the right to produce and trade the product and bear full responsibility for the quality and safety of the declared product.

4. Changes to the information on complete mixed ration and concentrate feed products shall be carried out as follows:

a) In cases where there are changes to the production facility address or product quality, organizations and individuals must reannounce the product information according to the provisions of Clauses 2 and 3 of this Article;

b) In cases where the changes do not fall under point a of this clause, organizations and individuals may make the changes themselves on the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's official website.

Article 34. Announcement of Information for Supplemental Feed Products

1. Supplemental feed products must be assessed and announced on the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's official website. This provision does not apply to single ingredients.

2. The dossier for requesting the announcement of information on supplemental feed products produced domestically includes:

a) A request form for announcing product information;

b) Certificate of Production Conditions for Livestock Feed;

c) Contract for hiring or processing livestock feed for cases where organizations and individuals hire or process at a livestock feed production facility that has been granted a Certificate of Production Conditions for Livestock Feed;

d) Announced applicable standards and notification of conformity declaration acceptance for the product;

đ) Test result certificate for all quality and safety indicators in the announced applicable standards and corresponding national technical regulations issued by a laboratory designated or recognized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development;

e) Sample of the product label.

3. The dossier for requesting the announcement of information on imported supplemental feed products includes:

a) A request form for announcing product information;

b) Free Circulation Certificate or equivalent document issued by the competent authority of the exporting country;

c) One of the Quality Management System (ISO), Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) certificates or equivalent certificates from the production facility;

d) Product information provided by the organization or individual producing the product including raw material composition, functions, usage instructions; quality and safety indicators as prescribed by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development;

đ) Announced applicable standards of the registering organization or individual in accordance with the law on product and commodity quality; Vietnamese language supplementary labels of the product as required;

e) Test result certificate for all quality and safety indicators of the product issued by a laboratory designated or recognized by the competent authority of the exporting country or an international or regional certification organization or a laboratory designated or recognized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development;

g) Sample of the product label provided by the organization or individual producing the product. The dossier can be either original or certified copy and certified translation into Vietnamese.

4. The dossier for requesting the reannouncement of information on supplemental feed products is defined as follows:

a) For domestically produced supplemental feed products, as stipulated in point a of Clause 2 of this Article;

b) For imported supplemental feed products, as stipulated in point a of Clause 3 of this Article.

5. The announcement of information on supplemental feed products shall be carried out in the following sequence:

a) Organizations and individuals access the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's official website to submit the dossier for requesting the announcement of information on supplemental feed products as stipulated in Clauses 2, 3, and 4 of this Article;

b) Within three working days from the date of receiving the dossier, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will check the dossier components. If the dossier is incomplete, they must announce on the official website for organizations and individuals to supplement and complete. Within twenty days from the date of receiving a complete dossier, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will assess the dossier and announce the product information on the official website. If they disagree, they must specify the reasons.

6. The circulation period of supplemental feed products is five years from the date the product is announced on the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's official website. Six months before the expiration of the circulation period, organizations and individuals wishing to renew the announcement shall follow the provisions of Clauses 4 and 5 of this Article.

Article 35. Changing Information on Supplementary Feed Products

1. In cases where information about supplementary feed products changes regarding the name, address, telephone number, fax number, email address of the registering organization or individual, and the packaging specifications of the product, the organization or individual shall independently implement the change of information on the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's electronic portal.

2. In cases where information about supplementary feed products changes regarding the manufacturer’s name, production facility address, product name, standard identification code for published standards, product form, color, usage instructions, and product shelf life, the organization or individual must request to change the information on the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's electronic portal according to the following file, procedure, and process:

a) The application file for changing information includes the application for changing information, the published standard specification, the conformity acceptance receipt (if available), the label sample of the product, and the Certificate of Production Conditions for Livestock Feed. For imported supplementary feed, the original or certified copy of the manufacturer's confirmation letter on the changed content must be supplemented; a certified copy of the Enterprise Registration Certificate or confirmation from the competent state management agency in case of changing the production facility name or imported livestock feed trade name.

b) Within three working days from the date of receiving the file, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will check the file. If the file is incomplete, the organization or individual will be required to supplement and complete it. Within fifteen days from the date of receiving the complete file, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will confirm and publish the changed information of the product on the electronic portal. If they disagree, the reasons must be clearly stated.

3. The provisions of Clause 1 and Clause 2 of this Article do not apply to single ingredients.

Article 36. Announcement of Other Livestock Feed Products

1. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development announces and publishes on its electronic portal the following contents regarding traditional livestock feed and single ingredients:

a) Product name;

b) Technical requirements of the product.

2. Livestock feed that does not need to be announced on the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's electronic portal includes:

a) Internal-use livestock feed is livestock feed mixed internally by the facility for its own breeding needs, which cannot be traded or sold on the market;

b) Custom-made livestock feed is livestock feed produced according to orders between the ordering facility and the livestock feed supplier, which can only be used internally within the ordering facility and cannot be traded or sold on the market;

c) Other livestock feed not covered under Clause 1 of this Article.

Article 37. Testing of Livestock Feed

1. Testing of livestock feed involves evaluating the quality and safety of livestock feed for animals and the environment through trial feeding on animals at different growth stages or production cycles. The content of livestock feed testing includes:

a) Analysis of livestock feed quality;

b) Evaluation of toxicity and safety for animals and the environment;

c) Other contents specific to each type of livestock feed.

2. Livestock feed first imported from countries or territories not yet recognized by Vietnam regarding testing procedures, certification, or production in Vietnam containing new substances not yet tested in Vietnam must be tested before announcing the product, except for livestock feed created from scientific and technological tasks at the ministry or national level that have been recognized or permitted by authorized agencies.

3. The testing facility for livestock feed must meet the following conditions:

a) The conditions stipulated in Article 55 of this Law;

b) Having material infrastructure and technical equipment meeting the testing requirements for each type of livestock feed;

c) The technical supervisor having a bachelor's degree or higher in one of the following fields: animal husbandry, veterinary medicine, biology, food technology, post-harvest technology.

4. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development promulgates a list of chemicals, biological products, and microorganisms prohibited from use in livestock feed and a list of permitted raw materials for use in livestock feed; promulgates national technical standards for testing livestock feed and regulations on mutual recognition of testing procedures and certification of livestock feed with countries and territories engaged in livestock feed trade with Vietnam.

Article 38. Conditions for Producing Livestock Feed

1. Organizations and individuals producing commercial livestock feed or livestock feed according to orders must meet the following conditions:

a) The production facility location must not be within areas contaminated by hazardous waste or harmful chemicals;

b) The production area design and equipment layout must follow a one-way flow from raw materials to finished products, ensuring separation between production zones to prevent cross-contamination;

c) There must be appropriate production lines and equipment for producing livestock feed;

d) Measures must be taken to store raw materials for livestock feed according to the recommendations of the supplying organizations or individuals;

đ) Measures must be implemented to control pests, impurities, and contaminants that could affect the safety and quality of livestock feed;

e) Measuring instruments and tools must be calibrated and tested in accordance with regulations;

g) There must be a laboratory or contracted laboratory to analyze the quality of livestock feed during production;

h) The technical manager must have a bachelor's degree or higher in one of the following fields: animal husbandry, veterinary science, biology, food technology, post-harvest technology;

i) Production facilities using antibiotics in livestock feed must implement measures to ensure that antibiotics do not spread or cause cross-contamination between different types of antibiotics, and between antibiotic-containing and non-antibiotic-containing livestock feed;

k) Environmental protection measures must comply with environmental protection laws;

2. Organizations and individuals producing internal-use livestock feed must meet the conditions specified in points a, b, d, đ, e, g, i, and k of Clause 1 of this Article, except in cases where internal-use livestock feed is produced for small-scale farming households;

3. The Government shall provide detailed regulations on Clause 1 of this Article;

Article 39. Issuance, Reissuance, and Revocation of Certificates of Eligibility for Livestock Feed Production

1. The authority to issue, reissue, and revoke Certificates of Eligibility for Livestock Feed Production is as follows:

a) The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development issues, reissues, and revokes Certificates of Eligibility for Livestock Feed Production for supplementary production facilities;

b) Provincial People's Committees issue, reissue, and revoke Certificates of Eligibility for Livestock Feed Production within their jurisdiction, except in cases stipulated in point a of this clause;

2. Certificates of Eligibility for Livestock Feed Production will be reissued in the following circumstances:

a) Lost or damaged;

b) Changes in information about the organization or individual in the Certificate of Eligibility for Livestock Feed Production;

3. Certificates of Eligibility for Livestock Feed Production will be revoked in the following circumstances:

a) Altered, erased, or modified content in the Certificate of Eligibility for Livestock Feed Production;

b) The facility no longer meets the conditions set out in Clause 1 of Article 38 of this Law;

c) The facility engages in other violations that require the revocation of the Certificate of Eligibility for Livestock Feed Production under the law;

4. The Government shall specify the documentation, procedures, and processes for issuing, reissuing, and revoking Certificates of Eligibility for Commercial Livestock Feed Production;

Article 40. Conditions for Buying and Selling Livestock Feed

1. Equipment and tools for storing livestock feed must be in accordance with the guidance of the producing or supplying organizations or individuals;

2. Display areas and storage locations for livestock feed must be separate or not contaminated by plant protection chemicals, fertilizers, or other harmful chemicals;

3. Measures must be taken to prevent and control pests.

Article 41. Import of animal feed

1. Imported animal feed must be subject to state quality inspection in accordance with Clause 4, Article 43 of this Law.

2. Organizations and individuals importing animal feed must have or lease storage facilities that meet the requirements for ensuring product quality and food safety as prescribed by law and recommendations from the supplying organizations or individuals.

3. Organizations and individuals may only import animal feed that has been publicly announced on the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's electronic portal. In cases where imported animal feed not yet announced on the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's electronic portal is imported for introduction at trade fairs, exhibitions, adaptive feeding, research, laboratory analysis sample preparation, or production and processing for export purposes, permission from the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development is required.

4. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development shall examine and decide to inspect legal documents, enforcement organizational systems, production conditions for animal feed, and laboratories in exporting countries according to Vietnamese laws and international treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a party in the following circumstances:

a) For mutual recognition assessment;

b) Discovery of risks affecting the quality, environment, food safety, and disease safety of imported animal feed in Vietnam.

5. The Government shall provide detailed regulations on this matter.

Article 42. Export of animal feed

1. Exported animal feed documentation and quality must comply with the requirements of organizations and individuals, importing countries, and be consistent with Vietnamese laws.

2. The export of animal feed must comply with this Law and other relevant legal provisions.

Article 43. State Quality Inspection of Animal Feed

1. State quality inspection of animal feed must comply with this Law, the Product and Goods Quality Law, and other relevant legal provisions.

2. The content of state quality inspection of domestically produced and circulated commercial animal feed includes:

a) Implementation of standard announcements and conformity declarations (if applicable);

b) Implementation of animal feed quality management measures;

c) Implementation of labeling of animal feed products;

d) Sampling of animal feed to test compliance of the product with announced standards, corresponding national technical regulations, and other relevant legal provisions, focusing on testing and evaluating safety criteria and main nutrient criteria in animal feed.

3. The content of state quality inspection of internally consumed animal feed, custom-made animal feed, and traditional animal feed includes sampling of animal feed to test safety criteria specified in corresponding national technical regulations and other relevant legal provisions.

4. The content of state quality inspection of imported animal feed includes:

a) Inspection of import documentation;

b) On-site inspection of quantity, volume, packaging specifications, labeling, expiration date, origin, and other sensory criteria of the product;

c) Sampling of animal feed for testing to evaluate product quality and safety.

5. The content of state quality inspection of exported animal feed includes:

a) Inspection of quality announcement and conformity declaration documentation (if applicable);

b) On-site inspection of packaging specifications, labeling, expiration date, and sensory evaluation of the product;

c) Quality analysis according to the requirements of enterprises, organizations, individuals, or importing countries.

6. The content of state quality inspection of recalled or returned exported animal feed includes:

a) Inspection of reasons for the recall or return of exported animal feed;

b) On-site inspection of packaging specifications, labeling, expiration date, and sensory evaluation of the product;

c) Sampling of animal feed to test product quality and safety.

7. Handling of violations related to animal feed quality is stipulated as follows:

a) Organizations and individuals producing and trading in animal feed will be subject to administrative penalties or criminal liability追究刑事责任，根据法律规定，视质量违规程度而定；

b) Violating animal feed will be handled through corrections, recycling, repurposing, re-exportation, or destruction.

8. The Government shall provide detailed regulations on this matter.

Article 44. Sampling and Testing of Livestock Feed

1. The state quality inspection sampling of livestock feed shall be carried out in accordance with national standards or regulations stipulated by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.

2. Individuals conducting sampling for livestock feed to serve state management must be issued a livestock feed sampling certificate by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

3. The results of testing livestock feed for state management purposes shall only be recognized according to the testing method at laboratories designated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. In cases where the testing method has not been designated or has not been standardized, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development shall decide on the temporary application of the testing method.

4. The basis for testing includes quality criteria published for application by organizations or individuals producing or supplying products, safety criteria prescribed in corresponding national technical regulations, and other relevant legal provisions.

Article 45. Antibiotics in Livestock Feed

1. Antibiotics used in livestock feed must be veterinary drugs permitted for circulation in Vietnam.

2. Antibiotics may only be used in the production of livestock feed based on prescriptions from individuals holding certificates to practice animal disease prevention and treatment as prescribed by laws on veterinary medicine to prevent diseases in young animals and treat diseased animals.

3. The use of livestock feed containing antibiotics must comply with the instructions of organizations or individuals producing or supplying livestock feed.

4. Livestock feed containing antibiotics must display information about the name and concentration of the antibiotic, usage instructions, and cessation period on the product label or accompanying documentation.

5. The Government shall prescribe criteria for young animals of various types that are permitted to use livestock feed containing antibiotics for disease prevention and the timeline for discontinuing the use of antibiotics for disease prevention in animals.

Article 46. Labeling of Livestock Feed

1. Labeling of livestock feed shall be carried out in accordance with the law on product labeling and the following provisions:

a) For commercial livestock feed, the product label or accompanying documentation must include information about the product name, main raw materials, quality criteria, place of manufacture, date of manufacture, shelf life, storage instructions, usage instructions; information about organizations or individuals responsible for ensuring traceability of the product origin;

b) For other livestock feed, the product label or accompanying documentation must contain information enabling identification and traceability of the product origin.

2. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development shall provide detailed regulations on labeling of livestock feed.

Article 47. Advertising of Livestock Feed

1. Organizations and individuals advertising livestock feed must comply with the law on advertising.

2. The content of advertisements for livestock feed must be consistent with the product information published on the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's online portal.

Article 48. Rights and Obligations of Livestock Feed Production Units

1. Livestock feed production units have the following rights:

a) To enjoy state policies related to the production and business of livestock feed;

b) To produce livestock feed in accordance with this Law and other relevant legal provisions;

c) To lodge complaints, denunciations, and lawsuits related to livestock feed production in accordance with the law;

d) Commercial livestock feed production units, in addition to the rights stipulated in points a, b, and c of this clause, may also process various types of livestock feed in compliance with legal provisions.

2. Livestock feed production units have the following obligations:

a) To ensure production conditions for livestock feed during operation;

b) To establish and implement quality control procedures for livestock feed, ensuring that the feed meets published quality standards and corresponding national technical regulations, ensuring traceability of livestock feed product origin, and retaining quality control procedures;

c) To only use livestock feed products and raw materials in compliance with legal provisions; raw materials used in finished products must have a minimum shelf life equal to that of the finished product;

d) To comply with inspections and quality checks of livestock feed production conditions by authorized state agencies; to bear legal responsibility for the quality of livestock feed produced by the unit;

đ) Commercial livestock feed production units must publish applicable standards, declare conformity, label livestock feed, and retain complete records at the production site in accordance with regulations; retain production logs, testing results of livestock feed for a minimum of two years; retain samples of livestock feed for a minimum of thirty days from the expiration date of the product; report production situations of livestock feed regularly or urgently as prescribed by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development and fulfill the obligations stipulated in points a, b, c, and d of this clause.

Article 49. Rights and Obligations of Entities Engaging in the Purchase, Sale, Export, and Import of Livestock Feed

1. Entities engaging in the purchase, sale, export, and import of livestock feed shall have the following rights:

a) To enjoy state policies related to the business activities of livestock feed;

b) To engage in the purchase, sale, export, and import of livestock feed products in accordance with this Law and other relevant laws;

c) To lodge complaints, file accusations, and initiate lawsuits related to the purchase, sale, export, and import of livestock feed in accordance with the law.

2. Entities engaging in the purchase, sale, export, and import of livestock feed shall have the following obligations:

a) To ensure conditions for the purchase, sale, export, and import of livestock feed during their operations;

b) To comply with legal provisions regarding the quality assurance and origin information of livestock feed;

c) To apply storage measures recommended by organizations or individuals producing livestock feed to maintain its quality;

d) To display prices and comply with price inspections for livestock feed;

đ) To comply with inspections and checks on conditions for purchase, sale, export, import, and quality of livestock feed conducted by competent state agencies;

e) Not to engage in the purchase, sale, export, or import of products containing prohibited substances in livestock feed;

g) Only to purchase and import types of livestock feed that have been announced on the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's electronic portal;

h) To record and retain information about livestock feed during purchase, sale, export, and import to ensure traceability;

i) To establish procedures for evaluating and selecting organizations or individuals producing or supplying imported livestock feed; to develop and implement plans to inspect the quality of imported livestock feed batches to ensure compliance with sales contracts, published standards, and technical regulations.

Article 50. Rights and Obligations of Organizations and Individuals Using Livestock Feed

1. Organizations and individuals using livestock feed shall have the following rights:

a) To be provided with full information about the quality, origin, price, and usage instructions for various types of livestock feed from suppliers;

b) To lodge complaints, file accusations, and initiate lawsuits related to the use of livestock feed in accordance with the law;

c) To receive compensation for damages in accordance with the law.

2. Organizations and individuals using livestock feed shall have the following obligations:

a) To use livestock feed that ensures quality and food safety for human health, animals, and the environment;

b) To comply with legal provisions and guidance from organizations or individuals supplying livestock feed regarding transportation, storage, preservation, and use of livestock feed;

c) To comply with inspections and checks on the quality of livestock feed conducted by competent state agencies;

d) To cooperate in handling livestock feed and livestock products that violate quality and safety requirements in accordance with the law;

đ) To keep a logbook of the use of livestock feed containing antibiotics as prescribed.

Article 51. Rights and Obligations of Entities Conducting Livestock Feed Testing

1. Entities conducting livestock feed testing shall have the following rights:

a) To conduct livestock feed testing in accordance with the law;

b) To be reimbursed for testing costs in accordance with the law;

c) To lodge complaints, file accusations, and initiate lawsuits related to livestock feed testing in accordance with the law.

2. Entities conducting livestock feed testing shall have the following obligations:

a) To ensure conditions for livestock feed testing during their operations;

b) To be responsible for the results of livestock feed testing;

c) To retain testing records for a minimum of three years;

d) To comply with inspections and checks on livestock feed testing activities conducted by competent state agencies.

Chapter IV

RULES ON THE FOUNDATION OF ANIMAL RAISING AND TREATMENT OF ANIMAL WASTE

Section 1

RULES ON THE FOUNDATION OF ANIMAL RAISING

Article 52. Scale of Animal Raising

1. The scale of animal raising includes the following types:

a) Farm animal raising including large-scale, medium-scale, and small-scale farm animal raising;

b) Household animal raising.

2. The Government shall provide detailed regulations for this Article.

Article 53. Units of Livestock and Density of Animal Raising

1. A unit of livestock is a conversion unit for live weight of livestock, independent of breed, age, and gender. Each unit of livestock is equivalent to 500 kilograms of live weight of livestock.

2. The density of animal raising is calculated based on the total number of units of livestock per one hectare of agricultural land.

3. Determining the scale of animal raising must be based on the density of animal raising.

4. The Government shall specify the density of animal raising for each region based on the strategy for developing animal raising, animal raising technology, and ecological environment.

5. Provincial People's Committees shall specify the density of animal raising for their province or centrally governed city based on the density of animal raising specified for the region.

Article 54. Declaration of Animal Raising Activities

1. Organizations and individuals engaged in animal raising must declare their animal raising activities to the People's Committee of the commune.

2. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development shall stipulate the type, quantity of livestock that must be declared, the declaration time, and the format of the declaration form for animal raising activities.

Article 55. Farm Animal Raising

1. Farm animal raising must meet the following conditions:

a) The location of the farm must be suitable with the local socio-economic development strategy, regional development strategy, and animal raising development strategy; it must comply with the density requirements for animal raising as stipulated in Clause 4 and Clause 5 of Article 53 of this Law;

b) There must be sufficient water sources ensuring quality for animal raising activities and waste treatment;

c) There must be measures to protect the environment in accordance with laws on environmental protection;

d) There must be appropriate housing and equipment for different types of livestock;

đ) There must be records documenting the process of animal raising activities, feed usage, veterinary drugs, vaccines, and other information to ensure traceability; these records must be kept for at least one year after the end of the animal raising cycle;

e) There must be a safe distance from the animal raising area to areas affected by animal raising activities and from pollution sources to the animal raising area.

2. Organizations and individuals conducting large-scale farm animal raising must obtain a Certificate of Compliance with Animal Raising Conditions.

3. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development shall stipulate the safe distances in farm animal raising to ensure biological safety, disease prevention, and environmental protection.

Article 56. Household Animal Raising

Household animal raising must meet the following requirements:

1. Housing must be separate from human living quarters.

2. Regular cleaning, disinfection, and decontamination of housing and animal raising equipment.

3. Implement appropriate measures for disease prevention; collect, treat manure, wastewater, carcasses, and other animal raising waste according to laws on veterinary medicine and environmental protection.

Article 57. Rights and Obligations of Organizations and Individuals Engaged in Animal Raising

1. Organizations and individuals engaged in animal raising have the following rights:

a) Those who have declared their animal raising activities as required by Article 54 of this Law are entitled to support for losses and production recovery when affected by natural disasters or diseases according to relevant laws;

b) Enjoy state policies related to animal raising activities;

c) Receive training and education on animal raising;

d) Promote products in accordance with relevant laws;

đ) File complaints, denunciations, or lawsuits related to animal raising in accordance with relevant laws.

2. Organizations and individuals engaged in animal raising have the following obligations:

a) Declare their animal raising activities as required by Article 54 of this Law;

b) Implement biological safety and environmental hygiene measures during animal raising;

c) Treat animal raising waste in accordance with laws on environmental protection;

d) Ensure humane treatment of animals in accordance with relevant laws.

Article 58. Issuance, Reissuance, and Revocation of the Certificate of Sufficient Conditions for Livestock Farming for Large-Scale Farms

1. The provincial People's Committee has the authority to issue, reissue, and revoke the Certificate of Sufficient Conditions for Livestock Farming.

2. The Certificate of Sufficient Conditions for Livestock Farming shall be reissued in the following cases:

a) Lost or damaged;

b) Changes in information about organizations or individuals in the Certificate of Sufficient Conditions for Livestock Farming.

3. The Certificate of Sufficient Conditions for Livestock Farming shall be revoked in the following cases:

a) Altered, erased, or modified content in the Certificate of Sufficient Conditions for Livestock Farming;

b) The livestock farm no longer meets the conditions stipulated in Article 55 of this Law;

c) The livestock farm engages in other violations that require the revocation of the Certificate of Sufficient Conditions for LivestOCK Farming under the law.

4. The Government shall specify the dossier, procedures, and formalities for issuing, reissuing, and revoking the Certificate of Sufficient Conditions for Livestock Farming.

Section 2

TREATMENT OF WASTE FROM LIVESTOCK FARMING

Article 59. Treatment of Waste in Large-Scale Livestock Farms

1. Livestock waste includes solid waste of organic origin, livestock wastewater, exhaust gases, and other types of waste.

2. The treatment of solid waste of organic origin is regulated as follows:

a) Organizations and individuals owning large-scale livestock farms are responsible for treating solid waste of organic origin to meet national technical standards before using it for crops or as feed for aquatic animals;

b) Unprocessed solid waste of organic origin must be transported from the livestock farm to the treatment site using specialized means and equipment;

c) Animals that die due to disease and other hazardous waste must be treated in accordance with laws on veterinary medicine and environmental protection.

3. The treatment of livestock wastewater is regulated as follows:

a) Organizations and individuals owning large-scale livestock farms are responsible for collecting and treating livestock wastewater to meet national technical standards for livestock wastewater before discharging it into receiving water bodies in accordance with environmental protection laws;

b) Processed livestock wastewater that meets national technical standards for livestock wastewater can be used for crops;

c) Unprocessed livestock wastewater must be transported from the livestock farm to the treatment site using specialized means and equipment.

4. Organizations and individuals owning large-scale livestock farms are responsible for treating exhaust gases from livestock activities to meet national technical standards for livestock exhaust gases.

5. Other types of waste must comply with laws on veterinary medicine and environmental protection.

Article 60. Treatment of Waste in Smallholder Livestock Farming

Smallholder livestock farmers must implement the following requirements:

1. Measures to treat manure, wastewater, and exhaust gases from livestock farming must ensure environmental hygiene and not affect surrounding people;

2. Animals that die due to disease and other hazardous waste must be treated in accordance with laws on veterinary medicine and environmental protection.

Article 61. Noise Control in Livestock Farming Activities

1. Noise in livestock farming activities includes noise generated by animals and equipment used in livestock farming.

2. Organizations and individuals owning large-scale livestock farms and smallholder livestock farmers must control noise generated during livestock farming activities to meet national technical standards for noise in livestock farming activities.

Article 62. Management of livestock waste treatment products

1. Livestock waste treatment products before entering the market must meet the following requirements:

a) Announce the applicable standards and conformity declaration in accordance with the provisions of the law;

b) Have quality consistent with the announced standards;

c) Information about the product has been published on the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's electronic portal;

d) Livestock waste treatment products produced for the first time or imported into Vietnam containing new substances not yet tested in Vietnam must be tested before announcing the product.

2. The Government shall provide detailed regulations for this Article.

Article 63. Management of production facilities for livestock waste treatment products

1. Management of production facilities for livestock waste treatment products includes:

a) The production location must be in an area not contaminated by hazardous waste;

b) Environmental impact assessment reports or environmental protection plans in accordance with the provisions of the environmental protection law;

c) Production lines and equipment suitable for producing the product;

d) Measuring devices to monitor product quality and ensure accuracy in accordance with the provisions of the measurement law;

đ) Storage facilities for livestock waste treatment products must have specific storage conditions;

e) Technical personnel must have a bachelor's degree or higher in one of the following fields: animal husbandry, veterinary medicine, chemistry, biotechnology, environmental technology.

2. The Government shall provide detailed regulations for this Article.

Chapter V

RAISING OTHER ANIMALS AND HUMANE TREATMENT OF LIVESTOCK

Section 1

RAISING OTHER ANIMALS

Article 64. Management of swiftlet farming

1. Attracting swiftlets involves using technical measures to lure swiftlets to nest in swiftlet houses.

2. Swiftlet farming activities include attracting, incubating, raising swiftlets, and harvesting swiftlet nests.

3. Organizations and individuals engaged in swiftlet farming in designated swiftlet farming areas must ensure the environment, noise levels, disease prevention, and food safety in accordance with the law.

4. The Government shall provide detailed regulations on this matter.

Article 65. Management of honey bee farming

1. Honey bee colonies are domesticated colonies that must ensure disease safety.

2. Organizations and individuals engaged in honey bee farming must ensure disease safety for the colonies, environmental hygiene at the beekeeping site, and food safety for products harvested from honey bees.

3. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development shall stipulate the distance between honey bee placement points, methods of moving honey bee colonies, planting crops, and flowering areas for honey bee farming, and the use of honey bees for crop pollination.

Article 66. Management of dog and cat breeding

Dog and cat owners must comply with the following requirements:

1. Implement rabies vaccination for dogs and cats in accordance with the provisions of the veterinary law.

2. When suspecting symptoms of rabies in dogs and cats, immediately report to the People's Committee of the commune or grassroots animal husbandry and veterinary staff and handle according to the provisions of the veterinary law.

3. Take measures to ensure safety for people and other animals, maintain environmental hygiene, and ensure veterinary hygiene conditions.

4. In cases where dogs and cats attack and cause damage, compensation must be provided in accordance with the law.

Article 67. Management of sika deer farming

1. Organizations and individuals are only permitted to farm domesticated sika deer with legal origins and bear responsibility under the law for the origin of farmed sika deer.

2. Organizations and individuals farming sika deer must have enclosures suitable for the biological characteristics of sika deer, ensuring safety for people and other animals, maintaining environmental hygiene, ensuring veterinary hygiene conditions, preventing diseases, and ensuring food safety in accordance with the law.

3. The Government shall provide detailed regulations on this Article.

Article 68. Management of Other Animal Husbandry

1. Organizations and individuals are permitted to raise other animals as specified in Articles 64, 65, 66, and 67 of this Law and other animals listed in the Catalogue of Permitted Other Animals for Raising.

2. The Government shall issue the Catalogue of Permitted Other Animals for Raising. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development shall stipulate the raising of other animals listed in the Catalogue of Permitted Other Animals for Raising.

Section 2

 HUMANE TREATMENT OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS

Article 69. Humane Treatment of Domestic Animals in Animal Husbandry

Organizations and individuals engaged in animal husbandry must comply with the following requirements:

1. Provide suitable housing and space for the animals.

2. Supply sufficient clean food and water.

3. Prevent and treat diseases in accordance with veterinary laws.

4. Do not beat or mistreat animals.

Article 70. Humane Treatment of Domestic Animals During Transportation

Organizations and individuals transporting animals must comply with the following requirements:

1. Use appropriate transportation means and equipment to ensure adequate ventilation and minimize injury and fear for the animals.

2. Supply sufficient clean food and water for the animals.

3. Do not beat or mistreat animals.

Article 71. Humane Treatment of Domestic Animals During Slaughter

Slaughterhouses must comply with the following requirements:

1. Provide a clean holding area for animals; supply water suitable for the animals while waiting for slaughter.

2. Minimize fear and pain for the animals; do not beat or mistreat animals.

3. Use methods to render animals unconscious before slaughter; do not allow animals to witness the slaughter of their companions.

Article 72. Humane Treatment of Domestic Animals in Scientific Research and Other Activities

1. Animals used in scientific research and other activities must be treated humanely in accordance with the provisions of Articles 69, 70, and 71 of this Law.

2. Humane treatment of animals must respect and harmonize with religious, cultural traditions, and be accepted by society.

Chapter VI

PROCESSING AND MARKET FOR ANIMAL PRODUCTS

Article 73. Slaughter of Animals

1. The slaughter of animals must comply with veterinary laws, food safety regulations, and humane treatment of animals.

2. Slaughterhouses must maintain records on the origin and source of animals to trace the origin of animals brought in for slaughter.

Article 74. Purchase, Initial Processing, and Processing of Animal Products

1. Facilities engaged in purchasing, initial processing, and processing of animal products must comply with veterinary laws, food safety regulations, and environmental protection laws.

2. Animal products purchased, initially processed, and processed must have clear origins to ensure traceability of the product's source.

3. Purchasing and selling of animal products in areas declared as disease zones must comply with veterinary laws.

4. Do not use additives or processing aids that have exceeded their shelf life, are outside the approved list, or within the approved list but exceed the permitted limits; chemicals of unknown origin or prohibited from use in food processing are also not allowed.

Article 75. Storage of Animal Products

1. The storage of animal products at processing, manufacturing facilities, retail locations, and during transportation must comply with veterinary laws, food safety regulations, and environmental protection laws.

2. Do not use preservatives or processing aids that have exceeded their shelf life, are outside the approved list, or within the approved list but exceed the permitted limits; chemicals of unknown origin or prohibited from use for preserving animal products are also not allowed.

3. Clearly mark the time, duration, and technical specifications for storing animal products so that users can understand them.

Article 76. Market Forecast for Livestock Products

1. Annually, the Ministry of Industry and Trade forecasts market demand for livestock products, while the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development forecasts the supply of livestock products; such forecasts shall be published in specialized newsletters and mass media.

2. The Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development update domestic livestock product prices and markets weekly, international markets monthly, and as required by state management, publishing such information in specialized newsletters and mass media.

Article 77. Export of Livestock and Livestock Products

1. Organizations and individuals permitted to export livestock products and animals must not include those listed in the Catalogue of Prohibited Exported Livestock Breeds.

2. Export documentation, quality of livestock and livestock products must meet the requirements of organizations, individuals, importing countries, and comply with Vietnamese law.

Article 78. Import of Livestock and Livestock Products

1. Imported livestock and livestock products must have clear origin and export documentation, meeting quality, food safety, and disease safety standards as prescribed by law.

2. Prior to entering the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam at designated border gates as stipulated, imported livestock and livestock products must undergo inspection for quality, food safety, and disease safety according to Vietnamese law.

3. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development shall examine and decide on inspections regarding legal documents, enforcement systems, production conditions, and business operations of livestock and livestock products in the exporting country, in accordance with Vietnamese law and international treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a member, in the following cases:

a) For mutual recognition assessment;

b) First-time import of livestock and livestock products from the exporting country;

c) Discovery of risks affecting the quality, environment, food safety, and disease safety of imported livestock products;

d) In cases where imported livestock products pose high risks to food safety and disease safety, pre-import inspections of production and supply facilities in the exporting country must be conducted before allowing imports.

4. Imported livestock products violating laws on quality, food safety, and disease safety shall be recalled and handled in accordance with the law.

5. The Government shall provide detailed regulations for Point d Clause 3 of this Article; procedures for importing live animals for food and border gates authorized to accept such imports into Vietnam.

Chapter VII

STATE MANAGEMENT OF LIVESTOCK

Article 79. Responsibilities of the Government, Ministries, and Equivalent Ministries

1. The Government shall uniformly manage state affairs concerning livestock nationwide.

2. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall serve as the lead agency assisting the Government in managing state affairs concerning livestock nationwide and shall have the following responsibilities:

a) Developing and directing the implementation of strategies, plans, and projects in livestock farming;

b) Issuing policies and regulatory legal documents within its authority or submitting them for approval by competent authorities and organizing their implementation in livestock farming;

c) Establishing national technical standards and specifications in livestock farming; setting mandatory quality indicators to be disclosed; developing and guiding good livestock farming practices;

d) Organizing statistics, basic surveys, and reporting in livestock farming;

đ) Conducting scientific research, applying advanced technologies, new technologies, and innovative technologies;

e) Developing and implementing training programs, workshops, and continuing education on specialized knowledge and skills in livestock farming;

g) Organizing information dissemination, publicity, popularization, and legal education on livestock farming;

h) Conducting inspections, handling complaints and reports, and enforcing violations of laws on livestock farming within its authority;

i) Serving as the focal point for international cooperation in livestock farming.

3. Relevant ministries and equivalent ministries, within their respective duties and powers, shall cooperate with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in managing state affairs concerning livestock.

Article 80. Responsibilities of People's Committees at all levels

1. The People's Committee of the province shall have the following responsibilities within its scope of tasks and powers:

a) Implement state management over animal husbandry within the scope of its management;

b) Issue guiding documents and organize the implementation of laws on animal husbandry within its authority or submit to the competent authority for issuance; build and issue local technical standards on animal husbandry;

c) Develop the content of the strategic plan for animal husbandry development in the locality in accordance with the national strategic plan for animal husbandry development and the strategic plan for socio-economic development of the locality;

d) Build and organize animal husbandry zones, production and processing areas for animal feed, and waste treatment and environmental protection areas;

đ) Direct and organize propaganda, dissemination, training, and education on knowledge and laws related to animal husbandry;

e) Inspect, supervise, handle complaints and denunciations, and deal with violations of laws on animal husbandry within its authority and coordinate with other authorities to handle such violations;

g) Allocate land, lease land, create land funds, ensure water sources for the development of animal husbandry and planting of feed crops, centralized slaughterhouses according to its authority; issue, reissue, and revoke Certificates of Sufficient Conditions for Large-Scale Livestock Farms;

h) Submit to the Provincial People's Council for decision on areas within urban centers of cities, towns, and townships that are not allowed to engage in animal husbandry, decide on bird-nesting areas, and support policies when relocating animal husbandry facilities out of prohibited areas.

2. The People's Committee of the district shall have the following responsibilities within its scope of tasks and powers:

a) Direct and organize propaganda, dissemination of knowledge and legal education on animal husbandry;

b) Allocate land, lease land, create land funds according to its authority for the development of animal husbandry and planting of feed crops;

c) Organize management and development of animal husbandry in the locality; statistically assess and provide support for losses suffered by animal husbandry facilities due to natural disasters and epidemics;

d) Inspect, supervise, handle complaints and denunciations, and deal with violations of laws on animal husbandry within the district according to its authority.

3. The People's Committee of the commune shall have the following responsibilities within its scope of tasks and powers:

a) Propagate, disseminate, and educate on laws related to animal husbandry;

b) Organize the registration of animal husbandry activities within the commune;

c) Statistically assess animal husbandry facilities, households engaged in animal husbandry, and feed production facilities within the commune.

Article 81. Responsibilities of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and its member organizations, social and occupational organizations

1. The Vietnam Fatherland Front and its member organizations shall have the responsibility to propagate and mobilize the implementation of policies and laws on animal husbandry within their functional and task scopes; participate in contributing opinions on law-building, implementing social supervision and criticism in animal husbandry as prescribed by law;

2. Social and occupational organizations shall participate in contributing opinions on law-building in fields under the animal husbandry sector, and participate in implementing animal husbandry activities as prescribed by law.

Chapter VIII

IMPLEMENTING PROVISIONS

Article 82. Effective Date

1. This Law shall take effect from January 1, 2020.

2. The Animal Breeding Variety Ordinance No. 16/2004/PL-UBTVQH11 shall cease to be effective from the date this Law takes effect.

Article 83. Transitional Provisions

1. Organizations and testing laboratories designated; licenses, certificates, confirmation papers, and certifications issued for animal husbandry prior to the effective date of this Law shall continue to be valid until their expiration.

2. Livestock farms established and operating before the effective date of this Law within the areas specified in Clause 1 of Article 12 of this Law must cease operations or relocate to appropriate locations within five years from the date this Law takes effect.

3. Livestock farms established and operating before the effective date of this Law that do not meet the conditions for animal husbandry must complete the necessary conditions to comply with the provisions of this Law within five years from the date this Law takes effect.

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This Law was adopted by the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the sixth session of the fourteenth term, on November 19, 2018.