Law Amending the Animal Health and Development Law

The Union of Myanmar The State Peace and Development Council The Law Amending the Animal Health and Development Law ( The State Peace and Development Council Law No. 36 /2010) The 10th Waning Day of Nadaw , 1372 M.E. ( 31st December, 2010 ) The State Peace and Development Council hereby enacts the following Law: 1. This Law shall be called the Law Amending the Animal Health and Development Law. 2. Sub-sections (a) and (b) of section 2 of the Animal Health and Development Law shall be substituted as follows: “(a) Animal means mammal, bird or bee. This expression also includes the semen, ovum or embryo of any category of animal and creature specified as animal by notification issued by the Ministry from time to time. (b) Animal product means milk, egg or any part of the body of an animal. This expression also includes bee and bee products obtained from beehive.” 3. Sub-section (e) of section 2 of the Animal Health and Development Law shall be substituted as follows: “(e) Recommendation Certificate means a certificate issued by the Department in accordance with the stipulations after inspecting the animal, animal product or animal feed for importation or exportation.” 4. After sub-section (f) of section 4 of the Animal Health and Development Law, sub sections (g) and (h) shall be inserted as follows: “(g) carrying out the works in respect of public health relating to veterinary medicine including prevention and control of contagious diseases infected from animal to human being and inspection of animal, animal products for public health; (h) carrying out measures of works relating to apiculture.” 5. Section 10 of the Animal Health and Development Law shall be substituted as follows: “10. A person importing animal, animal product or animal feed shall, in respect of the imported material; (a) apply to the Department to obtain a recommendation certificate in accord with the prescribed manners for the right of importation, before applying for the import licence or permit to the relevant government department; (b) submit to the inspection by the Department when it has arrived by importation or when he himself has brought it from overseas.” 6. After sub-section (b) of section 13 of the Animal Health and Development Law, sub-section (c) shall be inserted as follows: “(c) In respect of imported animal, animal product or animal feed, the relevant government department or organization shall: ( i ) communicate and inform urgently to the Department to enable making of necessary inspections; ( ii ) release or allow the importer to continue to transport them only if he submits the recommendation certificate issued by the Department under sub-section (d) of section 12; (iii) transfer them to the Department for enabling to continue to take action as may be necessary, if the recommendation certificate issued by the Department under sub-section (d) of section 12 cannot be submitted.” 7. After sub-section (d) of section 15 of the Animal Health and Development Law, sub-sections (e), (f) and (g) shall be inserted as follows: “(e) may carry out the works in respect of public health relating to veterinary medicine including prevention and control of contagious diseases infected from animal to human being and inspection of animal, animal products for public health by own arrangement or by coordinating with the relevant government department or organization. (f) shall collect and record data in respect of livestock breeding, the manufacture of animal product, carrying out the work relating to animal health. (g) may carry out measures, as may be necessary, for the prevention and control of contagious disease and the works relating to the rational appropriation and use of bee habitat in respect of apiculture.” 8. The expressions “ with fine which may extend to Kyats 5,ooo or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 6 months “ contained in sections 22, 23 and 24 of the Animal Health and Development Law shall be substituted by the expressions “ with fine not exceeding Kyats 50,000 or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 1 year “ respectively. 9. The expression “ with fine which may extend to Kyats 1,000 “ contained in section 25 of the Animal Health and Development Law shall be substituted by the expression “ with fine not exceeding Kyats 50,000 or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or with both.” 10. Section 29 of the Animal Health and Development Law shall be substituted as follows: “29. A person desirous of importing or exporting animal, animal product or animal feed shall attach the recommendation certificate when he applies to obtain licence or permit to the relevant government department, organization that has the authority to issue relevant licence or permit.” (Sd.) Than Shwe Senior General Chairman The State Peace and Development Council