Order No. 79/T of 1987 setting out the duties of the Directorate of Animal Production

Article 1: Syrian Arab Republic Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform Order No. 79/f The duties of the Directorate of Animal Production shall be defined as follows: 1) To lay down such instructions and draft laws as may be necessary for the conservation of animal resources in the country and their development quantitavely and qualitatively; 2) To elaborate studies and working plans for the development of the functions of the Directorate and the divisions attached thereto and to supervise their implementation; 3) To arrange for the provision of the requisites of animal production, artificial insemination, genital care, the improvement and promotion of cows, fish resources, aquatic faunae anf florae, and the control and analysis of fodder; 4) To participate along with the authorities concerned in determining the need for the import and export of agricultural anumals, their products, and their requisites; 5) To determine such quantities and sorts of fodder as may be necessary for all species of animals in the light of the technical studies undertaken in cooperation with the authorities concerned; 6) To control fodder imports and additives, to determina the extent of their serviceability for feeding animals, poultry and fishes, and to determine the ex.tent of the conformity of production in fodder processing plants in the country to the technical conditions laid down along with the appropriate authorities; 7) To specify and classify the local fodder resources in the country and to assess their nutrition value; 8) To grant technical approvals for the constructions and installation of poultry farms, cow farms, sheep farms and fish farms; 9) To participate in the study of production and investment plans of the public sector establishments for animal production in the country; 10) To participate along with the authorities concerned in laying down and implementation of the training and extension plans, to organize training courses for technical cadres, and to coordinate with local and international bodies for their training within the powers of the Directorate and preparation of the scientific material for extension; 11) To participate in providing and contributing to such information as may be necessary for scientific research in the field of animal production and to formulate the public policy for animal breeding in the country; 12) To represent the country in Arab and International conferences, seminars and local body meetings as regard the functions of the Directorate and to implement the agreements made including continued central laboratory affiliation as an active member to the group of European fodder analysis laboratories (I.A.G.); 13) To follow up the most important studies, publications and printed materials, local and foreign, and to subscribe to local and international scientific magazines specialized in animal production. The Directorate of Animal Production shall consist of the following divisions and departments: 1) Animal Production Division; 2) Breeding Division; 3) Artificial Insemination Genital Care Division; 4) Fodder Central Laboratory Division; 5) Fish Resources Division. It shall be the duty of this Division: a) To undertake such studies as may be necessary for the elaboration of statistical data on sources of fishes and aquatic faunae and florae in the country, to determine their species, habitat, sources of their feed, circumstances and seasons of their propagation, their fishing methods and factors dominating their production; b) To regulate the methods of State waters operation through coordination between the public sector projects and the activities of other producing sectors; c) To participate in laying down the laws and regulations for the protection of water resources and aquatic faunae and florae in general, to regulate their fishing seasons and to follow up the implementation of the regulations in force; d) To grant licenses for the construction and installation of private, cooperative and public fish farms and to provide extension and technical assistance to such farms; e) To formulate the meal rations and feeds for the species of fishes and aquatic faunae and florae in general; f) To grant fishing rights in inland water, to enter into contracts in this respect and to grant fishing licenses to amateurs and professionals; g) To propose the introduction of new species of fishes well-known for their good quality, rapid growth and advantages and to determine the water habitats suitable for such species; h) To supervise the fishing activity, the soudness of fishing means, and to record fishing yields on coastal and in inland water; I) To participate in laying down the numerical policy of fishes and their products along with the authorities concerned The Fish Resources Division shall consist of the following departments: 1) The Fishing Department; 2) The Farms Department; 3) The Registration Department; 4) The Technical Studies Department. Article 2: All previous orders contrary to the provisions of this order shall be repealed. Article 3: This order shall be published and notified to whomsoever necessary for implementation. Damascus, 30.9.1987 Deputy Prime Minister for Service Affairs Acting Minister of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform Mahmoud Kaddour