(Adopted at the 19th Session of the Standing Committee of the Tenth National People's Congress on December 29, 2005, and amended at the 37th Session of the Standing Committee of the Thirteenth National People's Congress on October 30, 2022 in accordance with the Decision on Amending Five Laws, including the the People's Republic of China Metrology Law, adopted at the 14th Session of the Standing Committee of the Twelfth National People's Congress on April 24, 2015)

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Chapter I General Provisions

Chapter II Protection of Genetic Resources of Livestock and Poultry

Chapter III Breeding, Production and Management of Breeding Livestock and Poultry

Chapter IV Breeding of Livestock and Poultry

Chapter V Grassland Animal Husbandry

Chapter VI Trading and Transportation of Livestock and Poultry

Chapter VII Slaughter of Livestock and Poultry

Chapter VIII Guarantee and Supervision

Chapter IX Legal Liability

Chapter X Supplementary Provisions

Article 1 This Law is formulated for the purpose of regulating the production and operation of animal husbandry, ensuring the supply and quality safety of livestock and poultry products, protecting and rationally utilizing livestock and poultry genetic resources, cultivating and popularizing excellent livestock and poultry breeds, revitalizing the livestock and poultry breeding industry, safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of producers and operators of animal husbandry, preventing public health risks, and promoting the high-quality development of animal husbandry.

Article 2 This Law shall apply to activities such as the protection and utilization of the genetic resources of livestock and poultry, breeding, raising, business operations, transportation, and slaughter within the territory of the People's Republic of China. The term "livestock and poultry" as mentioned in this Law refers to the livestock and poultry listed in the catalogue of livestock and poultry genetic resources published in accordance with the provisions of Article 12 of this Law. The relevant provisions of this Law shall apply to the protection and utilization of the resources, production and operation of bees and silkworms.

Article 3 The State shall support the development of animal husbandry and give play to the role of animal husbandry in developing agriculture, rural economy and increasing farmers' income. The people's governments at or above the county level shall incorporate the development of animal husbandry into the national economic and social development plan, strengthen the construction of animal husbandry infrastructure, encourage and support the development of large-scale, standardized and intelligent breeding, promote the combination of planting and breeding, agricultural and animal husbandry cycle and green development, promote the industrialization of animal husbandry, improve the comprehensive production capacity of animal husbandry, and develop safe, high-quality, efficient and ecological animal husbandry. The state assists and supports the development of animal husbandry in ethnic minority areas and underdeveloped areas, protects and rationally uses grasslands, and improves animal husbandry production conditions.

Article 4 The State shall take measures to train animal husbandry and veterinary professionals, strengthen the monitoring of livestock and poultry diseases, the development of livestock and poultry vaccines, improve the grass-roots animal husbandry and veterinary technology promotion system, develop animal husbandry and veterinary science and technology research and promotion, improve animal husbandry standards, carry out animal husbandry and veterinary science and technology knowledge education and publicity work and animal husbandry and veterinary information services, and promote scientific and technological progress and innovation in animal husbandry.

Article 5 The competent department of agriculture and rural areas under the State Council shall be responsible for the supervision and administration of animal husbandry throughout the country. The competent agricultural and rural departments of the local people's governments at or above the county level shall be responsible for the supervision and administration of animal husbandry within their respective administrative areas. The relevant competent departments of the people's governments at or above the county level shall, within the scope of their respective functions and duties, be responsible for the work related to promoting the development of animal husbandry.

Article 6 The competent department of agriculture and rural areas under the State Council shall guide the producers and operators of animal husbandry to improve the conditions and environment for breeding, raising, transporting and slaughtering of livestock and poultry.

Article 7 People's governments at all levels and relevant departments shall strengthen the publicity of relevant laws and regulations on animal husbandry. Units and individuals that have made remarkable achievements in the development of animal husbandry shall be commended and rewarded in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State.

Article 8 Animal husbandry producers and operators may voluntarily establish trade associations in accordance with the law to provide members with information, technology, marketing, training and other services, strengthen industry self-discipline, and safeguard the interests of members and the industry.

Article 9 The producers and operators of animal husbandry shall perform the obligations of animal epidemic prevention and ecological environment protection according to law, and accept the supervision and inspection carried out by the relevant competent departments according to law.

Article 10 The State shall establish a system for the protection of livestock and poultry genetic resources and carry out the investigation, protection, identification, registration, monitoring and utilization of the resources. People's governments at all levels shall take measures to strengthen the protection of livestock and poultry genetic resources and include the funds for the protection of livestock and poultry genetic resources in their budgets. The protection of livestock and poultry genetic resources is based on the state, with multiple participation, adhering to the principle of protection priority and efficient utilization, and implementing classified and graded protection. The State encourages and supports relevant units and individuals to develop the protection of livestock and poultry genetic resources in accordance with the law, and encourages and supports institutions of higher learning, scientific research institutions and enterprises to strengthen basic research on the protection and utilization of livestock and poultry genetic resources, so as to improve the ability of scientific and technological innovation.

Article 11 The competent department of agriculture and rural areas under the State Council shall establish a national livestock and poultry genetic resources committee composed of professionals, which shall be responsible for the identification and evaluation of livestock and poultry genetic resources and the examination and approval of new varieties and supporting lines of livestock and poultry, undertake the demonstration of planning for the protection and utilization of livestock and poultry genetic resources, and consult on the protection of livestock and poultry genetic resources.

Article 12 The competent department of agriculture and rural areas under the State Council shall be responsible for regularly organizing the investigation of livestock and poultry genetic resources, issuing reports on the status of national livestock and poultry genetic resources, and publishing the catalogue of livestock and poultry genetic resources approved by the State Council. After domestication and breeding, stable genetic traits, mature varieties and a certain population size, can not rely on the wild population and independent reproduction of domesticated animals, can be included in the list of livestock and poultry genetic resources.

Article 13 The competent department of agriculture and rural areas under the State Council shall, in accordance with the distribution of livestock and poultry genetic resources, formulate a national plan for the protection and utilization of livestock and poultry genetic resources, formulate, adjust and publish a national list of livestock and poultry genetic resources protection, and focus on the protection of precious, rare and endangered livestock and poultry genetic resources originating in China. The competent agricultural and rural departments of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall, in accordance with the national plan for the protection and utilization of livestock and poultry genetic resources and the status of livestock and poultry genetic resources in their respective administrative areas, formulate, adjust and publish the list of protection of livestock and poultry genetic resources at the provincial level, and report it to the competent agricultural and rural departments of the State Council for the record to strengthen the protection of local livestock and poultry genetic resources.

Article 14 the competent agricultural and rural departments of the State Council shall, in accordance with the national plan for the protection and utilization of livestock and poultry genetic resources and the national list of livestock and poultry genetic resources protection, and the competent agricultural and rural departments of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall, in accordance with the provincial list of livestock and poultry genetic resources protection, establish or determine livestock and poultry genetic resources conservation farms, protection areas and gene banks respectively, and undertake the task of livestock and poultry genetic resources. Preserving farms, protected areas and gene banks of livestock and poultry genetic resources that enjoy the support of central and provincial financial funds shall not dispose of protected livestock and poultry genetic resources without the approval of the competent agricultural and rural departments of the State Council or the competent agricultural and rural departments of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government. The gene bank of livestock and poultry genetic resources shall regularly collect and update livestock and poultry genetic materials in accordance with the provisions of the agricultural and rural administrative department of the State Council or the agricultural and rural administrative department of the people's government of the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government. Relevant units and individuals shall cooperate with the gene bank of livestock and poultry genetic resources to collect livestock and poultry genetic materials, and have the right to obtain appropriate economic compensation. Local people's governments at or above the county level shall guarantee the demand for land for livestock and poultry genetic resources conservation farms and gene banks. If it is really necessary to close down or relocate, it shall be approved by the original establishment or determination organ, and if it is relocated, it shall be properly settled in accordance with the principle of construction before demolition. Measures for the administration of seed conservation farms, protected areas and gene banks of livestock and poultry genetic resources shall be formulated by the competent agricultural and rural authorities under the State Council.

Article 15 Before the newly discovered livestock and poultry genetic resources are identified by the National Livestock and Poultry Genetic Resources Commission, the agricultural and rural authorities of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall formulate protection plans, adopt temporary protection measures, and report to the agricultural and rural authorities of the State Council for the record.

Article 16 Anyone who imports livestock and poultry genetic resources from abroad shall submit an application to the agricultural and rural administrative department of the people's government of the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government; the agricultural and rural administrative department that accepts the application shall, after examination and approval, report to the agricultural and rural administrative department of the State Council for approval after evaluation and demonstration. However, unless the State Council provides otherwise for the approval authority. If it is approved, it shall go through the relevant formalities and carry out quarantine inspection in accordance with the provisions of the Law on the Quarantine of Animals and Plants of the the People's Republic of China. If the livestock and poultry genetic resources introduced from abroad are found to be harmful or likely to cause harm to the domestic livestock and poultry genetic resources and the ecological environment, the agricultural and rural authorities of the State Council shall, in consultation with the relevant competent authorities, take corresponding safety control measures in a timely manner.

Article 17 The State enjoys sovereignty over the genetic resources of livestock and poultry. Those who export to overseas or cooperate with overseas institutions or individuals in the research and utilization of livestock and poultry genetic resources included in the protected list shall apply to the agricultural and rural authorities of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government, and at the same time propose a national benefit-sharing plan; The agricultural and rural authorities that accept the application shall be reviewed and submitted to the agricultural and rural authorities of the State Council for approval. Where the genetic resources of livestock and poultry are exported abroad, the relevant formalities and quarantine shall also be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Law on the Entry and Exit Animal and Plant Quarantine of the the People's Republic of China. Newly discovered livestock and poultry genetic resources shall not be exported abroad before being identified by the State Livestock and Poultry Genetic Resources Commission, and shall not cooperate with overseas institutions or individuals for research and utilization.

Article 18 The State Council shall prescribe the measures for the examination and approval of the entry and exit of livestock and poultry genetic resources and the cooperative research and utilization with foreign countries.

Article 19 The State shall support the selection and breeding of livestock and poultry breeds and the promotion and use of fine breeds, implement the national livestock and poultry genetic improvement plan, support enterprises, institutions of higher learning, scientific research institutions and technology extension units to carry out joint breeding, and establish and improve the breeding system of improved breeds of livestock and poultry. People's governments at or above the county level support the development and utilization of varieties listed in the list of livestock and poultry genetic resources protection, increase the supply of characteristic livestock and poultry products, and meet diversified consumption needs.

Article 20 The State encourages and supports independent innovation in the livestock and poultry seed industry, strengthens research on breeding technology, and supports the development of innovative enterprises that combine breeding, production and operation.

Article 21 The cultivated new livestock and poultry varieties, supporting lines and newly discovered livestock and poultry genetic resources shall be approved or identified by the National Livestock and Poultry Genetic Resources Commission before they are sold or promoted, and shall be announced by the agricultural and rural authorities of the State Council. The measures for the examination and approval of new varieties and supporting lines of livestock and poultry and the measures for the appraisal of the genetic resources of livestock and poultry shall be formulated by the competent department of agriculture and rural areas under the State Council. The expenses for testing and testing required for the examination and approval or appraisal shall be borne by the applicant. The legitimate rights and interests of breeders of new varieties and supporting lines of livestock and poultry shall be protected by law.

Article 22 The introduction, breeding, testing, examination and approval and popularization of transgenic livestock and poultry varieties shall comply with the provisions of the State on the safety management of agricultural transgenic organisms.

Article 23 Animal husbandry and veterinary technical extension institutions at or above the provincial level shall organize the quality monitoring of breeding animals and the registration of fine individuals to recommend fine breeding animals to the society. The rules for the registration of good breeding stock shall be formulated by the competent agricultural and rural authorities under the State Council.

Article 24 Units and individuals engaged in the production and operation of breeding livestock and poultry or the production and operation of commercial animals and chicks shall obtain a license for the production and operation of breeding livestock and poultry.

To apply for a license for the production and operation of breeding livestock and poultry, the following conditions shall be met:

The breeding livestock and poultry produced and operated by the (I) are the varieties and supporting lines that have passed the examination and approval or appraisal of the National Livestock and Poultry Genetic Resources Commission, or the varieties and supporting lines that have been approved to be introduced from abroad;

(II) have animal husbandry and veterinary technicians commensurate with the scale of production and operation;

(III) have breeding facilities and equipment commensurate with the scale of production and operation;

(IV) meet the epidemic prevention conditions for breeding livestock and poultry as prescribed by laws, administrative regulations and the agricultural and rural authorities under the State Council;

(V) has a sound quality management and breeding record system;

(VI) other conditions stipulated by laws and administrative regulations.

Article 25 An application for obtaining a production and operation license for the production of livestock eggs, semen, embryos and other genetic materials shall meet the following conditions in addition to the conditions specified in the second paragraph of Article 24 of this Law:

(I) the conditions for laboratory, preservation and transportation as prescribed by the competent department of agriculture and rural areas under the State Council;

(II) meet the requirements for the quantity and quality of breeding stock stipulated by the competent department of agriculture and rural areas under the State Council;

The source of embryos and eggs obtained (III) in vitro fertilization is clear, and the donor animal meets the national health standards and quality requirements for breeding animals;

(IV) meet the relevant national mandatory standards and the technical requirements set by the agricultural and rural authorities under the State Council.

Article 26 To apply for a production and operation license for the production of livestock eggs, semen, embryos and other genetic materials, an application shall be submitted to the competent agricultural and rural department of the people's government of the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government. The competent agricultural and rural authorities that accept the application shall, within 60 working days from the date of receipt of the application, decide in accordance with the law whether to issue a production and operation license. The production and operation licenses of other breeding livestock and poultry shall be examined and issued by the competent agricultural and rural departments of the local people's governments at or above the county level. The state implements unified management and hierarchical responsibility for the production and operation licenses of breeding livestock and poultry, and handles them on a unified information platform. The information on the approval and issuance of breeding livestock and poultry production and operation licenses shall be made public to the public in accordance with the law. The specific measures and forms of permits shall be formulated by the competent agricultural and rural authorities under the State Council.

Article 27 The license for the production and operation of breeding livestock and poultry shall indicate the name of the producer or operator, the address of the farm (factory), the scope of production and operation and the date of the validity of the license. It is prohibited to produce and operate breeding livestock and poultry or commercial substitute livestock and poultry without a breeding livestock and poultry production and operation license or in violation of the provisions of the breeding livestock and poultry production and operation license. It is prohibited to forge, alter, transfer or lease the license for the production and operation of breeding livestock and poultry.

Article 28 If the breeding livestock and poultry raised by farmers are used for self-breeding and self-breeding and a small number of surplus young animals and chicks are sold, and the farmers raise breeding public animals for mutual breeding, they do not need to apply for a breeding livestock and poultry production and operation license.

Article 29 Where an advertisement for breeding livestock and poultry is published, the advertiser shall hold or provide a license and business license for the production and operation of breeding livestock and poultry. The content of the advertisement shall comply with the provisions of relevant laws and administrative regulations, and indicate the approved or appraised name of the breeding livestock and poultry breeds and supporting lines, and the description of the main characters shall comply with the standards of the breeds and supporting lines.

Article 30 The sale of breeding livestock and poultry, livestock breeding stations (points) to use the breeding of public animals, shall meet the standards for breeding. When selling breeding livestock and poultry, it shall be accompanied by a certificate of conformity issued by the breeding livestock and poultry farm, a quarantine certificate issued by an animal health supervision institution, and the breeding livestock sold shall also be accompanied by a livestock pedigree issued by the breeding livestock and poultry farm. The production of livestock eggs, semen, embryos and other genetic materials shall have complete records of collection, sale and transplantation, and the records shall be kept for two years.

Article 31 The following acts shall not be committed in the sale of breeding livestock and poultry:

(I) the use of other livestock and poultry breeds and supporting lines as breeding livestock and poultry breeds and supporting lines for sale;

(II) the use of low-generation livestock and poultry to pretend to be high-generation livestock and poultry;

(III) passing off livestock and poultry that do not meet the breeding standards as breeding livestock and poultry;

(IV) the sale of breeding livestock and poultry imported without approval;

(V) the sale of breeding livestock and poultry not attached with the breeding livestock and poultry certificates or quarantine certificates as prescribed in Article 30 of this Law, or breeding livestock not attached with the livestock pedigree;

(VI) the sale of breeds of livestock and poultry and supporting lines that have not been approved or appraised.

Article 32 Anyone who applies for the import of breeding livestock and poultry shall hold a license for the production and operation of breeding livestock and poultry. If a person fails to obtain a license for the production and operation of breeding livestock and poultry because he does not have breeding livestock and poultry, the explanatory documents of the agricultural and rural authorities of the people's government of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government shall be provided. The validity period of the approval documents for the import of breeding livestock and poultry is six months. The imported breeding livestock and poultry shall meet the technical requirements set by the agricultural and rural administrative department of the State Council. The breeding livestock and poultry imported for the first time shall also be evaluated by the State Livestock and Poultry Genetic Resources Commission for breeding performance. In addition to the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs of this Article, the relevant provisions of Articles 16, 17 and 22 of this Law shall also apply to the administration of the import and export of breeding livestock and poultry. The State encourages livestock and poultry breeders to use imported breeding livestock and poultry to cultivate new varieties and supporting lines; the new varieties and supporting lines cultivated shall be examined and approved by the State Livestock and Poultry Genetic Resources Commission before being popularized.

Article 33 Where a commercial animal or chick is sold, the purchaser shall be provided with the main production performance indicators, immunization status, feeding technical requirements and relevant consulting services of the commercial animal or chick sold, and a quarantine certificate issued by the animal health supervision agency shall be attached. Where the sale of breeding livestock and poultry and commercial generation livestock and chicks causes losses to livestock and poultry breeders due to quality problems, compensation shall be made in accordance with the law.

Article 34 The competent agricultural and rural departments of the people's governments at or above the county level shall be responsible for the supervision and administration of the quality and safety of breeding livestock and poultry. The supervision and inspection of the quality and safety of breeding livestock and poultry shall be entrusted to the quality inspection institutions of breeding livestock and poultry with legal qualifications.

Article 35 The relevant provisions of this Law shall apply to the protection of bee and silkworm species resources, the selection and breeding of new varieties, the production, operation and promotion of new varieties, and the specific management measures shall be formulated by the competent agricultural and rural departments of the State Council.

Article 36 The State shall establish and improve a modern livestock and poultry breeding system. The competent agricultural and rural departments of the people's governments at or above the county level shall, in accordance with the development plan of animal husbandry and market demand, guide and support the structural adjustment of animal husbandry, develop superior livestock and poultry production, and improve the market competitiveness of livestock and poultry products.

Article 37 People's governments at all levels shall guarantee the reasonable demand for land for livestock and poultry breeding. The land and space planning at the county level shall arrange the land for livestock and poultry breeding according to the local actual situation. Land for livestock and poultry breeding shall be managed as agricultural land. If the land for livestock and poultry breeding has expired or is no longer engaged in breeding activities and needs to be restored to its original use, the user of the land for livestock and poultry breeding shall be responsible for the restoration. Where it is necessary to build permanent buildings (structures) within the scope of land for livestock and poultry breeding, and the conversion of agricultural land is involved, it shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of the the People's Republic of China Land Management Law.

Article 38 The animal husbandry and veterinary technical promotion institutions established by the state shall provide technical training on livestock and poultry breeding, harmless treatment of livestock and poultry manure and resource utilization, as well as services such as the promotion of improved varieties and the prevention and control of epidemics. The people's governments at or above the county level shall guarantee the working funds of the animal husbandry and veterinary technical extension institutions established by the state to engage in public welfare technical services. The State encourages livestock and poultry product processing enterprises and other relevant producers and operators to provide livestock and poultry farmers with the services they need.

Article 39 A livestock or poultry farm shall meet the following conditions:

The (I) has production sites and supporting production facilities suitable for its breeding scale;

(II) has animal husbandry and veterinary technicians for its services;

(III) meet the epidemic prevention conditions stipulated by laws, administrative regulations and the competent department of agriculture and rural areas under the State Council;

The (IV) has facilities and equipment suitable for the harmless treatment and resource utilization of livestock and poultry manure;

(V) other conditions stipulated by laws and administrative regulations. The owner of a livestock and poultry farm shall file the name, breeding address, livestock and poultry breed and breeding scale of the livestock and poultry farm with the agricultural and rural competent department of the people's government at the county level where the farm is located, and obtain the livestock and poultry identification code. The standards for the scale of livestock and poultry farms and the measures for record-keeping management shall be formulated by the competent department of agriculture and rural areas under the State Council. The epidemic prevention conditions for livestock and poultry farmers, the harmless treatment of livestock and poultry manure and the requirements for resource utilization shall be stipulated by the agricultural and rural authorities of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government in conjunction with relevant departments.

Article 40 The site selection and construction of livestock and poultry farms shall comply with the land and space planning and abide by the provisions of relevant laws and regulations; no livestock and poultry farms shall be built in prohibited areas in violation of the provisions of laws and regulations.

Article 41 Livestock and poultry farms shall establish breeding files, which shall contain the following contents:

The varieties, quantity, breeding records, identification, source and date of entry and exit of (I) livestock and poultry;

(II) the source, name, use object, time and dosage of feed, feed additives, veterinary drugs and other inputs;

(III) quarantine, immunization and disinfection;

Incidence, death and harmless treatment of livestock and poultry in (IV);

(V) the collection, storage, harmless treatment and resource utilization of livestock and poultry manure;

(VI) other contents stipulated by the competent department of agriculture and rural areas under the State Council.

Article 42 Livestock and poultry breeders shall provide appropriate breeding conditions and living and growing environment for the livestock and poultry they raise.

Article 43 No one engaged in livestock or poultry breeding shall commit any of the following acts:

(I) the use of fodder, fodder additives and veterinary drugs in violation of laws, administrative regulations and relevant compulsory standards of the State, as well as the provisions of the competent department of agriculture and rural areas under the State Council;

(II) use the swill of restaurants and canteens without high temperature treatment to feed livestock;

(III) raising livestock and poultry in garbage dumps or using substances in garbage dumps;

(IV) abandon and dispose of dead livestock and poultry at will;

(V) other acts endangering the health of people and livestock and poultry as prescribed by laws, administrative regulations and the competent department of agriculture and rural areas under the State Council.

Article 44 Anyone engaged in livestock and poultry breeding shall, in accordance with the provisions of the the People's Republic of China Animal Epidemic Prevention Law and the the People's Republic of China Agricultural Product Quality and Safety Law, do a good job in the prevention and control of livestock and poultry diseases and quality safety.

Article 45 Livestock and poultry breeders shall, in accordance with the provisions of the State on the management of livestock and poultry labels, add labels to the designated parts of livestock and poultry that should be marked. The competent departments of agriculture and rural areas shall not charge fees for the provision of marks, and the expenses required shall be included in the budgets of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government. It is prohibited to forge, alter or reuse livestock and poultry marks. It is prohibited to hold or use forged or altered livestock and poultry marks.

Article 46 Livestock and poultry farms shall ensure the normal operation of facilities for harmless treatment and resource utilization of livestock and poultry manure, ensure the comprehensive utilization of livestock and poultry manure or discharge up to standards, and prevent environmental pollution. Those who discharge illegally or pollute the environment due to improper management shall eliminate the harm and compensate for the losses according to law. The state supports the construction of facilities for the collection, storage, harmless treatment and resource utilization of livestock and poultry manure, promotes nutrient balance management of livestock and poultry manure, and promotes the development of agricultural organic fertilizer utilization and the combination of planting and breeding.

Article 47 the State shall guide livestock and poultry farmers to develop in an orderly manner in accordance with the development plan of animal husbandry, strengthen guidance and assistance to livestock and poultry farmers, protect their legitimate rights and interests, and shall not force them to withdraw by administrative means at will. The state encourages agriculture-related enterprises to drive livestock and poultry farmers to integrate into the modern animal husbandry industry chain, strengthen socialized services for livestock and poultry farmers, support livestock and poultry farmers and professional animal husbandry cooperatives to develop large-scale and standardized livestock and poultry breeding, and support the development of new industries, New business formats, and promote integration with tourism, culture, ecology and other industries.

Article 48 The State supports the development of special livestock and poultry breeding. The people's governments at or above the county level shall take measures to support the establishment of a breeding system compatible with the development of the special livestock and poultry breeding industry.

Article 49 The State supports the development of apiculture and protects the lawful rights and interests of beekeeping producers. The relevant departments shall actively publicize and popularize the measures of bee pollination and agronomy.

Article 50 In the process of production, beekeeping producers shall not use drugs and containers that endanger the quality and safety of bee products to ensure the quality of bee products. Beekeeping instruments shall conform to the national standards and the technical requirements prescribed by the relevant departments of the State Council.

Article 51 When beekeeping producers transfer bees to other places to release bees, the local public security, transportation, agriculture and rural areas and other relevant departments shall provide them with necessary facilities. When beekeeping producers release bees in the country, they shall transport the bee colony on the basis of the quarantine certificate printed in a unified format by the competent department of agriculture and rural areas under the State Council, and shall not repeat the quarantine inspection within the validity period of the quarantine certificate.

Article 52 The state supports the scientific use of grasslands, coordinates the promotion of grassland protection and the development of grassland animal husbandry, adheres to the organic combination of ecological priority and production ecology, develops characteristic and advantageous industries, promotes farmers and herdsmen to increase their income, improves the sustainable development capacity of grasslands, builds a solid ecological security barrier, and promotes the coordinated development of production and life in pastoral areas.

Article 53 The state supports the transformation of the development mode of grassland animal husbandry in pastoral areas, and strengthens the construction of infrastructure such as grassland water conservancy, grassland fencing, forage production and processing reserves, livestock pens, and pastoral roads. The State encourages the implementation of such feeding methods as house-feeding and semi-house-feeding in captivity, seasonal grazing and zoning rotation grazing, so as to rationally allocate livestock herds and maintain a balance between grass and livestock.

Article 54 The State supports the selection, breeding, introduction, promotion and use of fine forage varieties, carries out the construction of artificial grasslands, the improvement of natural grasslands and the construction of forage bases in accordance with local conditions, optimizes the planting structure, and improves the ability to guarantee the supply of forage.

Article 55 The state supports farmers and herdsmen to develop professional animal husbandry cooperatives and modern family ranches, promote moderate-scale breeding, improve the level of standardized production, and build important livestock product production bases such as cattle and sheep.

Article 56 the competent departments of agriculture and rural areas of the people's governments at all levels in pastoral areas shall encourage and guide farmers and herdsmen to improve their livestock breeds, optimize the structure of herds, carry out scientific feeding, reasonably speed up the turnover of livestock, and promote the cost-saving, quality and efficiency of grassland animal husbandry.

Article 57 The State shall strengthen the protection against disasters in grassland animal husbandry, include disaster prevention and mitigation in grassland animal husbandry in the budget, optimize facilities and equipment conditions, improve the insurance system for cattle, sheep and other livestock in pastoral areas, and improve the ability to resist natural disasters.

Article 58 the State shall improve the subsidy and reward policy for grassland ecological protection, and give subsidies and rewards to farmers and herdsmen who take measures to prohibit grazing and balance grass and livestock in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state.

Article 59 The relevant local people's governments shall support the coordinated development of grassland animal husbandry, rural tourism, culture and other industries, promote the integration of primary, secondary and tertiary industries, enhance the level of industrialization, branding, and specialization, and continue to increase the income of farmers and herdsmen. Promote the revitalization of pastoral areas.

Article 60 Where the development of grassland animal husbandry involves grassland protection, construction, utilization and management activities, the provisions of relevant grassland protection laws and regulations shall be observed.

Article 61 The State shall speed up the establishment of a unified and open, orderly competitive, safe and convenient livestock and poultry trading market system.

Article 62 The local people's government at or above the county level shall, in accordance with the development plan for the wholesale market of agricultural products, give support to the establishment of the wholesale market of livestock and poultry in the distribution center of livestock and poultry. The site selection of the livestock and poultry wholesale market shall comply with the laws, administrative regulations and the animal epidemic prevention conditions stipulated by the agricultural and rural authorities under the State Council, and shall be three kilometers away from the livestock and poultry farms and large livestock and poultry farms.

Article 63 The livestock and poultry to be traded shall meet the quality and safety standards for agricultural products and the technical requirements set by the relevant departments of the State Council. The competent department of agriculture and rural areas under the State Council stipulates that livestock and poultry that should be marked but not marked shall not be sold or purchased. The State encourages livestock and poultry slaughtering operators to purchase livestock and poultry directly from livestock and poultry breeders, establish stable purchase channels, and reduce animal diseases and quality and safety risks.

Article 64 The transportation of livestock and poultry shall comply with laws, administrative regulations and the animal epidemic prevention conditions stipulated by the agricultural and rural administrative department of the State Council, take measures to protect the safety of livestock and poultry, and provide necessary space and feeding and drinking water conditions for the transported livestock and poultry. The relevant departments shall have the basis of laws and administrative regulations for the inspection of livestock and poultry in transport.

Article 65 The State shall practice a system of slaughtering live pigs at designated points. Livestock and poultry other than live pigs may be slaughtered at designated points, and the specific measures shall be formulated by provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government. Individuals in rural areas are excluded for self-consumption. The people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall, in accordance with the principles of scientific layout, centralized slaughtering, favorable circulation and convenient for the masses, and in the light of the actual situation of livestock and poultry breeding, prevention and control of animal diseases and consumption of livestock and poultry products, formulate and organize the implementation of the development plan of the livestock and poultry slaughtering industry.

Article 66 The State encourages the on-site slaughter of livestock and poultry, guides the transfer of livestock and poultry slaughtering enterprises to the main breeding areas, and supports the construction of a cold chain system for the processing, storage and transportation of livestock and poultry products.

Article 67 A livestock and poultry slaughtering enterprise shall meet the following conditions:

(I) there are water supply conditions that are compatible with the slaughter scale and the water quality meets the standards set by the state;

The (II) has facilities, equipment and means of delivery that meet the requirements of the State;

(III) slaughter technicians who have obtained health certificates according to law;

(IV) have qualified veterinary health inspectors;

(V) obtain the certificate of conformity of animal epidemic prevention conditions and other supporting documents stipulated by laws and regulations in accordance with the law.

Article 68 Livestock and poultry slaughtering operators shall strengthen the quality and safety management of livestock and poultry slaughtering. A livestock and poultry slaughtering enterprise shall establish a livestock and poultry slaughtering quality and safety management system. Livestock and poultry products that have not been inspected or quarantined or that have failed to pass inspection or quarantine shall not be sold out of the factory. Livestock and poultry products that fail to pass inspection and quarantine shall be disposed of in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State. The local people's governments at all levels shall, in accordance with the provisions, provide subsidies for the expenses and losses incurred in the harmless treatment.

Article 69 The competent department of agriculture and rural areas under the State Council shall be responsible for organizing the formulation of the quality and safety risk monitoring plan for the slaughter of livestock and poultry. The competent agricultural and rural departments of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall, in accordance with the national livestock and poultry slaughter quality and safety risk monitoring plan, formulate and organize the implementation of the livestock and poultry slaughter quality and safety risk monitoring plan in the administrative region.

Article 70 the people's governments at or above the provincial level shall arrange in their budgets subsidies for improved breeds, discount subsidies and premium subsidies to support the innovation of livestock and poultry seed industry and the development of animal husbandry, and encourage relevant financial institutions to provide financial services. support livestock and poultry farmers to purchase excellent livestock and poultry, breed good breeds, prevent and control epidemic diseases, support the improvement of production facilities, harmless treatment of livestock and poultry manure and resource utilization facilities and equipment, expand the scale, and improve the efficiency of breeding.

Article 71 the people's governments at or above the county level shall organize the competent departments of agriculture and rural areas and other relevant departments to strengthen the supervision and administration of the breeding environment of livestock and poultry, the quality of breeding livestock and poultry, the trading and transportation of livestock and poultry, the slaughtering of livestock and poultry, and the production, operation and use of feed, feed additives, veterinary drugs and other inputs in accordance with the provisions of this Law and relevant laws and administrative regulations.

Article 72 the competent agricultural and rural authorities under the State Council shall formulate measures for the management of livestock and poultry labels and breeding archives, and take measures to implement the system of traceability and accountability for the quality and safety of livestock and poultry products.

Article 73 The competent agricultural and rural departments of the people's governments at or above the county level shall formulate plans for the supervision and random inspection of the quality and safety of livestock and poultry, and carry out supervision and random inspection in accordance with the plans.

Article 74 The competent agricultural and rural departments of the people's governments at or above the provincial level shall organize the formulation of livestock and poultry production norms and guide the safe production of livestock and poultry.

Article 75 The State shall establish a unified monitoring and early warning system for livestock and poultry production and the market of livestock and poultry products, gradually improve the reserve adjustment mechanism of relevant livestock and poultry products, strengthen market regulation and control, and promote the balance of market supply and demand and the healthy development of animal husbandry. The relevant departments of the people's governments at or above the county level shall release information on the production and marketing of livestock and poultry in a timely manner and provide information services for livestock and poultry producers and operators.

Article 76 The State shall strengthen the construction of livestock and poultry production, processing, sales and transportation systems, and enhance the ability to ensure the safety of the supply of livestock and poultry products. The people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government are responsible for ensuring the supply of livestock and poultry products within their administrative regions, and establishing a policy guarantee and responsibility assessment system for stable production and supply. The state encourages the main livestock and poultry marketing areas to establish stable cooperative relations with the main producing areas through cross-regional cooperation and the establishment of breeding bases.

Article 77 If, in violation of the provisions of this Law, the competent agricultural and rural departments of the people's governments at or above the county level and their staff commit one of the following acts, the persons directly in charge and other persons directly responsible shall be punished according to law:

(I) take advantage of his position to accept property from others or seek other benefits;

(II) grant permission to applicants who do not meet the conditions, or grant permission beyond the statutory authority;

(III) found that illegal acts are not investigated and dealt;

(IV) other acts of abuse of power, dereliction of duty, malpractice for personal gain and other non-performance of supervision and management duties in accordance with the law.

Article 78 whoever, in violation of the provisions of paragraph 2 of Article 14 of this Law, handles protected livestock and poultry genetic resources without authorization, resulting in losses of livestock and poultry genetic resources, shall be fined not less than 100,000 yuan but not more than 1 million yuan by the competent agricultural and rural departments of the people's governments at or above the provincial level.

Article 79 Anyone who, in violation of the provisions of this Law, commits one of the following acts shall be ordered by the competent agricultural and rural authorities of the people's government at or above the provincial level to stop the illegal act, confiscate the genetic resources of livestock and poultry and illegal income, and impose a fine of not less than 50,000 yuan but not more than 500,000 yuan:

(I) the introduction of livestock and poultry genetic resources from abroad without examination and approval;

(II), without examination and approval, cooperate with overseas institutions and individuals in the research and utilization of the livestock and poultry genetic resources included in the protected list;

(III) cooperate with overseas institutions and individuals in the research and utilization of newly discovered livestock and poultry genetic resources that have not been identified by the National Livestock and Poultry Genetic Resources Commission.

Article 80 Anyone who, in violation of the provisions of this Law, exports livestock and poultry genetic resources abroad without the approval of the agricultural and rural authorities under the State Council shall be investigated for legal responsibility in accordance with the relevant provisions of the the People's Republic of China Customs Law. The Customs shall transfer the detained genetic resources of livestock and poultry to the competent agricultural and rural departments of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government for handling.

Article 81 Anyone who, in violation of the provisions of this law, sells or promotes livestock and poultry varieties and supporting systems that have not been approved or appraised shall be ordered by the agricultural and rural authorities of the local people's government at or above the county level to stop the illegal act and confiscate the livestock and poultry and illegal income; If the illegal income is more than 50,000 yuan, a fine of not less than 5,000 yuan but not more than 50,000 yuan shall be imposed.

Article 82 Anyone who violates the provisions of this law, has no breeding livestock and poultry production and operation license or violates the provisions of the breeding livestock and poultry production and operation license, or forges, alters, transfers, or leases the breeding livestock and poultry production and operation license, The agricultural and rural competent department of the local people's government at or above the county level shall order the cessation of illegal activities, confiscate the forged or altered breeding livestock and poultry production and operation license, and operation license, and poultry, and poultry, and poultry, and poultry products on behalf of the illegal income, A fine of not less than one time but not more than three times the illegal income shall also be imposed; if there is no illegal income or the illegal income is less than 30,000 yuan, a fine of not less than 3,000 yuan but not more than 30,000 yuan shall also be imposed. Whoever violates the provisions of the breeding livestock and poultry production and operation license, or transfers or leases the breeding livestock and poultry production and operation license, if the circumstances are serious, the breeding livestock and poultry production and operation license shall be revoked.

Article 83 Anyone who violates the provisions of Article 29 of this law shall be investigated for legal responsibility in accordance with the relevant provisions of the the People's Republic of China Advertising Law.

Article 84 whoever, in violation of the provisions of this Law, uses breeding livestock and poultry that do not meet the standards for breeding and use shall be ordered by the competent agricultural and rural departments of the local people's governments at or above the county level to stop the illegal acts and confiscate the breeding livestock and poultry and illegal income; if the illegal income is more than 5000 yuan, a fine of not less than 1000 yuan but not more than 5000 yuan shall be imposed.

Article 85 Where the sale of breeding livestock and poultry commits one of the illegal acts in items 1 to 4 of Article 31 of this law, the agricultural and rural authorities and market supervision and administration departments of the local people's governments at or above the county level shall, in accordance with the division of responsibilities, order the sale of illegally sold (species) livestock and poultry and illegal income to be confiscated; if the illegal income is more than 50,000 yuan, a fine of not less than one time and not more than five times the illegal income shall be imposed; if there is no illegal income or the illegal income is less than 50,000 yuan, a fine of not less than 5,000 yuan but not more than 50,000 yuan shall be imposed; if the circumstances are serious, the breeding livestock and poultry production and operation license or business license shall be revoked.

Article 86 Anyone who, in violation of the provisions of this law, establishes a livestock and poultry farm without filing, fails to establish breeding files or fails to keep breeding files in accordance with regulations, shall be ordered by the agricultural and rural authorities of the local people's government at or above the county level to make corrections within a time limit and may be fined less than 10,000 yuan.

Article 87 Whoever breeds livestock and poultry in violation of the provisions of Article 43 of this Law shall be dealt with and punished in accordance with the provisions of relevant laws and administrative regulations.

Article 88 In violation of the provisions of this law, the sale of breeding livestock and poultry without breeding livestock and poultry qualification certificates and livestock pedigree, the sale or purchase of livestock and poultry that should be marked but not marked as required by the agricultural and rural authorities of the State Council, or the repeated use of livestock and poultry In case of poultry identification, the agricultural and rural authorities and market supervision and management departments of the local people's government at or above the county level shall order corrections in accordance with the division of duties and may be imposed a fine of duties. Those who sell breeding livestock and poultry without quarantine certificates, forge or alter livestock and poultry marks, or hold or use forged or altered livestock and poultry marks, shall be investigated for legal responsibility in accordance with the relevant provisions of the the People's Republic of China Animal Epidemic Prevention Law.

Article 89 Whoever, in violation of the provisions of this Law, engages in livestock and poultry slaughtering activities without a designated point shall be dealt with and punished in accordance with the provisions of relevant laws and regulations.

Article 90: If the agricultural and rural authorities of the local people's government at or above the county level find that a livestock and poultry slaughtering enterprise no longer meets the conditions specified in this law, it shall be ordered to suspend business for rectification and make rectification within a time limit; if it fails to meet the conditions specified in this law within the time limit, it shall be ordered to close down. If the designated slaughter management is implemented, the certificate of designated slaughter shall be revoked by the issuing authority in accordance with the law.

Article 91 In violation of the provisions of Article 68 of this law, livestock and poultry slaughtering enterprises fail to establish a livestock and poultry slaughtering quality and safety management system, or livestock and poultry slaughtering operators fail to deal with livestock and poultry products that fail to pass the inspection in accordance with relevant state regulations, the agricultural and rural authorities of the local people's government at or above the county level shall order corrections and give warnings; if they refuse to make corrections, they shall be ordered to suspend business for rectification and impose a fine of 5,000 yuan, the directly responsible person in charge and other directly responsible persons shall be fined not less than 2,000 yuan but not more than 20,000 yuan; if the circumstances are serious, they shall be ordered to close down, and if the designated slaughter management is implemented, the license issuing authority shall revoke the designated slaughter certificate according to law. Other acts in violation of the provisions of Article 68 of this Law shall be dealt with and punished in accordance with the provisions of relevant laws and regulations.

Article 92 Anyone who violates the provisions of this Law and constitutes a crime shall be investigated for criminal responsibility according to law.

Article 93 The term "genetic resources of livestock and poultry" as used in this Law refers to the genetic material of livestock and poultry and their eggs (eggs), semen, embryos, genetic material, etc.

The term "breeding livestock and poultry" as mentioned in this Law refers to the livestock and poultry and their eggs (eggs), semen, embryos, etc., which have been selected and have breeding value and are suitable for breeding.

Article 94 This Law shall come into force as of March 1, 2023.