The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress voted to pass the newly revised Animal Epidemic Prevention Law on January 22, which will officially come into effect on May 1, 2021.
The new Animal Epidemic Prevention Law stipulates that when taking dogs out of the home, they should wear dog license plates and take measures such as tying dogs in accordance with regulations to prevent dogs from hurting people and spreading epidemics.
What are the things you should pay attention to with dog raising? Let’s take a look!
Please be careful when walking your dog, it is illegal to not tie it!
The newly revised Animal Epidemic Prevention Law stipulates:
①People who carry dogs when they go out of their homes should wear dog license plates and tie a dog leash, etc.
② Street offices and township people's governments organize and coordinate residents' committees and villagers' committees to control and deal with stray dogs and cats in their jurisdiction to prevent the spread of epidemics.
③ Local people's governments at or above the county level should decide to prohibit live live livestock and poultry in specific areas of the city based on local conditions.
The new Animal Epidemic Prevention Law also stipulates that if the dogs raised fail to regularly receive rabies immunization as required, they may be fined; if they fail to correct the problem within the deadline, in addition to the fine, the agricultural and rural departments of the local people's government at or above the county level will also be entrusted by the animal diagnosis and treatment institutions, harmless treatment sites, etc., and the required costs will be borne by the violator.
Do not leashed by dog walking frequently causes disputes
In recent years, the dangers caused by dog walking are common.
2016, Ms. Lei in Chengdu was scared by the 66-year-old grandma Xie, who was not leashed, and was ruled by the court to bear full responsibility and compensated her mother-in-law Xie for about 140,000 yuan;
2017, Wang, a citizen of Guangzhou Zengcheng , was walking her dog in the children's park because she was not leashed. The pet dog ran into a two-year-old child playing in the park, causing Chen to fall and fracture his right hand. The Zengcheng District Court of Guangzhou City determined that Wang was dealing with the relevant reasons caused by Chen's injury. The losses are fully liable for compensation and more than 14,000 yuan will be compensated by Chen;
In 2018, when the Shunde Court of Guangdong Province tried a case where people were injured due to dog biting, it also ruled that one dog owner was fully responsible based on the "unleashed dog"...
Netizens hotly discussed: It's great
Netizens have heated discussions about the newly revised Animal Epidemic Prevention Law and expressed their support, and this is responsible for everyone! At the same time, some netizens also hope that the Animal Protection Law can be introduced as soon as possible.
What else should I pay attention to when raising animals?
In addition to having new and clear provisions on pet epidemic prevention, the new Animal Epidemic Prevention Law also makes a series of clear provisions on epidemic prevention for poultry, livestock, artificial breeding and capture. This revision is to provide strong legal guarantees for animal epidemic prevention and also to promote the high-quality development of animal husbandry.
What other content is worth our attention in the newly revised Animal Epidemic Prevention Law? Learn about one picture ↓↓↓
