Main Contents - Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency

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1. Introduction to an animal registration system (Article 5)

2. Reinforcement of the managerial responsibility of animal owners ?(Item 4~6 , Article 6)

Reference Information
- - Offenders to be slapped with a fine of not more than
KRW300,000 for offenders (Item 2, Article 26)

3. Concretization of the scope of prohibited acts toward animals (Article 7)

Reference Information
- - Fine of not more than KRW5,000,000 (Item 1, Article 25)
- - Similar case: Article 8 of the Law on the Protection of Wild
Animals and Plants (prevention of cruelties to wild animals)

4. New protection regulations for the transport of animals (Article 8)

5. Measures for protecting abandoned animals (Article 9)

6. Local authorities' fulfillment of obligations to establish animal shelters ?(Article 10)

7. Animal slaughtering method (Article 11)

8. Clear statement of the principles in animal experiments (Article 13)

9. Prohibition on specific animal experiments (Item 6, Article 13)

10. Establishment of grounds for the Animal Experimentation Ethics Committee?(Article 14)

11. Introduction of registration systems for animal sales and funeral services?(Article 15)

medical check about a dong

12. Observance of education regulations and requirements for people engaged in animal sales and funeral services (Article 16, 17)

13. Introduction of the system for animal protection inspector and honorary inspector (Article 19)

Reference Information
- - Offenders to be slapped with a fine of not more than KRW500,000 (Item 1, Article 26)
- - Similar Case : Article 7, Livestock Epidemic Prevention and Control Act (livestock epidemic control commissioner) Items 2, 3, Article

20 of the Livestock Product Processing Law (hygiene inspector, honorary hygiene inspector)

14. Establishment of provisions for transferring abused animals to animal protection facilities or clinics to isolate and treat them (Item 5, Article 19)

15. Service charges for registering animal sales and funeral services (Article 22)

16. Maintenance of data and release of information (Article 24)

17. Strengthening of penalties for offenders (Article 25, 26)

PREAMBLE OF THE ANIMAL PROTECTION LAW