In which month does the Provincial People's Committee launch the peak month of rabies vaccination for dogs in Vietnam?
In which month does the Provincial People's Committee launch the peak month of rabies vaccination for dogs in Vietnam? How much are penalties for failure to vaccinate against rabies for dogs in Vietnam?
Hello Lawyers. I have a question that I have 3 dogs and want to give rabies vaccination for dogs locally, I have to wait until what month the Provincial People's Committee launches the peak month for rabies vaccination for dogs?
Please advise. Thankyou.
In which month does the Provincial People's Committee launch the peak month of rabies vaccination for dogs in Vietnam?
In Clause 3, Article 1 of Decision 193/QD-TTg in 2017, it is stipulated as follows:
3. Tasks and solutions
a) Management of domestic dogs: Organize the management of domestic dogs in the direction of the People's Committees of communes and village and hamlet heads, making a list of households raising dogs and making statistics on the actual number of dogs raised in each dog to support the thorough rabies vaccination in dogs. The dog owner shall notify the dog breeding to the village head or the commune-level People's Committee; also commit to keeping the dog in captivity (or on a leash), keeping the dog on the family property.
b) Vaccination against rabies vaccine for dogs: Provincial and district People's Committees launch the peak month of rabies vaccination for dogs in March and April every year; The commune-level People's Committees shall organize a concentrated vaccination campaign in each hamlet, hamlet, hamlet or population cluster, organize additional vaccinations for newly born or omitted dogs that have not yet been vaccinated, ensuring the vaccination rate. room to achieve the set goals. Provincial People's Committees consider and decide to support rabies vaccines for domesticated dogs from local budgets during the implementation of the Program to control rabies.
c) Post-exposure prophylaxis for humans: Consolidate and expand the number of points of injection of rabies vaccine and anti-Rabies serum for prevention, ensuring timely and effective treatment, especially in high-risk areas. In principle, each district has at least 01 injection site with sufficient facilities and staff trained in accordance with regulations on organizing a vaccination site, the People's Committee of the province considers and decides to support vaccination. Free vaccines for the poor in high-risk areas such as ethnic minority areas, remote and extremely difficult areas, or free pre-exposure prophylaxis for people with high risk such as staff doing the work of taking samples, testing, injecting rabies vaccine for dogs.
d) Completing legal documents and policies of the State: Researching and amending and supplementing regulations on sanctioning administrative violations in the field of veterinary medicine in the direction of increasing the level of penalties for violations in the department, against rabies in animals. Proposing the Government to consider and add rabies vaccine for animals to the Program 30a to support poor districts, the National Target Program on sustainable poverty reduction for the period 2017-2021. Set up a project fund Rabies vaccine is administered by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development for vaccination against rabiesn rabies outbreak in dogs with the amount of about 500,000 doses. Develop policies to support rabies vaccination for veterinary staff, medical staff , participants in pre- exposure rabies prevention and post- exposure prophylaxis. Supplementing health insurance policies for people bitten by dogs, civil liability insurance for dog owners; policies to support rabies vaccines and anti-Rabies serum for the poor in high-risk areas such as ethnic minority areas, remote and extremely difficult areas.
dd) Communication: The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry of Health develop and provide communication materials for localities to organize propaganda; coordinate with central media and press agencies in implementing rabies communication programs ; To coordinate with the Ministry of Education and Training in conducting school communication education, People's Committees at all levels organize the implementation of local rabies communication programs according to regulations.
e) Strengthening surveillance system capacity: Strengthening surveillance for detection of Rabies with the support and participation of the community. Organize professional training for veterinary and preventive medicine staff to improve their skills in surveillance, outbreak investigation , and collection of epidemiological information on rabies in humans and animals. Collect and test samples to assess rabies circulation. Every year, map the distribution of dogs, and map the epidemiology of rabies in humans and animals to identify areas at high risk of rabies in order to prioritize focusing resources on rabies prevention.
g) Investigate and handle outbreaks : Investigate and handle rabies outbreaks in humans and animals according to the One Health approach, with the coordination of the veterinary and health sectors, ensuring compliance In compliance with the provisions of the law, the commune -level People's Committees set up groups and teams to catch dogs showing signs of being infected with rabies and stray dogs in areas with rabies outbreaks for handling. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development considers vaccine support from the Rabies vaccine reserve fund to handle the outbreak of animal rabies.
h) Improve the capacity for diagnosis and testing of Rabies: Improve the diagnostic and testing capacity for 04 laboratories of the Veterinary sector and 02 laboratories of the Health sector, ensuring that the requirements are met for rabies prevention and control.
i) Strictly control the transport of dogs: Strengthen the quarantine of domestic dog transport and strictly handle acts of illegally transporting dogs across the border in accordance with the law on veterinary medicine.
k) Improve professional capacity in rabies prevention and control: Standardize relevant documents in the prevention and control of rabies in humans and animals. Organize training in necessary skills on dog herd management; investigation, surveillance, diagnosis of Rabies; communication skills on Rabies; techniques for handling wounds caused by animals scratching and biting; post-exposure prophylaxis protocol; skills in catching rabies-infected dogs and measures to handle outbreaks of animal rabies.
l ) Building a rabies-free area: To encourage cities, towns and districts where tourist areas are located to build rabies-free zones to ensure community safety, attract tourists to tourism, sightseeing. Organize assessment and recognition of communes, wards, districts, provinces and cities free of rabies.
m) Scientific research: To organize the implementation of necessary researches for the prevention and control of rabies, including: Research on domestic production of rabies cell vaccines for humans and animals; treatment regimens for people with rabies, propose a community model for rabies prevention; People's knowledge, attitudes and practices of dog management and some related studies.
According to this Article, if you want to bring your dog for rabies vaccination, every year from March to April, the People's Committee of the province and district will launch the peak month for rabies vaccination for dogs in Vietnam.
How much are penalties for failure to vaccinate against rabies for dogs in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Clause 2, Article 7 of Decree 90/2017/ND-CP as amended by Clause 3, Article 2 of Decree 04/2020/ND-CP stipulates as follows:
2. A fine ranging from VND 1,000,000 to VND 2,000,000 shall be imposed for committing one of the following violations:
a) Failure to vaccinate against rabies for animals subject to compulsory vaccination;
b) Failure to muzzle a dog or failure to put a dog on a chain or lead a dog at public places.
Thus, when you fail to vaccinate against rabies for dogs, you can be fined from 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 VND in Vietnam.
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