Is it permissible to raise poultry in apartments in Vietnam?
Is it permissible to raise poultry in apartments in Vietnam? What are the fines for raising poultry in apartments in Vietnam?
My mom has just brought me some alive chickens. Can I raise it in my apartment in Vietnam?
Is it permissible to raise poultry in apartments in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 12 of the Law on Animal Husbandry in 2018 stipulating prohibited acts in animal husbandry in Vietnam as follows:
- Breeding operated in areas not permitted for livestock rearing in cities, district-level towns, commune-level towns and residential zones except for rearing for decoration purpose and laboratory breeding without environmental pollution.
- Use of substances prohibited in animal husbandry
- Use of antibiotics in animal feeds that are not veterinary medicine permitted to be circulated in Vietnam.
- Use of antibiotics in animal feeds as growth stimulants.
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As regulations above, it is not allowed to raise livestock rearing in cities, district-level towns, commune-level towns and residential zones except raising pets.
What are the fines for raising poultry in apartments in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Clause 1 Article 7 of the Decree 144/2021/NĐ-CP, a warning or a fine ranging from 300.000 VND to 500.000 VND shall be imposed for any of the following violations:
- Disrupting order at a place with ongoing art performance, sports activities, commerce, office buildings, residential areas or other public places, except the cases specified in Point a Clause 2 and Point b Clause 5 of this Article;
- Allowing domestic animals to run off-leash in an urban area or public area;
- Allowing domestic animals, plants or other items to occupy the road surface, sidewalk, public park, playground, urban area or public area in a residential area or urban area;
- Unintentionally causing injuries or bodily harm to another person but not liable to criminal prosecution;
- Throwing or putting any other item on the perimeter walls and adjacent areas of the protected area;
- Raising, grazing livestock and poultry in an apartment building
As regulations above, a fine ranging from 300.000 VND to 500.000 VND shall be imposed for raising, grazing poultry in an apartment building in Vietnam.
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