Vietnam: Discharging infected or dead animals and/or poultry to the environment shall be fined up to 6 million VND

According to Article 5 of the Decree No. 90/2017/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, a fine ranging from VND 5,000,000 to VND 6,000,000 shall be imposed for any of the following violations:

- Transport or discharge infected or dead animals and/or poultry and the derivatives thereof to the environment;

- Trade breeding animals infected with infectious diseases.

Concurrently, this Decree also stipulates fines imposed for violations against regulations on prevention of animal diseases as follows:

- A fine ranging from VND 6,000,000 to VND 8,000,000 shall be imposed for any of the following violations against regulations on prevention of animal diseases:

+ Use veterinary drugs which are not on the List of veterinary drugs permissible for sales in Vietnam or which are not yet approved by competent authorities;

+ Use veterinary drugs with unidentified origin or using expired veterinary drugs;

+ Use veterinary drug ingredients;

+ Use drug ingredients for human or drugs for human.

- A fine ranging from VND 8,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed for using veterinary drugs on the List of veterinary drugs that are banned in Vietnam to prevent animal diseases.

Besides, the following remedial measures must be applied:

- Enforced destruction of animals, animal products, bodies of dead animals and the derivatives thereof for transporting or discharging infected or dead animals and/or poultry and the derivatives thereof to the environment; or trading breeding animals infected with infectious diseases.

- Enforced destruction of veterinary drugs, veterinary drug ingredients, drug ingredients for human or drugs for human for using veterinary drugs which are not on the List of veterinary drugs permissible for sales in Vietnam.

View more details at the Decree No. 90/2017/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from September 15, 2017.

Ty Na

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