The Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Moscow region has developed memos for owners of personal subsidiary farms
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Moscow Region has prepared a series of informational memos for owners of personal subsidiary farms. The new materials are designed to help citizens understand the current rules and conditions of keeping farm animals and poultry, as well as the requirements for the circulation of livestock products.
As noted in the department, the activities of LPH in Russia are regulated by an extensive system of regulatory legal acts. To simplify the task for the owners of farmsteads, specialists of the Ministry of Agriculture of the region structured key documents and requirements into convenient memos.
The regulation is based on several basic federal laws. Among them is the Federal Law of 07.07.2003 No. 112-FZ “On personal subsidiary farming”, which defines the very concept of LPH and the rights of citizens to maintain it. Also important are the law “On the development of agriculture” (No. 264-FZ), which fixes the foundations of state support, and the law of the Russian Federation “On veterinary medicine” (No. 4979-1), which establishes the general principles of responsibility for animal health and the organization of veterinary supervision. In addition, owners of LPH should take into account the provisions of Federal Law No. 498-FZ “On Responsible Treatment of Animals”.
In addition to federal laws, the memos also reflect by-laws. In particular, the State Program for the Development of Agriculture (Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 717) defines support mechanisms, including subsidies and concessional lending.
Particular attention in the materials is paid to departmental orders of the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia. Owners of LPH need to know about the rules for registration of veterinary accompanying documents (Order No. 862), the rules for collection and disposal of biological waste (Order No. 677), as well as the procedure for conducting veterinary sanitary examination and branding of products. Specific orders concerning the slaughter of animals (No. 269), as well as veterinary and sanitary examination of certain types of products are listed in the memos: honey (No. 713), milk (No. 421), eggs (No. 794), fish (No. 793) and plant products (No. 575).
In addition, the documents contain veterinary rules for the maintenance of various species of animals. They are approved by separate orders of the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia for farm poultry (No. 188), pigs (No. 621), cattle (No. 62), sheep and goats (No. 774), honeybees (No. 645) and horses (No. 939). These rules establish requirements for conditions of detention, quarantine, mandatory preventive measures and diagnostic tests.
The developed memos will help owners of farms not only to avoid violations of the law, but also to ensure the welfare of animals, as well as the safety of products. You can get acquainted with the materials on the official resources of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Moscow Region.
