This content is exclusively provided by FAO / FAOLEX

Veterinary Law.

Country
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Type of law
Legislation
Source
FAO , FAOLEX
Keywords
Abstract
This Law sets forth the legislative framework relevant to veterinary services and prevention of animal diseases. The aim is to protect public health and ensure safety of foodstuffs of animal origin for human consumption by guaranteeing animal health. To this end, the Law lays down detailed provisions dealing with: prevention of infectious animal diseases and measures to be applied in case of detection of such diseases; rights and obligations of holders and keepers of animals as regards animal health; veterinary inspections to be carried out in farms and establishments where animals are kept; identification of animals (ear marking) and registration of movements of animals; suitability of feedstuffs; prophylaxis in animal reproduction. Further provisions apply to marketing of animals and animal products as regards compliance with sanitary conditions (inspection, veterinary health certification, transport conditions). Moreover, the Law sets out measures to protect the environment and public health against hazards and pollution caused by activities related to animal breeding and processing of food of animal origin, particularly as regards disposal of waste arising from those activities. Final provisions regard: fees to be paid to public authorities providing veterinary services; membership and functions of the Veterinary Chamber; setting up of veterinary organizations; advisory functions of the Veterinary Council; setting up of a veterinary information system; penalties to be applied in case of infringement of these provisions.
Attached files
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/bih74306.pdf
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/bih74306E.pdf
Web site
http://www.msb.gov.ba
Date of text
Entry into force notes
The Law entered into force on 30 November 2002.
Notes
Law on Animal Protection of Infectious Diseases of 1992 and Law on Animal Health Protection of 1978 are repealed.
Repealed
No
Publication reference
Official Gazette of Bosnia and Herzegovina 34/2002
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Zakon o veterinarstvu BiH.
Implemented by
Instruction on the implementation of Residue Monitoring and Control Plan for the year 2023.
Program of animal health protection measures and their implementation in 2023.
Instruction on the implementation of the residue monitoring and control plan for the year 2022.
Regulation on maximum permitted amounts of coccidiostats in poultry meat resulting from feeding poultry with food containing coccidiostats.
Regulation establishing rules for the prevention, control and eradication of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies.
Program of animal health protection measures and their implementation in 2019.
Decision on goods subject to inspection by border veterinary inspectors.
Regulation implementing measures for certain products to which food regulations apply.
Regulation on feed hygiene.
Regulation on measures to control infectious and parasitic diseases of animals and their implementation in 2015.
Regulation on biosecurity measures to reduce the risk of transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza from birds living in the wild to poultry and other captive birds.
Regulation on measures to control infectious and parasitic diseases of animals and their implementation in 2014.
Regulation on the programme for training of official veterinarians in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the period 2014-2016.
Regulation on the Instruction on keeping records and the treatment of animals, the applied medication and withdrawal of medication, which is kept on farms where animals are kept.
Regulation on measures to prevent the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza to other birds kept in captivity in zoos and approved bodies, institutes or centers.
Regulation on measures in case of detection of relevant salmonella serotypes in poultry of interest to public health.
Regulation on the manner for keeping of the unified list of all registered establishments handling products of animal origin intended for human consumption, by-products and animal feed.
Regulation on the manner of keeping a single list of approved facilities for the handling of animal by-products.
Regulation on manner for the keeping of unified list of approved facilities handling products of animal origin intended for human consumption.
Regulation on the list of harmful organisms, lists of plants, plant products and regulated facilities.
Regulation on maximum levels of coccidiostats or histomonostats in food resulting from the unavoidable contamination of feed with these substances for those species for which their addition to feed is not intended.
Regulation on methods for sampling and analytical methods for the implementation of official controls on feed.
Regulation on the marketing and use of animal feed.
Regulation on goals for reducing the presence of salmonella bacteria species Enteritiditis and Salmonella Typhimurium in broilers.
Regulation on goals for reducing the presence of salmonella bacteria species Enteritiditis and Salmonella Typhimurium in laying hens.
Regulation on targets for reducing the presence of Salmonella bacteria in adult breeding flocks of Gallus gallus.
Regulation on the method of approval of facilities engaged in the breeding of live animals, production, processing and storage of products of animal origin for export to the European Union market.
Decision banning the import of certain consignments in order to prevent the introduction of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies into Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Regulation on food hygiene of animal origin.
Regulation on the organization of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption.
Regulation on the procedure for payment of compensation for harmlessly removed seropositive animals.
Regulation on microbiological criteria for animal origin food.
Decision on the adoption of the Strategy for the control of bovine spongiform encephalopathy.
Regulation on the amount and manner of distribution of fees for animal health certificates.
Decision banning the import into Bosnia and Herzegovina of certain consignments originating in the Republic of Albania.
Decision banning the import into Bosnia and Herzegovina of certain consignments originating in the Republic of Guinea.
Regulation banning the placing on the market and use of the bovine hormone somatotropin.
Regulation on conditions of health for non-commercial imports and transit of animals/pets.
Regulation on the implementation of the program for monitoring of avian influenza in poultry and wild birds.
Regulation on conditions for import and transit of live animals, raw materials, products and by-products of animal origin, veterinary drugs and feed in BiH.
Decision on harmonized monitoring of resistance to antimicrobial preparations of bacteria of the genus Salmonella in poultry and pigs.
Regulation on the implementation of control measures, monitoring, supervision and limited movement of animals susceptible to bluetongue disease.
Regulation on additional guarantees for farms in relation to transmissible spongiform encephalopathies.
Regulation determining diagnostic procedures, sampling methods and criteria for the evaluation of results of swine vesicular disease laboratory tests.
Regulation on fees and the distribution of funds for the completion of veterinary health checks and controls on the territory of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Regulation on the amount of compensation and on the manner of distribution of funds for performed veterinary-health examinations and controls on the territory of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Regulation on animal health conditions for imports of certain birds and the quarantine conditions.
Regulation on methods of conducting the research on the presence of Trichinella in meat.
Regulation on by-products of animal origin and their products not intended for human consumption.
Regulation on measures to control and eradicate foot-and-mouth disease.
Decision on conditions for import and transit of pigs in order to prevent the introduction of Aujeszky's disease into Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Regulation on measures for surveillance of African swine fever.
Regulation on measures for the detection, control and eradication of African horse disease.
Regulation on measures to control certain animal diseases and specific measures for swine vesicular disease.
Regulation on animal health conditions for imports of certain birds and conditions for the quarantine.
Regulation on animal health conditions applicable to aquaculture animals and their products and on prevention and control of certain diseases of aquatic animals.
Regulation on the measures for the prevention, control and eradication of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies.
Regulation on animal health conditions related to the production, processing, placing on the market and introduction of products of animal origin intended for human consumption.
Regulation on the alternative identification mark for certain raw materials and products of animal origin.
Regulation on the implementation of analytical methods and interpretation of results.
Regulation on testing program for the reduction of the prevalence of certain Salmonella serotypes in species such as Gallus gallus and turkeys.
Regulation on the status of states or regions in relation to bovine spongiform encephalopathy.
Regulation on the prohibition of the use of certain beta-agonists and substances of hormonal and thyristatic action in animals.
Regulation the monitoring of zoonoses and zoonotic agents.
Regulation on the control on salmonella and other specific zoonotic agents who are foodborne.
Regulation on the measures for control and eradication of bluetongue disease.
Regulation on measures for detection, control and eradication of classic swine fever.
Regulation on measures for the control of Newcastle disease.
Regulation on measures to control and control avian influenza.
Regulation on the marking and the control of animal movement in BiH.
Regulation on the manner for reporting on contagious animal diseases.
Regulation on the marking of raw materials and products of animal origin and on the manufacture, form and content of veterinary markings.
Regulation on measures for the control on brucellosis in small ruminants.
Regulation on conditions and manner of work of the border veterinary inspection of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Regulation on the restriction of traffic and movement of cattle, sheep and goats in BiH.
Regulation restricting the traffic and movement of cattle, sheep and goats in BiH.
Regulation on measures to control and eradicate brucellosis in sheep, goats and pigs in the area of Tuzla Canton and conditions of nomadic sheep grazing.
Regulation on measures for the control of brucellosis in small ruminants and conditions for determining the health status of flocks of sheep and goats with regard to brucellosis in small ruminants.
Regulation on the veterinary health conditions that must be met when placing fish on the market.
Regulation on the conditions and duration of quarantine for imported animals.
Regulation on the conditions to be met by authorized veterinary diagnostic laboratories.
Decision on the Veterinary and Health Conditions that Facilities for the Cultivation, Production and Marketing of Fish and Fish Products, Crustaceans and Crustacean Products must fulfill.
Decision on monitoring of residues of certain substances in live animals and products of animal origin.
Regulation on the procedure and measures to control and eradicate the foot-and-mouth disease.
Decision on veterinary certificate on the health status of animals and consignments of animal origin in domestic and international traffic.
Regulation on measures for the control and eradication of trichinosis.
Regulation on measures to control and eradicate the infectious anemia in ungulates.
Regulation on infectious animal diseases.
Regulation on the measures for the prevention, control and eradication of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies.
Regulation on animal identification and movement scheme.