Decree No. 643 of the State Council promulgating the Regulation on the Prevention and Control of Pollution from Large-scale Breeding of Livestock and Poultry.

This Regulation is formulated to prevent and control pollution from livestock and poultry breeding, boost the comprehensive utilization and harmless treatment of livestock and poultry wastes, protect and improve environment, guarantee the physical health of the general public, and promote the sustainable and healthy development of the livestock husbandry. The Text consists of 6 Chapters divided into 44 articles: General Provisions (I); Prevention (II); Comprehensive utilization and treatment(III); Incentive measures (IV); Legal liabilities (V); Supplementary provisions (VI).
The Regulation shall apply to the prevention and control of pollution from breeding in livestock and poultry farms and breeding areas. It shall not apply to the prevention and control of pollution from grazing and breeding in pasturing areas (art. 2).
The state shall encourage and support the research and development for the prevention and control of pollution from livestock and poultry breeding and the comprehensive utilization and harmless treatment of livestock and poultry wastes. The environmental protection departments of the people's government at or above the county level shall be responsible for the unified supervision and administration of the prevention and control of pollution from livestock and poultry breeding. Those engaging in the livestock and poultry breeding as well as the comprehensive utilization and harmless treatment of livestock and poultry wastes shall comply with the requirements of the state, and be subject to the supervision and inspection by the competent authorities according to law.
Livestock husbandry development plans shall take an overall consideration of the environmental carrying capacity and the requirements of the prevention and control of pollution from livestock and poultry breeding, make rational layout, and scientifically determine the varieties, scale and total quantity of livestock and poultry breeding. The plans for the prevention and control of pollution from livestock and poultry breeding shall be integrated with livestock husbandry development plans. The large-scale livestock and poultry farms and breeding areas which may have a major impact on environment shall prepare environmental impact reports.
The remaining articles of the Regulation make provision, inter alia, for monitoring, supervision and inspection, incentive measures, offences and penalties.