Veterinary Act (2021).

This Act regulates 1) the bases of the professional activities of a veterinarian; 2) the keeping of an animal, the handling of a product of animal origin, germinal product, animal by-product and derived product; 3) the bringing of animals and goods to Estonia, trading in animals and goods and export of animals and goods; 4) the movement of pet animals between Member States of the European Union; 5) the bases of prevention and control of an animal disease required for protection of animal and human health; 6) the bases of monitoring zoonoses and a foodborne outbreak of a disease; 7) compensation for damage caused by an animal disease; 8) the bases of the organisation of controls of the compliance of activities performed in the course of official veterinary supervision required for the protection of animal and human health and animal welfare and controls of the compliance of activities performed in the course of proceedings of granting an activity licence or another licence; 9) liability for non-compliance with veterinary requirements.
For the purposes of this Act, ‘veterinary requirements’ means requirements established in European Union legislation, this Act and legislation established on the basis thereof for the purpose of protection of human life and health and animal health and welfare regarding the following: 1) professional activities of a veterinarian; 2) prevention and control of an animal disease; 3) ensuring the safety of a product of animal origin, animal by-product, derived product and germinal product. The following are also considered veterinary requirements: 1) requirements for prescription of medicated feed established in and on the basis of the Feed Act; 2) requirements for the hygiene of food of animal origin established in and on the basis of the Food Act; 3) requirements for ensuring animal welfare established in and on the basis of the Animal Protection Act, except for requirements for protection of animals living freely in the wild and experimental animals.
Additionally, the Act provides for products of animal origin; animal keeper and animal establishment; animal disease; zoonosis and food-borne outbreak; veterinary supervision and veterinary controls; professional activities of a veterinarian and related duties; certifications for veterinarians; keeping of animals and handling of products of animal origin and germinal products; notification and authorisation requirement for operators and other persons; traceability and identification of animals; biosecurity plan; keeping of an animal, a stray and ownerless animal and capture of an animal; animal exhibition, competition, fair and auction and other public event involving bringing animals together; transport of farmed animals and aquaculture animals; derogation in respect of assembly of ungulates and poultry; veterinary requirements for handling of slaughter animals, products of animal origin and germinal products; handling of a slaughter animal, product of animal origin, germinal product, animal by-product and derived product; bringing animals and goods to Estonia, trading therein and export thereof and non-commercial movement of pet animals; terms of trade; veterinary supervision regarding the compliance of an animal, product of animal origin and germinal product in union transit; non-commercial movement of pet animals; terms of export of an animal, product of animal origin and germinal product; certificate of conformity; general principles of prevention and control of animal disease; requirement to notify of a suspected and diagnosed animal disease and keep records thereof; contingency plan and simulation exercise; prevention and control of an animal disease in a wild animal population; handling of an animal disease agent and biological product; suspected animal disease and diagnosis thereof; animal disease control programme, animal disease control measures and disease-free status; drawing up and implementing an animal disease control programme; control measures of an animal disease subject to compulsory and ad hoc control; disease-free status and proof thereof; especially dangerous animal disease and emerging disease control measures; emergency situation; organisation of the monitoring of zoonoses; food-borne outbreak; requirements for a food business operator; damage arising from animal disease control and support for covering disease damage; compensation for damage arising from animal disease control; support for covering damage arising from animal disease control; scope of veterinary supervision and veterinary controls; involvement of a law enforcement authority in the event of an outbreak of an especially dangerous animal disease and emerging disease; administrative oversight; rules of authorisation of a veterinarian and rights and duties of an authorised veterinarian; veterinary supervision fee; sampling, analysis and laboratories; taking and analysing samples in performing veterinary supervision and veterinary controls; authorisation of a reference laboratory; contestation of the activities of an authorised veterinarian; contestation of the quality of the veterinary service provided by a veterinarian.