Live Animals Marketing Proclamation No. 819/2014.

This Proclamation provides with respect to marketing of live animals, i.e. cattle, sheep, goat, camel and other animals to be designated as such by the Ministry of Trade. Marketing of live animals shall be carried out at first-level and second-level live animals market centers. Marketing of live animals (by auction or negotiation) at first-level live animals market centers shall be carried out: a) among breeders; or b) between breeders, as sellers, and cooperative societies, feedlot operators, exporters, abattoirs, butchers and consumers, as buyers. Any person, except consumers, breeders and cooperative societies, participating at first level live animals market centers shall have valid business license. Marketing at second-level centers shall be carried out between: a) breeders, as sellers, and exporters, abattoirs, butchers and consumers, as buyers; (b) feedlot operators, as sellers, and exporters, abattoirs, butchers and consumers, as buyers; and (c) cooperative societies, as sellers, and exporters, abattoirs, butchers and consumers, as buyers. The Proclamation also concerns prices of animal, animal transportation and animal health control. Furthermore, it sets out rights and obligations persons involved in marketing and duties of the the appropriate organ (the Ministry or a regional organ, empowered to issue business license).