Government Decree on the control of brucellosis (No. 19 of 2013).

The present Government Decree applies to the control of brucellosis in ungulates. Its provisions implement different Sections of the Act on Animal Diseases. The Decree contains detailed provisions on the decision to prevent the spread of the disease pursuant to Section 23 of the Act on Animal Diseases, including the prohibition to consume milk that has not been heated or pasteurized or to use it as feed; exemptions from such decision; measures to be taken at the animal holdings from or to which the disease may have spread; killing of infected animals; cleaning and disinfection of premises, tools and vehicles; health monitoring of non-killed animals; the conditions for lifting the restrictions; brucellosis in zoos, laboratories and other places; and brucellosis in slaughterhouses. The use of brucellosis vaccine on ungulates is banned throughout the whole country.