Veterinarian Doctor’s Law, 1991.

This Law, divided in Seven Parts and 41 sections, gives definitions and makes provisions for the correct operational activities of Veterinarian Doctors in Israel. Part One gives definitions and set roles. The Veterinarian doctor has the obligation to prevent and to alleviate animals’ suffering, to prevent diseases and to heal them. To help with the correct holding of an animal farm and to protect man from dangers and damages that are of animal origin and to operate for the improvement of animal originated food products quality. Part Two deals with the operational aspects of veterinarian activity. The operating as a veterinarian doctor for who is not a veterinarian doctor is prohibited by this Law. Section 5 provides with licensing requirements. Section 9 provides with powers to the Minister of agriculture to set Regulations regarding the defining of specializations in the veterinarian medicine. Part Three regards Veterinarian Doctors licensing procedures. Part Four: regards disciplinary and administrative procedures. Part Five prohibits a veterinarian doctor from operating personal promotion operation via media. Part Six provides for offences and penalties. Part Seven provides with general procedures. An inspection can be operated in a veterinarian’s nursery, in any time by the director of the Veterinarian Service or by any Government Veterinarian doctor. The Minister of Agriculture has the power to set regulations to this Law.