Veterinary Services Laboratories Act.

The purpose of this Act is to contribute to improving animal veterinary, to encouraging of the livestock industry, and to promoting national health by reasonably performing affairs concerning the epidemics control, inspection and research of animals and livestock products by establishing animal veterinary service laboratories.
There may be established an animal veterinary services laboratory in the Special Metropolitan City, a Metropolitan City, the Special Self-Governing City, a Do, and the Special Self-Governing Province. Laboratories shall conduct business affairs on the matters as described in Article 5, including: 1. Matters concerning the control, diagnosis, testing, research or veterinary assistants' guidance on animal diseases under the Act on the Prevention of Contagious Animal Diseases; 2. Matters concerning the inspection, sanitary control and removal of livestock products under the Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act; 3. Matters concerning the technical guidance and check-up of the inspection affairs of the institutions related to animal disease control and livestock product sanitation, which are under the jurisdiction of the relevant laboratory; etc.