Law No. 14 of 2003 on Veterinary Quarantine (Veterinary Quarantine Act of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf).

This Act consisting of 30 articles aims at protecting animals by regulating veterinary quarantine and organizing the import and export of all kinds of animals, their products and derivatives, offal feed, tools and biological preparations to and from Member States. Art.1 deals with terms and definitions. The Act provides for the following: (a) veterinary quarantine; (b) obtainment of licences for the importation and exportation of animals, animal products and feeds; (c) quarantine measures and analysis; (d) documents and certificates provided with animal consignments; (e) vaccination and transportation of animals; (f) disinfestations and disinfection; (g) measures and steps to be taken in case of exportation of animals and animal products; and (h) offences and penalties.