Livestock Act issued by Royal Decree M/13 of 2003 (1424 Hegira).

This Act consisting of 21 articles aims at: (i) protecting the animal resources of the Saudi Kingdom from epidemiological and infectious diseases and the harmful effects of the environmental pollution; (ii) ensure to them care, food and appropriate breeding and are not badly treated; (iii) create the necessary plans and measures to avoid animal diseases and communicable diseases between them and humans; (iv) guarantee security of the local animal products. Responsible body is the Ministry of Agriculture and it must to be assisted by all the governmental and non-governmental agencies concerned with animal resources and their products or remnants. The Ministry is also responsible for issuing the necessary permits for: the livestock projects; veterinary clinics and laboratories. The Act deals also with the duties of the owner; approval for analysis to be conducted abroad; procedures in case of suspected/overt diseases; registration and control on veterinary vaccines and feed additives.