THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Circular No. 35/2013/TT-BNNPTNT dated July 22, 2013 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on temporary management regulations on farming swifts
Pursuant to Decree No. 01/2008/ND-CP dated January 03, 2008 of the Government defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development; the Decree No. 75/2009/ND-CP dated September 10, 2009 of the Government amending article 3 of the Government’s Decree No. 01/2008/ND-CP dated January 3, 2008, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development;
Pursuant to Law on Environmental Protection No. 52/2005/QH11 dated November 29, 2005;
Pursuant to Law on Food Safety No. 55/2010/QH12 dated June 17, 2010;
Pursuant to the Ordinance No. 16/2004/PL-UBTVQH11 dated April 05, 2004 of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on livestock breeds;
Pursuant to the Ordinance No. 18/2004/PL-UBTVQH11 dated April 29, 2004 of the Standing Committee of National Assembly on veterinary medicine;
At the proposal of Director of Livestock Department;
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development promulgates Circular on temporary management regulations on farming swifts,
Chapter 1.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope of regulation and subjects of application
1. Scope of regulation
This Circular provides temporarily for management of farming swifts ensuring veterinary hygiene and food safety.
2. Subjects of application
Domestic organizations and individuals, foreign organizations and individuals farming swifts in Vietnam.
Article 2. Interpretation of terms
In this Circular, the following terms are construed as follows:
1. Farming swifts: Being activities of luring and exploiting nest of swifts.
2. The farming-swifts establishments: mean establishments owned by organizations, individuals farming swifts, including entire construction works serving for farming swifts with commercial nature including house for farming swifts, warehouse and processing facilities.
3. The house for farming-swifts: Being construction works renovated or built newly for luring swifts to select as shelter and build nests.
4. Luring swifts: means use of sound equipment for attracting swifts in selecting as shelter and building nests.
Chapter 2.
FARMING SWIFT’ REGULATIONS
Article 3. Farming-swifts establishments
1. Owners of the farming-swifts establishments must report to Divisions of Agriculture and Rural Development or Economy Divisions in districts, townships, cities under provinces (abbreviated as the district-level Specialized Divisions), where the farming-swifts establishments are situated, according to form at Annex promulgated together with this Circular.
2. Report time
a) Organizations, individuals report for the first time when establishments newly begin farming swifts;
b) For case of organizations and individuals who have farmed swifts before the effective date of this Circular, they must report not later than December 31, 2013;
c) When have changes on scale of establishments of farming swifts (area of house for farming, quantity of swifts), organizations and individuals farming swifts must report not later than October 30 annually.
3. Position for construction of new establishments farming swifts
Organizations, individuals building establishments for farming swifts from the effective date of this Circular must comply with planning or get written consensus of the district-level People’s Committee.
