This Law regulates circulation of animal feedingstuffs. The purpose of this Law is to ensure the circulation of qualitative feedingstuffs harmless to human and animal health and life, and the environment. A person may engage in the circulation of feedingstuffs if the activity of the person with each type of feedingstuffs at any stage and place of feedingstuffs circulation has been approved or registered with the Food and Veterinary Service. The Cabinet shall determine the procedures for the recognition and registration of persons engaged in the circulation of feedingstuffs and the requirements of persons engaged in the circulation of feedingstuffs. The Food and Veterinary Service shall record the approved and registered persons that are engaged in the circulation of feedingstuffs in a list of persons engaged in the circulation of feedingstuffs. It further provides for requirements of persons engaged in the circulation of animal feedingstuffs; procedures for importation and exportation of feedingstuff; and state supervision and control of circulation of feedingstuffs. A person engaged in the circulation of feedingstuffs shall be approved if the person conforms to the specific requirements and produces or prepares compound feedingstuffs for the feeding of animals of the holding thereof, which consist of premixtures containing antibiotics, growth promoters and coccidiostats; and feed materials with increased contamination.
The purpose of this Law is to ensure the circulation of qualitative feedstuffs harmless to human and animal health and life, and the environment. Information provided on the label and advertisements of feedstuffs may not be misleading or may not attribute such properties to the feedstuffs, which it does not possess. The label shall be clearly visible, readable and indelible. The manufacturer or packager and distributor if it has been authorised to change the original packaging or labelling shall
The Latvian version of this Law is consolidated as at 12 July 2010.
Title:
Law on Circulation of Animal Feedingstuffs (2002)
Country:
Latvia
Type of document:
Legislation
Date of text:
2002
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Files:
Repealed:
No
Amended by
Implemented by