ENFORCEMENT DECREE OF THE ACT ON THE PREVENTION OF CONTAGIOUS ANIMAL DISEASES

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Decree is to prescribe matters mandated by the Act on the Prevention of Contagious Animal Diseases and matters necessary for the enforcement thereof. <Amended on Jun. 30, 2005; Jul. 1, 2008; Feb. 11, 2014>

Article 2(Scope of livestock) #

"Animals prescribed by Presidential Decree" in subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Act on the Prevention of Contagious Animal Diseases (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") means the following animals: <Amended on Jun. 30, 2005; Jan. 31, 2008; Feb. 29, 2008; Dec. 29, 2010; Mar. 23, 2013; Feb. 11, 2014; Apr. 7, 2015>

1. Cats;

2. Ostrich;

3. Quails;

4. Pheasants;

5. Wild geese;

6. Animals specified and publicly notified by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs as he or she deems it necessary to prevent the outbreak or spread of contagious animal diseases, among other domesticated animals being raised.

Article 2-2(Disclosure of information on present status of outbreak of contagious animal diseases) #

(1) "Information prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as the time and place of the outbreak of a contagious animal disease on a farm" in Article 3-2(1) of the Act means the following information: <Amended on Jul. 22, 2011; Aug. 22, 2012; Mar. 23, 2013; Apr. 30, 2018>

1. Name of the contagious animal disease;

2. Name of the farm where the contagious animal disease has broken out (the name of its owner, if the farm has no name) and the location of the farm (specify the name of the Eup/Myeon/Dong/Ri involved, excluding the lot number);

2-2. Where a farm where a contagious animal disease has occurred is a farmer raising livestock under the contract under subparagraph 6 of Article 2 of the Act on Vertical Integration in the Livestock Industry, the name of a vertical integrator in the livestock industry who has entered into the contract for raising livestock with the relevant farmer;

3. Time of the outbreak of the contagious animal disease;

4. Kind and size of livestock infected with the contagious animal disease;

5. Other information that the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, or the Special Metropolitan City Mayor, a Metropolitan City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Do Governor, or a Special Self-Governing Province Governor (hereinafter referred to as the "Mayor/Do Governor") deems necessary to prevent the outbreak and spread of a contagious animal disease.

(2) Farms subject to the disclosure of information under Article 3-2(1) of the Act shall be those where cattle, sheep, goats (including dairy goats, which are goats raised to produce milk), pigs, chickens, deer, ducks, geese, turkeys, and quails are raised. <Amended on Jul. 22, 2011; Apr. 30, 2018; Jan. 5, 2021>

(3) Contagious animal diseases subject to the disclosure of information under Article 3-2(1) of the Act are as follows: <Amended on Jul. 22, 2011; Mar. 23, 2013; Sep. 19, 2017; Jan. 5, 2021; Jun. 7, 2023; Sep. 10, 2024>

1. Foot-and-mouth disease;

1-2. African swine fever;

1-3. Lumpy skin disease;

2. Swine fever;

3. Aujeszky's disease in swine;

4. Respiratory syndrome in genital organs of swine;

Article 2-3(Installation and operation of facilities for quarantine and disease control) #

Facilities necessary for quarantine and disease control that the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs shall install and operate pursuant to Article 5(2) of the Act at each trade port defined in subparagraph 2 of Article 2 of the Harbor Act, airport defined in subparagraph 3 of Article 2 of the Airport Facilities Act (limited to airports for international airliners), and entry and exit point defined in subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Inter-Korean Exchange and Cooperation Act are as follows: <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Mar. 29, 2017>

1. Check-out stand for personal belongings and baggage; provided, in cases where facilities installed and operated by other agencies may be used jointly, it shall be deemed to be substituted by such facilities;

2. Facilities which are able to disinfect clothes, shoes, personal belongings, and baggage (including mobile equipment for disinfection).

[This Article Added on Jul. 22, 2011]

Article 2-4(Agency responsible for animal disease control and quarantine) #

The "head of a national agency prescribed by Presidential Decree conducting duties associated with animal disease control and quarantine" in Article 5(4) of the Act means the Commissioner of the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>

[This Article Added on Jul. 22, 2011]

Article 2-5(Documents to be submitted upon arrival from country affected by contagious animal disease) #

Any person who has visited a livestock farm in a country affected by a contagious animal disease shall fill out the animal quarantine declaration form as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and submit it to the Commissioner of the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>

[This Article Added on Jul. 22, 2011]

Article 3(Agencies to which veterinary inspectors are assigned) #

(1) "Administrative agencies prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 7(1) of the Act means the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, the National Institute of Animal Science affiliated to the Rural Development Administration, and the animal control agency under the jurisdiction of each Mayor/Do Governor (hereinafter referred to as "City/Do animal disease control agency"). <Amended on Jan. 9, 2004; Jun. 4, 2007; Jan. 31, 2008; Oct. 8, 2008; Dec. 29, 2010; Jun. 7, 2011; Mar. 23, 2013>

(2) Veterinary inspectors mentioned in Article 7(1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "veterinary inspectors") shall be appointed by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the head of a local government, the Commissioner of the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, the Director General of the National Institute of Animal Science affiliated to the Rural Development Administration, or the head of a City/Do animal disease control agency, from among public officials under his or her supervision who are licensed veterinarians or public veterinarians under Article 2 of the Act on the Public Service Veterinarians for Prevention of Epidemics, or shall be commissioned by the head of each local government, from among veterinarians entrusted with veterinary treatment pursuant to Article 21 of the Veterinarians Act. <Amended on Jan. 9, 2004; Jun. 30, 2005; Jun. 4, 2007; Jan. 31, 2008; Feb. 29, 2008; Oct. 8, 2008; Jul. 21, 2010; Jun. 7, 2011; Mar. 23, 2013>

(3) Veterinary inspectors shall perform duties of investigation, research, planning, guidance, supervision, preventive measures, etc., as are related to the prevention of contagious animal diseases under the orders of the heads of the agencies to which they belong.

(4) Standards of assigning an adequate number of veterinary inspectors and their standard workload pursuant to Article 7(6) of the Act shall be as specified in Appendix 1. <Added on Dec. 22, 2015>

(5) Detailed matters necessary for the performance of veterinary inspectors’ duties shall be determined by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Dec. 22, 2015>

Article 3-2(Establishment of mobile organization for contagious animal disease control) #

(1) The affairs of the mobile organization for contagious animal disease control established under Article 9-2 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "mobile organization for disease control") shall be administered by the members of the Senior Executive Service in the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, who are responsible for affairs relating to disease control, and the mobile organization for disease control shall be composed of a team for overall control of situations, a team for mobile control, a team for disinfection, and a team for assistance in burial. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; May 31, 2019>

(2) The mobile organization for disease control shall take charge of on-site guidance for, and assistance in, the prompt installation of a situation room, the control of traffic, disinfection, burial, etc., for each Special Self-Governing City, Si (including the administrative Si in a Special Self-Governing Province), Gun, or autonomous Gu, in which a major contagious animal disease has broken out, in accordance with orders issued by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Feb. 11, 2014>

(3) Detailed matters concerning the constitution, functions, operation, etc. of the mobile organization for disease control shall be determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>

[This Article Added on Jul. 22, 2011]

Article 4(Plan for development of veterinary science and technology) #

(1) The plan for the development of veterinary science and technology under Article 10(2) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "plan for the development of veterinary science and technology") shall include the following matters: <Amended on Jan. 31, 2008>

1. Objectives of and main directions in the development of veterinary science and technology;

2. Development of technologies for the prevention of and diagnostic test for contagious animal diseases and preventive medicines against such diseases;

3. Development of technologies relevant to the improvement of livestock- related public sanitation;

4. Joint research with domestic and foreign research institutes and organizations that are related to the affairs of veterinary science and technology;

5. Programs for the utilization of the results of development of veterinary science and technology;

6. Arrangement and spending of financial resources required for the development of veterinary science and technology;

7. Such other matters as may be necessary for the development of veterinary science and technology.

(2) When the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs intends to formulate or implement a plan for the development of veterinary science and technology, he or she may consult with relevant administrative agencies, local governments, universities, research institutes, agricultural organizations, etc., for joint research on veterinary science and technology, utilization of the research results, and other matters necessary for the prevention of research overlaps. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013>

Article 5(Agencies responsible for diagnostic tests) #

(1) Deleted. <Jul. 22, 2011>

(2) Deleted. <Sep. 11, 2020>

[Title of This Article Amended on Dec. 29, 2015]

Article 6(Orders to close livestock-raising facilities) #

(1) Where a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, the head of a Si (including the head of an administrative Si of a Special Self-Governing Province), the head of a Gun, or the head of a Gu (the head of a Gu means the head of an autonomous Gu; hereinafter referred to as "head of a Si/Gun/ Gu") intends to issue an order to close a livestock-raising facility or to restrict livestock raising under 19(4) of the Act (including cases where this provision applies mutatis mutandis pursuant to Articles 28 and 28-2 of the Act; hereinafter the same shall apply in this Article and Appendix 1-2), he or she shall notify in advance the owner or manager of the relevant livestock (hereinafter referred to as "owner, etc.") of such an order in writing (including electronic documents, if the owner, etc. want) as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. <Amended on Jun. 7, 2023>

(2) Detailed standards for the issuance of an order to close a livestock-raising facility and to restrict livestock raising under Article 19(4) of the Act shall be as specified in Appendix 1-2. <Added on Jun. 7, 2023>

(3) Where the head of a Si/Gun/Gu issued an order to close livestock-raising facilities or to restrict livestock raising under Article 19(4) of the Act, he or she shall notify the competent Mayor/Do Governor, the Commissioner of the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, and other Mayors/Do Governors of the name and location of the relevant livestock-raising facility, the owner, etc. of the relevant livestock, and the date of the issuance of the order. <Amended on Jun. 7, 2023>

[This Article Wholly Amended on Sep. 19, 2017]

Article 7(Measures to close livestock-raising facilities) #

(1) Where the head of a Si/Gun/Gu intends to direct the relevant public officials to take measures under Article 19(5), he or she shall give prior written notice thereof to the owner, etc. of the relevant livestock (including electronic documents, if the owner, etc. want); provided, this shall not apply in cases of urgency.

(2) The measures taken under Article 19(5) of the Act shall be limited to the minimum extent as necessary.

(3) The public official who executes the measures under Article 19(5) of the Act shall carry with him or her an identification indicating his or her authority and present it to interested persons.

[This Article Wholly Amended on Sep. 19, 2017]

Article 8(Recycling of carcasses) #

(1) Carcasses of livestock which can be recycled pursuant to the proviso of Article 22(2) of the Act shall be as follows:

1. Carcasses of livestock slaughtered pursuant to the proviso of Article 20(1) of the Act;

2. Carcasses of livestock infected with the following contagious animal diseases:

a. Brucellosis;

b. Aujesky's disease;

c. Tuberculosis;

d. Other contagious animal diseases determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

(2) Carcasses of livestock prescribed in paragraph (1) shall be recycled in any of the following facilities and by undergoing treating and verifying procedures to prevent fears about the spread of pathogenic organisms of contagious animal diseases:

1. Feed producing facilities prescribed in Article 8(2) of the Control of Livestock and Fish Feed Act;

2. Heat treatment facilities determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, such as a rendering treatment facility (sterilizing facility at a high temperature and high pressure);

3. Fermentation treatment facilities determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

(3) Carcasses of livestock treated pursuant to paragraph (2) may be used as feed ingredients for animals (excluding ruminants, such as cattle and sheep), fertilizer ingredients, industrial ingredients, or bio-energy ingredients.

(4) Carcasses of livestock used as fertilizer ingredients pursuant to paragraph (3) shall comply with the official standards prescribed in Article 4 of the Fertilizer Control Act.

[This Article Wholly Amended on May 31, 2019]

Article 8-2(Formulation of measures for procuring equipment necessary for disposal of carcasses) #

The measures related to procuring equipment, materials, medicine, etc., necessary for the sanitary disposal of carcasses or objects mentioned in Article 23-2 of the Act shall include the following: <Amended on Jul. 2, 2019>

1. The appropriate number of units of equipment, such as excavators, forklifts, vehicles used to transport carcasses, mobile sterilization equipment, disinfectant spraying vehicles, and high-temperature and high-pressure sprayers for disinfection, and a scheme for procuring such equipment;

2. The appropriate quantity of various apparatuses and materials, including large or small storage tanks, personal protectors (such as safety helmets and working clothes), and a scheme for procuring such apparatuses and materials;

3. The appropriate quantity of medicine, including disinfectants, limewater, and quicklime, and a scheme for procuring such medicines;

4. The appropriate human resources for prompt disposal of carcasses and objects, and a scheme for procuring such human resources.

[This Article Added on Aug. 22, 2012]

Article 9(Agency to which animal quarantine officers are assigned) #

"Administrative agency prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 30(1) of the Act means the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency. <Amended on Jan. 31, 2008; Dec. 29, 2010; Jun. 7, 2011; Mar. 23, 2013>

Article 10(Qualifications and duties of quarantine administrators) #

(1) A qualified quarantine administrator referred to in Article 42(5) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "quarantine administrator") shall be required to be either a university graduate who majored in veterinary science, medicine, pharmacy, nursing, zootechnics, chemistry, or physics at a four-year university or a higher educational institution or a person who has academic attainments equal to or higher than the university graduate with an experience of having been in the service of animal quarantine for a period of one or more year. <Amended on Jan. 31, 2008>

(2) The duties of quarantine administrators shall be as follows:

1. Matters concerning the storage, delivery, movement and disinfection of designated goods subject to quarantine;

2. Matters concerning the actual inspection of designated goods subject to quarantine and the inspection and management of facilities in the service of quarantine facilities;

3. Matters concerning the collection and delivery of the inspection samples of designated goods subject to quarantine;

4. Matters concerning education on the prevention of epidemics for employees of quarantine facilities and other interested persons as well as the control of visitors and other persons having access to quarantine facilities;

5. Matters concerning the implementation of instructions issued by quarantine officers.

Article 11(Compensation) #

(1) The criteria for compensation payment and reduction thereof under Article 48(1), (3), and (4) of the Act shall be as specified in Appendix 2. <Amended on Dec. 22, 2015>

(2) Standards and methods for the appraisal of livestock, etc., according to the criteria for compensation payment mentioned in paragraph (1), standards for the computation of appraised value of livestock by species, and other detailed matters concerning the appraisal of livestock, etc. shall be determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013>

(3) Necessary matters concerning persons eligible for the subsidies mentioned in Article 48(2) of the Act, standards for the payment of subsidies, etc., shall be determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. <Amended on Jan. 31, 2008; Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013>

(4) "Contagious animal diseases prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as foot-and-mouth disease" in Article 48(3)3 of the Act means the following contagious animal diseases: <Added on Feb. 11, 2014; Dec. 22, 2015; Oct. 5, 2021; May 27, 2025>

1. Foot-and-mouth disease;

1-2. Lumpy skin disease;

1-3. African swine fever;

2. Swine fever;

2-2. Newcastle disease;

3. Highly pathogenic avian influenza;

4. Brucellosis (limited to cases where cattle are involved);

5. Tuberculosis (limited to cases where deer are involved).

(5) Compensation (referring to the final compensation reduced and adjusted pursuant to Article 48(3) and (4) of the Act; hereinafter the same shall apply) provided to a person under Article 48(1)1 of the Act shall be paid by the relevant Special Self-Governing City or Si (referring to the relevant Special Self-Governing Province, where an administrative Si of the Special Self-Governing Province issued an order to restrict livestock raising)/Gun/Gu(referring to an autonomous Gu; hereinafter the same shall apply); provided, where the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs instructs the head of a local government to issue an order to restrict livestock raising under Article 3-4(5) of the Act pursuant to Article 52(1) of the Act to duck raising farms in an area susceptible to highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks among districts subject to intensive disease control designated pursuant to Article 3-4(1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "district subject to intensive disease control"), out of compensation paid for assessed losses, determined by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs,50/100 shall be paid by the State and the remainder shall be paid by the local government in accordance with the following classifications: <Amended on Jun. 7, 2023>

Article 11-2(Payment of business closure subsidies) #

(1) "Causes prescribed by Presidential Decree including deterioration of business conditions" in Article 48-2(1) of the Act means any of the following: <Amended on Mar. 5, 2024>

1. Where it is impracticable to continue the livestock farming business due to deterioration of business conditions owing to an increase in costs caused by the installation of disinfection equipment or facilities for disease control under Article 3-4(3) of the Act;

2. Where it is impracticable to continue the livestock farming business due to the high risk of African swine fever caused by livestock or a certain vector of infectious diseases in livestock in the vicinity.

(2) The livestock eligible for the subsidy for business closure paid pursuant to Article 48-2(1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "business closure subsidy") shall be pigs.

(3) The business closure subsidy shall be provided in cases where a person who has been engaged in livestock farming after obtaining permission or registering for the livestock farming business under Article 22(1) or (3) of the Livestock Industry Act files a report on business closure pursuant to Article 22(6)2 of the same Act for any of the reasons under the subparagraphs of paragraph (1) and changes the use, demolishes, or discards a livestock breeding structure under subparagraph 8-2 of Article 2 of the same Act (hereinafter referred to as "livestock breeding structure") to prevent it from being used for its original purpose.

(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (3), no business closure subsidy shall be paid in any of the following cases: <Amended on Jun. 7, 2023>

1. Where not having raised livestock eligible for the business closure subsidy for one year or longer immediately prior to the date of designation as a district subject to intensive disease control, or having removed or discarded the livestock breeding structure;

2. Where proceeding with actions such as construction of buildings, road opening, and installation of other facilities in order to use for purposes other than the livestock farming business, or demolishing or discarding the livestock breeding structure;

3. Where compensation is determined under other statues or regulations.

(5) Except as provided in paragraphs (3) and (4), matters necessary for the payment standards for business closure subsidies shall be determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

Article 11-3(Method of calculation of business closure subsidies) #

(1) The business closure subsidy shall be the amount calculated according to the following formula; provided, if it is deemed inappropriate to calculate the business closure subsidy according to the following formula, considering the breeding style, etc. of the livestock, the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs may determine a different formula and publicly notify it.

Amount of business closure subsidy = the number of livestock shipped per year × net profit per animal per year × 2 years

(2) The upper limit of the business closure subsidy is determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, taking into consideration the average income, etc. of livestock farmers.

[This Article Added on May 4, 2020]

Article 11-4(Procedures for providing business closure subsidies and implementation period) #

(1) One who intends to apply for the business closure subsidy shall submit to the head of a Si/Gun/Gu an application for business closure subsidy specified by Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, with the current status of livestock and the calculation details of the business closure subsidy attached thereto.

(2) The application for business closure subsidy under paragraph (1) shall be filed within six months from the date of designation of the district subject to intensive disease control.

(3) Upon receipt of an application under paragraph (1), the head of a Si/Gun/Gu shall investigate matters as necessary for providing the business closure subsidy, such as the current status of breeding of livestock eligible for the business closure subsidy and whether the business closure has been reported.

(4) If, based on the investigation under paragraph (3), it is deemed appropriate to provide a business closure subsidy to the applicant, the head of a Si/Gun/Gu shall inform the applicant of the fact and provide the business closure subsidy, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

(5) The business closure subsidy under paragraph (4) shall be provided within one year from the date of designation of the district subject to intensive disease control.

(6) Matters necessary for the investigation and provision of business closure subsidies under paragraphs (3) and (4) shall be determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

[This Article Added on May 4, 2020]

Article 11-5(Application for payment of compensation for damage from contagious animal diseases) #

(1) Compensation and support for livestock owners or facilities, etc. who have suffered damage due to contagious animal diseases as prescribed in Article 48-3(1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "contagious animal disease victims, etc.") shall be based on the following business losses:

1. In cases of Article 48(1)1 of the Act: Costs incurred as the livestock breeding facilities cannot be used for its original purpose due to business closure, etc.;

2. In cases of Article 48(1)2 of the Act: The assessed value at the time of the examination, etc. of the dead or injured livestock or the stillborn or aborted fetus of the livestock;

3. In cases of Article 48(1)3 of the Act: The assessed value of the slaughtered livestock at the time of the slaughter;

4. In cases of Article 48(1)4 of the Act: The assessed value of the incinerated, buried, or chemically treated objects at the time of the incineration, burial, or chemical treatment;

5. In cases of Article 48(1)5 of the Act: Manpower costs not utilized due to the movement restrictions;

6. In cases of Article 48(1)6 of the Act: Costs incurred as the slaughterhouse cannot be used for its original purpose due to the order to suspend or restrict use.

(2) Where requesting compensation for damage pursuant to Article 48-3(2) of the Act, the contagious animal disease victims, etc. shall submit to the head of a Si/Gun/Gu a written request for compensation for damage specified by Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, with the data on business losses as classified in the subparagraphs of paragraph (1) attached thereto.

(3) The head of a Si/Gun/Gu who has received a written request for compensation for damage under paragraph (2) shall prepare a written confirmation of damage after verifying whether there is damage and the extent of the business losses classified in the subparagraphs of paragraph (1), as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

(4) The head of a Si/Gun/Gu (excluding the Special Self-Governing City Mayor) shall submit to the Mayor/Do Governor the written request for compensation for damage under paragraph (2) with the written confirmation of damage under paragraph (3) attached thereto and shall request the holding of a meeting of the council for compensation for damage caused by contagious animal diseases (hereinafter referred to as "council") under Article 48-3(1) of the Act.

Article 12(Expenses for stabilization of livelihood) #

(1) Expenses for the stabilization of livelihood under Article 49(1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "expenses for stabilization of livelihood") shall be subsidized to the owners (in cases of entrusting the rearing of livestock, it refers to those who are entrusted with the rearing and have actually raised the livestock; hereafter the same shall apply in this Article and Article 12-2) of such livestock as were slaughtered or shipped to slaughterhouses, etc. for the purpose of culling due to rinderpest, bovine pleuropneumonia, foot-and-mouth disease, classical swine fever, African swine fever, highly pathogenic avian influenza, or contagious animal diseases determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the main sentence and proviso of Article 20(1) and Article 21(2) of the Act; provided, expenses for the stabilization of livelihood need not be subsidized to any of the following owners of livestock: <Amended on Jun. 30, 2005; Jan. 31, 2008; Sep. 3, 2009; Dec. 22, 2015; Dec. 10, 2019; May 4, 2020; Mar. 5, 2024>

1. The owner of livestock who does not fall under a farmer defined in subparagraph 2 of Article 3 of the Framework Act on Agriculture, Rural Community and Food Industry;

2. The owner of livestock who has found livestock falling under Article 11(1)2 of the Act but has failed to report without delay pursuant to the main clause, with the exception of its subparagraphs, of Article 11(1) of the Act;

3. The owner of livestock who fails to report without delay pursuant to Article 11(2) of the Act when a disease is identified as a contagious animal disease as a result of test;

4. Where the relevant livestock is slaughtered, the owner of the livestock who fails to conduct the disinfection under Article 17(2) of the Act or fails to observe orders issued under Article 19(1) of the Act.

(2) The maximum amount of subsidies for the stabilization of livelihood shall be the amount of the average national livestock farming household expenses for six months indicated in the farmhouse economy research statistics compiled and published by the official statistics agency defined in subparagraph 3 of Article 3 of the Statistics Act; and the amount of subsidies by species or by heads of the slaughtered livestock and other necessary matters concerning the grant of subsidies for the stabilization of livelihood shall be determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. <Amended on Jun. 30, 2005; Oct. 23, 2007; Jan. 31, 2008; Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; May 31, 2019; Dec. 10, 2019>

Article 12-2(Expenses for stabilization of income) #

(1) Expenses for the stabilization of income under Article 49(2) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "expenses for the stabilization of income") may be subsidized for losses sustained by the owners of livestock due to the implementation of an order to take measures to restrict movement under Article 19(1) of the Act or an order to prohibit removal of livestock under paragraph (2) of the same Article pursuant to the standards determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs; provided, expenses for the stabilization of income need not be subsidized for any of the following livestock owners:

1. An owner of livestock without obtaining permission under Article 22(1) of the Livestock Industry Act or without registration under paragraph (3) of the same Article;

2. An owner of livestock who fails to complete mandatory education under Article 33-2 of the Livestock Industry Act.

(2) The State shall subsidize an amount equivalent to at least 50/100 of the expenses for the stabilization of income and a local government shall subsidize the remainder pursuant to the following classifications:

1. In cases of a Special Self-Governing City and an administrative Si of a Special Self-Governing Province: Full subsidization by the Special Self-Governing City and the Special Self-Governing Province;

2. Areas other than those under subparagraph 1: Respective subsidization in accordance with consultation held by the Special Metropolitan City, a Metropolitan City, a Do, or a Special Self-Governing Province (limited to a Special Self-Governing Province that has a Si/Gun which is a local government under its jurisdiction), and a Si/Gun/Gu.

(3) Except as provided in paragraphs (1) and (2), matters necessary for subsidizing the expenses for the stabilization of income shall be determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

[This Article Added on Mar. 5, 2024]

[Previous Article 12-2 moved to Article 12-3 <Mar. 5, 2024>]

Article 12-3(Psychological or mental treatment) #

(1) "Persons prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as volunteers" in Article 49-2(1)4 of the Act means volunteers, or persons who have slaughtered, incinerated, buried, or chemically treated their livestock and who do not fall under Article 49-2(1)1 through 3 of the Act. <Amended on May 4, 2020>

(2) The psychological assessment under Article 49-2(3) of the Act shall be conducted at the dedicated medical institutions designated pursuant to paragraph (1) of the same Article. <Added on May 4, 2020>

(3) The head of a Si/Gun/Gu who has received the application for medical treatment under Article 49-2(4) of the Act shall request medical treatment to a medical institution in writing or by electronic document, and notify the applicant of the medical institution in charge. <Amended on Aug. 22, 2012; May 31, 2019; May 4, 2020>

(4) A medical institution in receipt of a request to provide medical treatment under paragraph (3) shall assign a professional for an applicant to receive counselling treatment, and notify the applicant of the relevant medical institution in charge where the professional who has provided counselling judges to require additional treatment.

(5) Treatments of which expenses are subsidized pursuant to Article 49-2(5) of the Act shall be limited to counselling treatment by professionals, and additional treatment, including drug treatment, recognized to be necessary by professionals who have provided counselling, on condition that the State and local governments shall bear a half of the expenses, respectively. <Amended on May 31, 2019>

(6) Deleted. <May 31, 2019>

[This Article Added on Jul. 22, 2011]

[Moved from Article 12-2 <Mar. 5, 2024>]

Article 13(Assistance in expenses) #

(1) With respect to expenses required for taking measures for slaughter, etc., under Article 50 (1) of the Act, the share of subsidization thereof each of the State and local governments is required to bear shall be subject to ratios under the following subparagraphs: <Amended on Jan. 31, 2008; Jul. 22, 2011; Dec. 10, 2019; May 4, 2020; Mar. 5, 2024; Dec. 30, 2025>

1. Expenses required for an epidemiological investigation under Article 13 of the Act, expenses for testing for disease, injection or vaccination, mark of vaccination, medicated bath, or medication under Article 15(1) and (3) of the Act, expenses for restrictions on movement under Articles 17(1) through (3) and 19(1) of the Act, and expenses for disinfection under Article 25(2) of the Act: The State shall subsidize an amount of not less than 50/100 the expense concerned and local governments shall provide the remainder;

2. Expenses required for implementing the slaughter pursuant to Article 20 of the Act, incineration, burial, chemical treatment, and recycling of carcasses pursuant to Article 22(2) and (3) of the Act, incineration, burial, chemical treatment, and disinfection of contaminated objects pursuant to Article 23(1) and (3) of the Act (hereafter referred to as "slaughter, etc." in this subparagraph): The local governments shall assist; provided, in any of the following cases, the State may provide partial assistance to prevent the occurrence and spread of foot-and-mouth disease, highly pathogenic avian influenza, or African swine fever among Type 1 contagious animal diseases, as prescribed by the relevant items, and in cases of partial assistance by the State, the expenses for assisting local governments under the main sentence of this Article shall be fully borne by a Special Self-Governing City and a Special Self-Governing Province for the administrative city of the Special Self-Governing City and the Special Self-Governing Province and in cases of other areas, such expenses shall be borne respectively in accordance with consultation held by the Special Metropolitan City, a Metropolitan City, a Do, or a Special Self-Governing Province (limited to a Special Self-Governing Province that has a Si/Gun which is a local government under its jurisdiction), and a Si/Gun/Gu:

a. Where the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs conducts slaughter, etc. of all livestock bred in the relevant Special Self-Governing City or Si (including an administrative Si in a Special Self-Governing Province), Gun, or Gu: Subsidization at a rate determined by consultation between the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Minister of Planning and Budget;

b. Where a Special Self-Governing City, a Si (including an administrative Si of a Special Self-Governing Province), Gun, or Gu breeding at least 1/100 of the number of the relevant livestock bred nationwide conducts slaughter, etc. for some of the relevant livestock: Subsidization in accordance with the following criteria:

Article 14(Fees) #

(1) The fees that the livestock industry-related organizations may, in accordance with Article 50(3) of the Act, collect from the owners, etc., of livestock in cases of taking the joint preventive measures against contagious animal diseases shall be based on the amount of money calculated by classifications under the following subparagraphs: <Amended on Jul. 22, 2011> >

1. Expenses required for the purchase of such materials as syringes and medicines available for testing for disease, vaccination or injections, medicated bath, medication, etc.;

2. Personnel expenses required for testing for disease, vaccination or injections, medicated bath, medication, etc.

(2) If the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs deems it necessary for the efficient implementation of joint preventive measures against contagious animal diseases, he or she may determine the maximum amount of fees specified in paragraph (1) or may take other measures for adjusting such fees. <Amended on Jan. 31, 2008; Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013>

Article 14-2(Reduction of compensation) #

Cases where the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs may, as prescribed by Article 52(4) of the Act, reduce an amount to be paid by the State from among compensation under Article 48(1) of the Act and subsidies under Article 50(1) and (2) and the reduction ratio are as follows: <Amended on Sep. 19, 2017>

1. One day delayed from the date the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or the Commissioner of the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency issued an order for slaughter: 10/100 of an amount to be paid by the State;

2. Two days delayed from the date the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or the Commissioner of the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency issued an order for slaughter: 20/100 of an amount to be paid by the State;

3. Three days delayed from the date the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or the Commissioner of the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency issued an order for slaughter: 30/100 of an amount to be paid by the State;

4. Four days delayed from the date the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or the Commissioner of the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency issued an order for slaughter: 50/100 of an amount to be paid by the State;

5. Five days delayed from the date the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or the Commissioner of the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency issued an order for slaughter: All of an amount to be paid by the State.

[This Article Added on Dec. 22, 2015]

[Previous Article 14-2 moved to Article 14-3 <Dec. 22, 2015>]

Article 14-3 #

Deleted. <Apr. 30, 2018>

Article 15(Delegation and entrustment of authority) #

(1) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs shall delegate the following authority to the Commissioner of the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency in accordance with Article 55(1) of the Act: <Amended on Jan. 31, 2008; Feb. 29, 2008; Jun. 7, 2011; Jul. 22, 2011; Jan. 25, 2012; Aug. 22, 2012; Mar. 23, 2013; Feb. 11, 2014; Oct. 5, 2021>

1. Disclosure of information under Article 3-2 of the Act;

1-2. Establishment and operation of the national integrated information system for animal disease control under Article 3-3(1) of the Act;

1-3. Order to input in the national integrated information system for animal disease control pursuant to Article 3-3(3) of the Act;

2. Installation and operation of facilities for quarantine and animal disease control in trading ports, airports, entrance zones, etc., under Article 5(2) of the Act;

2-2. Request for materials or information necessary for the prevention of contagious animal diseases and quarantine under Article 5(9) of the Act;

3. Formulation and implementation of a plan for the development of veterinary science and technology under Article 10(1) of the Act;

4. Testing or analysis in relation to veterinary science and technology under Article 10(3) of the Act;

4-2. Inspections of disinfection equipment, etc. under the subparagraphs of Article 17(7) of the Act;

4-3. Orders for maintenance, repair, etc. of disinfection equipment and facilities for disease control and prevention under Article 17(10) of the Act;

4-4. Collection of vehicle access information under Article 17-4(1) of the Act;

4-5. Establishment and operation of a system for managing vehicle access information and the designation and operation of an agency to implement such affairs under Article 17-4(2) of the Act;

4-6. Receipt and handling of requests for access to vehicle access information under Article 17-4(3) of the Act;

4-7. Access and investigation for ascertaining whether facility-accessing vehicles are registered and whether the wireless recognition device of vehicles are installed and working under Article 17-5(1) of the Act;

5. Granting permission for the import of objects for testing and research or the manufacture of preventive medicine under Article 32(2)1 of the Act.

Article 15-2(Handling of personally identifiable information) #

If it is deemed inevitable for carrying out any of the following administrative affairs, the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the head of a local government (including persons with authority delegated or entrusted, if his or her authority has been delegated or entrusted), the Commissioner of Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, or the head of a City/Do animal disease control agency may handle materials containing a resident registration number, a passport number, a driver’s license number, or a foreign registration number under Article 19 of the Enforcement Decree of the Personal Information Protection Act: <Amended on Aug. 22, 2012; Mar. 23, 2013; Feb. 11, 2014>

1. Affairs related to the establishment and operation of the national integrated information system for animal disease control under Article 3-3 of the Act;

2. Affairs related to the disease control and quarantine of livestock under Article 5 of the Act;

3. Affairs related to the registration of vehicles under Article 17-3 of the Act and the management of information about access of vehicles;

4. Affairs related to import quarantine under Article 36 of the Act.

[This Article Added on Jan. 6, 2012]

Article 15-3 #

Deleted. <Mar. 3, 2020>

Article 16(Criteria for imposition of administrative fines) #

The criteria for imposing administrative fines under Article 60 of the Act shall be as Appendix 3. <Amended on Dec. 22, 2015>

[This Article Wholly Amended on Jul. 1, 2008]

Article 17 #

Deleted. <Jan. 31, 2008>