LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS TRACEABILITY ACT

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Act is to contribute to enhancing efficiency in preventing epidemics and guaranteeing the safety of livestock products, thereby protecting and promoting consumers’ interests, and to the sound development of the livestock industry and other related industries, by prescribing matters necessary for the traceability of livestock and livestock products.

Article 2(Definitions) #

(1) The terms used in this Act are defined as follows: <Amended on Dec. 27, 2016; Dec. 31, 2018; Feb. 11. 2020; May 19, 2020>

1. The term "livestock" means livestock defined in subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Livestock Industry Act;

2. The term "livestock product" means any livestock product defined in subparagraph 3 of Article 2 of the Livestock Industry Act;

3. The term "traceability" means managing the movement of livestock and livestock products by recording and managing information about the breeding of livestock, such as birth and importation thereof, and at any point of the supply chain, including the production, importation, and sale of livestock products;

4. The term "livestock subject to traceability" means cattle, pigs, chickens, and ducks;

5. The term "breeding pig" means any pig registered according to the standards for registration determined by Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affair, among breeding stock defined in subparagraph 2 of Article 2 of the Livestock Industry Act;

5-2. The term "breeding egg" means an egg produced by crossing chickens or ducks prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs in the breeding facility of a person who have obtained permission pursuant to Article 22 (1) of the Livestock Industry Act;

6. The term "farm identification number" means the unique number allocated to each livestock breeding facility, where livestock subject to traceability is bred, (hereinafter referred to as "livestock breeding facility") by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, to identify such livestock breeding facility;

7. The term "individual identification number" means the unique number allocated to each head of cattle and pigs (limited to breeding pigs) by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, to identify the individual head of livestock;

LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS TRACEABILITY ACT

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Definitions) #

Article 3(Relationship to other statutes) #

Article 4(Allocation of farm identification numbers) #

Article 5(Reporting birth) #

Article 6(Allocation of individual identification numbers) #

Article 7(Ear tagging) #

Article 8(Marking farm identification numbers) #

Article 8-2(Indication of poultry farm identification numbers) #

Article 9(Prohibition on movement of livestock without ear tags) #

Article 9-2(Prohibition of moving livestock without farm identification numbers) #

Article 10(Prohibition on slaughtering livestock without ear tags) #

Article 11(Reporting slaughter and indication of serial numbers) #

Article 11-2(Reporting, and serial number indication and management of eggs) #

Article 12(Applications for serial numbers) #

Article 13(Allocation of serial numbers and indication of importation and distribution identification marks) #

Article 14(Indication of serial numbers when filing import declarations) #

Article 15(Prohibition on forgery, alteration and damage of importation and distribution identification marks) #

Article 16(Reporting transactions) #

Article 17(Packaging and trade reporting of meat packers) #

Article 18(Indication of serial numbers on signboards) #

Article 19(Preparation of livestock and livestock product identification register) #

Article 20(Preparation of importation and distribution identification register) #

Article 21(Management and rectification of identification registers) #

Article 22(Measures regarding omissions of entries in identification registers) #

Article 25(Disclosure of traceability information) #

Article 26(Keeping of books of account) #

Article 27(Establishment of traceability system) #

Article 28(Cooperation among administrative agencies) #

Article 29 #

Article 30(Delegation and entrustment of authority) #

Article 31(Subsidization of expenses) #

Article 32(Penalty provisions) #

Article 33(Joint penalty provisions) #

Article 34(Administrative fines) #

Article 35(Publication of violations) #