Country vet management approach

    (November 26, 2008, the Ministry of Agriculture announced 17th come into force on January 1, 2009) first in order to enhance rural veterinary practice management, improve the quality of rural veterinary practice and ethical standards, safeguard the country vet legitimate rights, the protection of animal health and public health security, according to the People's Republic of China on animal epidemic prevention law, these measures are formulated.

    Second country vet in the country engaged in animal clinical services activities shall abide by these measures.

    Third country vet in these measures, refers to has not been qualified as a licensed veterinarians, registered personnel engaged in animal care activities in the country.

    The fourth rural Veterinary Management Department of agriculture in charge of the nation.

    Local people's Governments at or above the county level veterinary departments of the villages within the administrative area of the management work.

    Local people's Governments at or above the county level to establish within the animal health supervision institutions responsible for the administration of a country vet supervision and law enforcement.

    Fifth State encourages participation of eligible country vet practise veterinary examinations, encourages qualified as a licensed veterinarian personnel engaged in animal care activities into the country. The sixth country village veterinary surgeons registration system.

    Meet one of the following conditions, you can apply to departments of the County veterinary veterinary registration in villages:

    (A) achieve above average veterinarian, animal husbandry (veterinary), veterinary medicine (national veterinarian) or a degree in aquaculture;

    (B), intermediate level animal disease control, aquatic animal disease control officer certificate of vocational skills;

    (C) practise animal services in the country for 5 years;

    (D) by the people's Governments at the county level training by the veterinary authorities.

    Article seventh country vet registered, shall submit the following materials:

    (A) rural veterinary surgeons registration application form;

    (B) the qualifications, certificates of professional skills identification, training certificates or town animal husbandry and veterinary station proof of working years;

    (C) identification of the applicant and a copy of the. Article eighth County veterinary authorities shall on receipt of the application materials completed within 20 working days from the date of approval.

    The examination, registration and issuing country veterinary certificate; not qualified, notify the applicant in writing and state the reasons.

    Country vet certificate shall set forth the country vet name, practice area, period of validity and other matters.

    Country vet certificates valid for five years, needs to continue to engage in activity of animal diagnosis and treatment services to the expiry, shall apply for renewal before the expiry of three months.

    Nineth country veterinary certificate format shall be prescribed by the Ministry of agriculture, the veterinary authorities of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities be printed. 

    Country vet registration County veterinary authorities shall not charge any fee.

    Tenth County veterinary authorities shall be registered country vet list step by step summary of provincial, autonomous regional and municipal people's Government veterinary departments.

    11th country vet in this town can only engage in animal care activities, shall not be employed in the urban areas.

    12th village vet animal diagnosis and treatment services in rural activities, and should have a fixed place of business and necessary veterinary instruments.

    13th country vet should be in accordance with the veterinary medicines regulations and the Department of agriculture requires the use of veterinary drugs, and faithfully record the medications.

    14th village vet animal care activities, should be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of used veterinary equipment and medical waste.

    15th village vet animal care activities found in animals infected or suspected to be infected, shall be reported immediately in accordance with State regulations, and to take control measures such as isolation, preventing the spread of animal disease.

    Rural veterinarian in the diagnosis and treatment of animal services found in animals suffering from or suspected of suffering from disease at the national provisions should be culled, without treatment.

    16th when there is a sudden animal disease outbreaks, country vet should be involved in the local people's Government or the relevant departments for the prevention, control and eradication work, shall not be refused and obstructed. 17th of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the people's Government veterinary authorities shall make the country vet training plans to ensure rural veterinary training at least once every two years.

    County veterinary authorities shall, in accordance with the training plan to develop local country vet training program.

    18th County veterinary authorities and township (town) people's Government shall, in accordance with the People's Republic of China on animal epidemic prevention law stipulates that priority to rural veterinarians as village-level animal epidemic prevention.

    19th country vet has any of the following acts, by the warning from the animal health supervision institutions, suspended for more than six months one year following diagnosis and treatment of animal services activities are serious, the original registration organ recovery, cancellation of rural veterinary surgeons registration certificate:

    (A) in accordance with the provisions of regional employees;

    (B) not in accordance with the requirements of the local people's Government or the relevant departments to participate in animal disease prevention, control and eradication activities.

    20th country vet has any of the following circumstances, the original registration organ shall acquire, cancellation of rural veterinary surgeons registration:

    (A) dies or is declared as missing;

    (B) discontinuation of veterinary services activity for two years.

    21st village vet animal care activities, illegal use of veterinary drugs, shall be punished according to relevant laws and administrative regulations.

    22nd rural veterinarians engaged in aquatic animal disease control by fishery administrative departments of the people's Governments at the county level in accordance with the regulations for registration and supervision.

    Fishery administrative departments of the people's Governments at the county level shall register rural veterinarians engaged in aquatic animal disease control information inform the veterinary departments at the same level. 23rd these measures come into force on January 1, 2009.