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Application No.: 1AA-2012-0163748
Application Date: 2020-12-06
Request to Sejong, South Korea, to take administrative action against illegal dog farms.
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Civil Petition Results
organization in charge SEJONG SPECIAL SELF-GOVERNING CITY 세종특별자치시
staff in charge 박기범
contact 044-300-4364
processing date 2020-12-10
result (Korean) □ Reply from Sejong City

A. I wish all the best for the happiness of your family, and we kindly inform you of our answers to your civil petition as follows.

○ Reply from Environmental Policy Division (044-300-4242) regarding the “Act on the Management and Use of Livestock Excreta”
– This is the answer to your civil petition regarding the matters related to the “Act on the Management and Use of Livestock Excreta”
– In case of dog farms, if the size of the area is more than 60㎡, they are subject to regulation and report under the “Act on the Management and Use of Livestock Excreta.” And livestock excreta generated from the farm shall be treated in a proper way such as converting excreta into manure and we inform you that legal actions shall be taken against unauthorized facilities in accordance with the relevant law.

○ Reply from Resource circulation Division (044-300-4733) regarding the “Wastes Control Act.”
– This is the answer to your civil petition regarding the matters related to “Wastes Control Act.”
– We inform you that food waste can be recycled as feed for livestock (dogs) by reporting waste treatment under the Article 46(1) 1 of the Wastes Control Act and Article 66(2) of the Enforcement Decree thereof.
– From now on, Sejong City will tighten the inspection and guides to prevent facilities from recycling food waste into feed for livestock(dogs) without reporting and conforming to matters that shall be observed by a person filing a report on waste treatment.
○ Reply from Health Policy Division (044-300-5734) regarding the “Food Sanitation Act.”
– This is the answer to your civil petition regarding the matters related to “Food Sanitation Act.”
– Under the current “Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act,” an applicable act of the Article 44(1) 1 of the “Food Sanitation Act,” dog meat is not prescribed as livestock products.
– Therefore, we inform you that there is no legal background for administrative sanctions against dog meat vendors under the “Food Sanitation Act.”

○ Reply from Livestock & Agriculture Division (044-300-4364) regarding the “Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act.”
– This is the answer to your civil petition regarding the matters related to “Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act.”
– According to Article 2 (Definitions) of Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act, dogs are not prescribed within the scope of “livestock” and cannot be sanctioned under this Act.
There is no slaughterhouse in Sejong, and according to Article 7 (Slaughter, etc., of Livestock) of Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act, the slaughter of livestock shall be carried out in a place of work permitted by State Government and the slaughter of animals not within the scope of livestock cannot be subject to sanction under this Act.

○ Reply from Livestock & Agriculture Division (044-300-4364) regarding the “Animal Protection Act.”
– This is the answer to your civil petition regarding the matters related to “Animal Protection Act.”
Sejong City continuously conducts guidance and inspection to prevent illegal acts against the Article 8 (Prohibition of Animal Abuse, etc.) and Article 10 (Methods of Slaughtering Animals) of the Animal Protection Act.
-We inform you that Sejong strives to promote a policy to improve animal welfare.
The animal protection center operated by Sejong Government provides proper treatment for the abandoned animals, including disease diagnosis, vaccination, emergency treatment, surgery, and grooming.

B. If you have any questions regarding the above statements, please contact relevant departments and we will gladly answer your questions.

Thank you.
The end.
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