Policy that no free-range poultry is allowed in rural areas

Policies prohibiting free-range poultry farming in rural areas include:

1. From the date of issuance of this notice, the owners or managers of free-range chickens, ducks, geese, dogs and other livestock and poultry People should immediately take necessary measures to strengthen management, keep free-range chickens, ducks, geese and other poultry in captivity, and keep dogs and other livestock tethered;

2. Send your own free-range livestock, poultry, and dogs to The Huwu Town garbage transfer station will be centrally processed by the town government, and a compensation of 15 yuan (medium chicken, medium duck, medium goose), 30 yuan (small dog, large chicken, large duck, large goose) or 200 yuan (large dog) will be given .

Environmental problems in the livestock and poultry breeding industry have also become an important factor hindering the healthy development of the industry itself. Improper disposal of feces, carcasses, wastewater and other wastes will worsen the production environment. A large number of pathogens, high concentrations of odorous gases, dust, etc. will seriously endanger the health of livestock and poultry, and even lead to diseases, directly threatening production safety and leading to economic losses. Environmental pollution caused by livestock and poultry breeding often causes social problems, such as civil disputes in rural areas due to odor or water pollution, which directly hinders livestock and poultry breeding operations. The environmental protection of the livestock and poultry breeding industry lags behind, and the waste of livestock and poultry breeding waste resources also directly hinders the improvement of the comprehensive benefits of the industry.

Promote the sustainable development of the livestock and poultry breeding industry by strengthening scientific planning and layout, moderately large-scale and intensive development, strengthening the construction of environmental protection facilities, promoting the integration of planting and breeding, and improving waste utilization rates. capabilities, improve the level of industrial development and enhance the comprehensive benefits of the industry.

Provisions in the "Regulations on the Prevention and Control of Pollution from Large-Scale Livestock and Poultry Breeding":

Article 11, it is prohibited to build livestock and poultry farms and breeding communities in the following areas:

(1) Drinking water source protection areas and scenic spots;

(2) Core areas and buffer zones of nature reserves;

(3) Urban residential areas, cultural areas Educational and scientific research areas and other population-concentrated areas;

(4) Other prohibited breeding areas stipulated by laws and regulations.

Article 12 Newly built, renovated or expanded livestock and poultry farms and breeding communities shall comply with the livestock industry development plan, livestock and poultry breeding pollution prevention and control plan, meet animal epidemic prevention conditions, and conduct environmental impact assessment. Large-scale livestock and poultry farms and breeding communities that may have a significant impact on the environment should prepare an environmental impact report; other livestock and poultry farms and breeding communities should fill in an environmental impact registration form. The management catalog of large-scale livestock and poultry farms and breeding communities shall be determined by the environmental protection department of the State Council in consultation with the agriculture and animal husbandry department of the State Council.

Article 13 Livestock and poultry farms and breeding communities shall, based on the scale of breeding and pollution prevention and control needs, build corresponding livestock and poultry manure, sewage and rainwater diversion facilities, livestock and poultry manure and sewage storage facilities, manure and poultry manure Comprehensive utilization and harmless treatment facilities include waste anaerobic digestion and retting, organic fertilizer processing, biogas production, biogas residue and biogas slurry separation and transportation, sewage treatment, livestock and poultry carcass processing, etc. Those who have entrusted others with the comprehensive utilization and harmless treatment of livestock and poultry breeding waste do not need to build comprehensive utilization and harmless treatment facilities themselves.

Legal Basis

Article 5 of the "Regulations on the Prevention and Control of Pollution from Large-Scale Livestock and Poultry Breeding" The environmental protection departments of the people's governments at or above the county level are responsible for the unified supervision and management of the prevention and control of pollution from livestock and poultry breeding.

The agriculture and animal husbandry departments of the people's governments at or above the county level are responsible for the guidance and services for the comprehensive utilization of livestock and poultry breeding waste.

The comprehensive management department of circular economy development of the people's government at or above the county level is responsible for the organization and coordination of circular economy work in livestock and poultry breeding.

Other relevant departments of the people's government at or above the county level shall be responsible for the prevention and control of pollution from livestock and poultry breeding in accordance with the provisions of these regulations and their respective responsibilities.

The township people's governments shall assist relevant departments in preventing and controlling pollution from livestock and poultry breeding in their respective administrative areas.