Implementing Regulations of The Agriculture Law

The Ministry's inspectors shall be entitled to immediately close any veterinary facility operating without a valid license, in accordance with the following procedures: 1. The competent inspector shall visit said facility in person and shall verify license validity. 2. In the event that no operation licenses are found prior to issuing the final license, a closure report shall be drafted including the data of the violating facility, its location, business activity, names of violators, any pictures or documents proving its veterinary operations, an inventory of veterinary tools and preparations, and existing devices, and shall be signed by the facility owner or his deputy. Should the owner refuse to sign the report, his refusal shall be recorded, and a copy thereof shall be delivered to him. 3. All supplies used in veterinary operation, such as tools, preparations, devices, and 102| Implementing Regulations of the Agriculture Law the like, shall be seized at the facility site. 4. Any animals found in a violating facility shall be seized and handed over to their owners prior to initiating the immediate closure measures. 5. A violating facility shall be closed partially or completely, depending on its veterinary activity, by closing the facility or the violating part thereof, whether with a chain or a hard-to-remove sticker by the controller authorized to detect violations of the Law. 6. A report shall be drafted and submitted to the Review Committee to decide the appropriate penalty. 7. A veterinary facility may resume operation after obtaining the necessary licenses from the Ministry, and the means used for closure shall be removed by the competent controller. Chapter 2: Seizure of Agricultural Sector Resources or Products (Unsafe Resources or Products)