Implementing Regulations of The Agriculture Law

1. Animal resources shall not be abandoned without the direct supervision of their owners or any other person assigned by them. Owners shall bear the consequences of any incidents involving their animals, such as traffic accidents, assaults on people, public utilities, natural reserves or other properties, including destruction of crops and the like. 2. The Ministry or its designee may seize any local animal resources that are abandoned, stray, endangered, or abused in a special place for a period not exceeding five days. If the owner of such animals fails during that period to communicate with the Ministry or the seizing agency to receive the same, the Ministry shall dispose thereof as it deems appropriate without prejudice to the relevant provisions. Said owner shall bear the feeding and treatment costs for the seizure period, in addition to any other costs, including transfer to and from his site, and financial penalties resulting therefrom. 3. The Ministry or its designee shall be entitled to keep imported or exported animals that are abandoned, endangered, or abused for a period of three days from the date of their arrival at the port, in coordination with the relevant agencies, each in its own capacity. In the event that the owner of said animals fails to respond, legal action shall be taken to dispose of the animals depending on their health condition and at the expense of their owner. 53| Implementing Regulations of the Agriculture Law Chapter 5: Trading in and Sale of Animal Resources and Products