How an Individual Can Apply to Set Up a Livestock Farm and Livestock Raising Community

The Ministry of Land and Resources and the Ministry of Agriculture's "Notice on Policies Concerning Land Use for Promoting Large-Scale Livestock and Poultry Breeding" (Guotuzifa [2007] No. 220) stipulates the following:

(1) Enterprises or individuals applying for large-scale livestock and poultry breeding, whether rural collective economic organizations, farmers and animal husbandry cooperative economic organizations, or other enterprises or individuals, must obtain the consent of the township (town) people's government and submit an application for a large-scale breeding project to the county-level animal husbandry competent department for review and filing.

(2) When the local rural collective economic organization, farmers and animal husbandry cooperative economic organizations apply for large-scale livestock and poultry breeding, after review and approval by the county-level animal husbandry competent department, the township (town) land office shall actively help coordinate the land site selection and go through the land filing procedures at the county-level land and resources management department. Where cultivated land is occupied, a guarantee letter for restoring cultivation shall be signed, and in principle no security deposit or earnest money shall be collected; if the original site cannot be restored to cultivation, additional cultivated land shall be supplemented in accordance with the law.

(3) When other enterprises or individuals apply for large-scale livestock and poultry breeding, after review and approval by the county-level animal husbandry competent department, the county (city) and township (town) land and resources management departments shall actively help coordinate the land site selection and go through the land filing procedures at the county-level land and resources management department. Among these, where production facilities and green buffer zone land occupy cultivated land, a guarantee letter for restoring cultivation shall be signed, and if the original site cannot be restored to cultivation, additional cultivated land shall be supplemented in accordance with the law; where ancillary facility land involves the occupation of agricultural land, the approval procedures for converting agricultural land to other uses shall be handled in accordance with the prescribed approval authority and requirements.

(4) Land for large-scale livestock and poultry breeding shall be obtained by lawful means such as leasing or subcontracting in accordance with the "Rural Land Contracting Law", the "Land Administration Law" and other laws, regulations and relevant provisions, and the lawful rights and interests of the land owners and original use-right holders shall be effectively protected. After the relevant procedures for large-scale livestock and poultry breeding land are complete, the county-level land and resources management department shall promptly carry out land change surveys and registration work. If construction truly requires the occupation of large-scale livestock and poultry breeding land, new breeding land shall be correspondingly arranged in accordance with the planning layout and the requirements of the breeding enterprise or individual, and the lawful rights and interests of the breeding enterprise or individual shall be protected in accordance with the law.

According to Article 2 of the "Measures for the Review of Animal Epidemic Prevention Conditions" (Order No. 7 of 2010 of the Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China): animal breeding farms, breeding communities, animal isolation premises, animal slaughter and processing premises, and premises for the harmless treatment of animals and animal products shall meet the animal epidemic prevention conditions stipulated in these Measures and obtain an "Animal Epidemic Prevention Condition Qualification Certificate". The animal breeding farm you intend to open shall comply with the relevant provisions of Articles 5 to 10 of Chapter 2 of the "Measures for the Review of Animal Epidemic Prevention Conditions".

The "Animal Epidemic Prevention Condition Qualification Certificate" can be applied for at the county animal husbandry and veterinary bureau; the processing time limit is 20 working days, and the following materials are required:

1. Application form for the "Animal Epidemic Prevention Qualification Certificate" (obtained from the county animal husbandry and veterinary bureau);

2. Written application report from the operating entity;

3. Photocopy of the legal representative's ID card of the operating entity;

4. Location map of the operating premises;

5. Indoor floor plan of the operating premises (including isolation and disinfection areas);

6. Process flow chart for harmless treatment;

7. Photocopy of the health certificates of employees;

8. Photocopy of the business license or the “reserved name” approved by the industry and commerce bureau;

9. Epidemic prevention and disinfection system;

10. Epidemic reporting system;

11. One examination paper;

12. On-site review materials from the expert group.

For other matters, please consult the local animal husbandry and veterinary bureau