In Vietnam, are livestock farms required to collect and treat organically-originated solid waste?

Are livestock farms in Vietnam required to collect and treat Organically-originated solid waste?

Pursuant to Clause 2, Article 59 of the Law on Livestock 2018, Organically-originated solid waste shall be treated as follows

a) Owners of livestock farms shall take responsibility to treat organically-originated solid waste meeting national technical regulations before use of such waste as fertilizers for plants or aqua feeds;

b) Organically-originated solid waste not undergoing treatment must be moved out the livestock farm to treatment places by dedicated equipment and vehicles;

c) Livestock died from epidemics and other hazardous waste must be handled under law provisions on animal health and environmental protection.

As a result, before discharging waste into the environment, you must collect and treat waste from your livestock farm.

In Vietnam, what are regulations on offences against regulations on treatment of solid wastes of organic origin?

Pursuant to Clause 1, Article 30 of Decree No. 14/2021/ND-CP:

Offences against regulations on treatment of solid wastes of organic origin shall be subject to the following penalties if such treatment does not conform to national technical regulations:

a) Imposing the fine ranging from 1,000,000 dong to 3,000,000 dong if such offences arise from small-scale animal farming activities;

b) Imposing the fine ranging from 3,000,000 dong to 5,000,000 dong if such offences arise from medium-scale animal farming activities;

c) Imposing the fine ranging from 5,000,000 dong to 7,000,000 dong if such offences arise from large-scale animal farming activities.

Thus, in case you do not collect and treat solid waste of organic origin, you will be fined from VND 1,000,000 to VND 7,000,000.

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