Government Conducts On-Site Inspection of Livestock Odor in May... "Fines and Exclusion from Policy Projects if Violations Occur"

[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced on the 29th that from the 3rd to the 30th of next month, it will conduct an integrated inspection of the implementation of odor management in cooperation with the Livestock Environment Management Agency, the Livestock Products Quality Evaluation Service, and the Animal Hygiene and Quarantine Support Headquarters.

According to the Ministry, the amount of livestock manure has increased from 46.99 million tons in 2016 to 51.84 million tons in 2019. Some farms are raising more livestock than the appropriate number of animals stipulated by the Livestock Act. As a result, managing livestock manure has become difficult, and complaints about livestock odor surged from 6,398 cases in 2016 to 12,631 cases in 2019. The Ministry judged that it would be difficult to continuously develop the livestock industry without resolving the livestock odor issue.

First, the Ministry will form eight on-site inspection teams (18 members) with related public institutions from the 3rd to the 30th of next month to inspect farms that raise more animals than the appropriate number and farms that have received complaints about livestock odor. They will check compliance with facilities and equipment stipulated by livestock laws, farm compliance requirements, and the management of manure and odor.

Since the inspection of livestock odor farms in May and June last year confirmed that inadequate management of livestock manure and barns, as well as overbreeding exceeding appropriate breeding standards, were major causes of livestock odor, this area will also be intensively inspected. If violations such as livestock odor or exceeding breeding density are found during the inspection, strict measures such as on-site guidance and fines according to relevant laws will be taken.

Park Beomsu, Director of Livestock Policy Bureau at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, said, "If livestock farms violate compliance requirements such as livestock laws, they will face significant disadvantages, including exclusion from various policy projects in addition to penalties such as fines," and urged, "Farms themselves should take greater interest and actively strive to comply with laws regarding livestock odor management and breeding density."

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