Gyeonggi Special Judicial Police Crack Down on 58 Dog Farms Feeding Food Waste and Disposal Waste

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province is cracking down on dog farms that feed food waste byproducts.

The Gyeonggi Province Special Judicial Police for Public Welfare announced on the 2nd that from the 7th to the 18th, they will conduct intensive inspections targeting 58 dog farms feeding food waste byproducts.

The special judicial police explained that since the outbreak of African Swine Fever led to a ban on bringing food waste byproducts into pig farms starting July 2019, food waste byproducts from restaurants, military units, and schools have been concentrated at dog farms. To prevent environmental pollution and the risk of livestock infectious diseases, this investigation is being carried out.

The main inspection items include ▲ illegal dumping or burying of food waste byproducts ▲ unauthorized food waste byproduct collection and transportation business ▲ unreported food waste byproduct processing activities ▲ unreported installation of livestock manure discharge facilities ▲ violations of the prohibition of animal abuse.

According to the current Waste Management Act, illegal dumping or burying of food waste byproducts is punishable by up to 7 years imprisonment or a fine of up to 70 million won. Operating a food waste byproduct collection and transportation business without permission is punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment or a fine of up to 50 million won, and using food waste byproducts as animal feed on animal farms without reporting is punishable by up to 2 years imprisonment or a fine of up to 20 million won.

If livestock manure discharge facilities are installed without reporting, under the Livestock Manure Act, a sentence of up to 1 year imprisonment or a fine of up to 10 million won may be imposed. Under the Animal Protection Act, animal abuse causing death is punishable by up to 3 years imprisonment or a fine of up to 30 million won.

Kim Min-kyung, head of the Gyeonggi Province Special Judicial Police for Public Welfare, stated, "Businesses found violating the law will be strongly punished according to relevant laws and regulations," and added, "We will do our best to make Gyeonggi Province safe for its residents."

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