Quyết định 779/QĐ-TTg năm 2026 về Kế hoạch quốc gia phòng, chống các bệnh Cúm gia cầm, Lở mồm long móng và Dịch tả lợn Châu Phi, giai đoạn 2026-2030 do Thủ tướng Chính phủ ban hành

DECISION

ON THE ISSUANCE OF THE NATIONAL PLAN FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AVIAN INFLUENZA, FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE, AND AFRICAN SWINE FEVER FOR THE 2026-2030 PERIOD

THE PRIME MINISTER

Pursuant to Law on Government Organization dated February 18, 2025;

Pursuant to the Law on Organization of Local Government dated June 16, 2025;

Pursuant to the Law on Veterinary Medicine dated June 19, 2015;

Pursuant to Law on Animal Husbandry dated November 19, 2018;

Pursuant to the Law amending 15 laws in agriculture and environment dated December 11, 2025;

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HEREBY DECIDES:

Article 1. The National Plan for the Prevention and Control of Avian Influenza, Foot-and-Mouth Disease, and African Swine Fever for the 2026-2030period (hereinafter referred to as the Plan) is hereby issued together with this Decision.

Article 2. This Decision comes into force from the date on which it is signed.

Article 3. Ministers of Agriculture and Environment, Finance, Health, National Defense, Public Security, Construction, Industry and Trade, Foreign Affairs, Science and Technology, Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam, the Standing Committee of the National Steering Committee against Smuggling, Commercial Fraud and Counterfeit Goods, the Presidents of the People's Committees of provinces/centrally affiliated cities, and relevant agencies are responsible for implementing this Decision.

PP. PRIME MINISTER
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER




Ho Quoc Dung

NATIONAL PLAN

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I. OBJECTIVES

1. Overall objectives

a) Improve the capacity for management, monitoring, testing, early warning, epidemiological investigation, biosecurity practices, vaccination, quarantine, slaughter control, and the zoning and compartmentalization; gradually build a modern, synchronized, effective, and efficient animal disease prevention and control system that meets the requirements of international integration, is consistent with the two-level local government model, and contributes to sustainable animal husbandry development in accordance with the orientation of the Animal Husbandry Development Strategy for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2045, approved by the Prime Minister in Decision No. 1520/QD-TTg dated October 6, 2020.

b) Proactively monitor, detect early, warn, and respond promptly to outbreaks of Avian Influenza, Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD), and African Swine Fever (ASF); Minimize the negative impacts of Avian Influenza, FMD, and ASF on animal husbandry, public health, food safety, the environment, and trade activities.

2. Specific objectives

a) For Avian Influenza prevention and control:

- Reduce the number of Avian Influenza outbreaks by at least 30% compared to the average of the 2019-2025 period.

- Over 70% of the total poultry flock subject to mandatory vaccination will be vaccinated against Avian Influenza.

- Promptly detect circulating and new Avian Influenza virus variants, determine their prevalence, distribution and spatial and temporal distribution.

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b) For FMD prevention and control:

- Reduce the number of FMD outbreaks and the number of livestock that must be subject to depopulation by at least 30% compared to the average of the 2021-2025 period.

- Have over 70% of the total livestock population subject to mandatory vaccination vaccinated against ASF.

- Promptly detect FMD virus variants and their distribution, determine their prevalence, distribution and spatial and temporal distribution.

- Establish and maintain at least 1.000 FMD-free livestock farming facilities and areas according to Vietnamese standards.

c) For ASF prevention and control:

- Reduce the number of outbreaks and the number of pigs that must be subject to depopulation due to ASF is reduced by at least 30% compared to the average of the 2020-2025 period.

- Promptly detect circulating, new variants of ASF, determine their prevalence, distribution and spatial and temporal distribution.

- Establish and maintain at least 800 ASF-free safe pig farming facilities and areas for, meeting domestic consumption needs and aiming for the export of pigs and pork products.

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3. Rules for determining the local targets

a) The objectives and targets of the National Plan are the national framework objectives and targets; they serve as the basis for the Provincial People's Committees (PPCs) to develop objectives and targets and organize implementation at the provinces/cities.

b) Based on the actual situation of the province/city, the level of disease risk, the scale and structure of the livestock herd, the conditions for breeding, slaughtering, and circulation of animals and animal products, the orientation of production development, the requirements for building disease-free zones and facilities, and the ability to ensure resources, the PPCs shall determine the objectives, targets, priority areas, roadmap and solutions for implementation for the 2026-2030 period and annually within their jurisdiction; in which they must ensure a target to reduce the number of outbreaks, the number of sick and dead animals, the number of animals that must be subject to depopulation, and to increase the vaccination coverage rate, in line with the requirements of contributing to achieving the overall objectives of the National Plan; be responsible for organizing and implementing the plan in the provinces/cities.

c) The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment shall execute state management through general guidance, urging, inspection, supervision, compilation, and assessment of the implementation of the Plan.

II. TASKS AND SOLUTIONS

1. Improving legislation

The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment shall review, amend, and issue within its jurisdiction, legislative documents and technical guidelines on the prevention and control of Avian Influenza, FMD, and ASF; ensuring consistency with the two-level local government model and relevant legal regulations.

2. Biosecure livestock farming

Organize the implementation of biosecure livestock farming along the value chain, in accordance with the animal breeds, scale of farming, farming methods, and actual conditions of each province/city; prioritize application in concentrated livestock farms, high-risk areas, border areas, areas with high volumes of animal and animal product transport and trade, slaughterhouses, live animal markets, and areas where disease epidemic have occurred.

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a) Implement the declaration and management of livestock farming activities according to the law on livestock farming, veterinary medicine, and guiding documents; guide livestock facilities to apply biosecurity measures at a level appropriate to the scale of family farms, professional livestock farms, farms, and facilities participating in the production chain.

b) For concentrated family farming, implement biosecurity measures, including: managing breeding stock, feed, drinking water, hygiene, disinfection, sterilization, waste treatment, animal carcass disposal, controlling access to the livestock area by people and vehicles, not using unprocessed leftover feed, and promptly reporting any unusually sick or dead animals.

c) For farm-scale livestock farming, implement biosecurity measures, including: managing breeding stock, feed, drinking water, hygiene, disinfection, sterilization, waste treatment, and animal carcass disposal; controlling access to the livestock area by people and vehicles; not using unprocessed leftover feed; and promptly reporting any unusually sick or dead animals; organizing isolation, sanitation, disinfection, sterilization; controlling entry and exit; ensuring vector control, traceability, internal biosecurity management, and other requirements as guided by the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment and animal husbandry and veterinary regulatory authorities.

d) Regularly and unexpectedly organize sanitation, cleaning and disinfection at livestock facilities, collection points, markets, slaughterhouses, transport vehicles, and high-risk areas using lime powder or disinfectant chemicals permitted for use in veterinary medicine as prescribed; implement general sanitation, cleaning and disinfection campaigns initiated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment and proactively organize additional campaigns according to the actual situation of the province/city.

dd) Do not remove breeding stock, animal feed, bedding, waste, animal carcasses, supplies, tools, and items that may carry pathogens from livestock facilities experiencing or suspected of outbreaks without applying proper measures in accordance with the law.

3. Disease prevention by vaccination

a) Vaccination shall be organized based on risk assessment, epidemiological characteristics, livestock herd structure, total number of livestock and poultry eligible for vaccination, seasonality, results of virus circulation surveillance, vaccine efficacy assessment, and guidance from the animal husbandry and veterinary regulatory authority. Vaccination shall be conducted by phases, with supplementary vaccinations and post-vaccination surveillance appropriate to the risk level, disease control objectives, and resource availability of each province/city.

b) For ASF, based on the results of virus circulation surveillance, the type of vaccine permitted for circulation, the target animals, and guidance from the animal husbandry and veterinary regulatory authority, an appropriate vaccine shall be selected.

c) Vaccination must be carried out simultaneously with biosecurity measures, surveillance, transport control, slaughter control, and handling of animal disease outbreaks according to the guidance of the animal husbandry and veterinary regulatory authority.

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a) Organize risk-based disease surveillance, including: proactive surveillance, passive surveillance, post-vaccination surveillance, surveillance at livestock farming facilities, markets, collection points, slaughterhouses, transport routes, border areas, high-risk areas, construction sites, and disease-free zones; when necessary, conduct surveillance on wildlife, animal products, the husbandry environment, and other risk factors.

b) The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment shall take charge of organizing proactive surveillance and circulation surveillance of pathogens nationwide, including on livestock, animals, and animal products imported and in key areas; assign the central animal husbandry and veterinary regulatory authority as the focal point for advising, providing professional guidance, organizing implementation, urging, inspecting, and consolidating results.

c) Provincial animal husbandry and veterinary regulatory authority shall, based on the epidemiological situation, disease risk, farming methods, and actual conditions of the province/city, develop and submit the budget and organize the implementation of the disease surveillance plan in the area to the competent authority for approval.

The provincial animal husbandry and veterinary regulatory authority shall take charge and cooperate with the commune-level People's Committees in organizing passive surveillance, sample collection for testing, and differential diagnosis of livestock suspected of having the disease, animals in contact with sick animals, wild animals that are sick or die unusually, and collection of environmental samples. Livestock owners, local veterinary facilities, and relevant organizations and individuals are responsible for monitoring, detecting, and reporting promptly when there are signs of suspected disease epidemic.

d) The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment shall organize post-vaccination surveillance in livestock farming areas serving exports, areas designated for disease control, and key areas as necessary; assign the central animal husbandry and veterinary regulatory authority as the focal point for advising, providing professional guidance, and organizing implementation.  Provincial animal husbandry and veterinary regulatory authority shall develop, submit the funding to competent authorities for approval, and organize the implementation of a post-vaccination surveillance-sampling plan to assess the effectiveness of vaccine use in their province/city according to the professional guidance of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

dd) Improve the capacity of the veterinary testing laboratory system; conduct sampling, diagnosis, testing, gene sequencing, determination of molecular biological characteristics, genetics, antigens, and pathogen city of Avian Influenza, FMD, and ASF viruses; ensure connection, sharing, and updating of monitoring, testing, vaccination, outbreak data, and related data to serve early warning, risk analysis, and operation instruction.

e) The results of surveillance, testing, gene sequencing, and related epidemiological data must be consolidated, analyzed, and shared promptly among animal husbandry and veterinary medicine regulatory authorities from the local to the central level to serve early warning, risk assessment, identification of risk areas, selection of appropriate disease prevention and control measures, and provision of advice on operation instruction.

g) For Avian Influenza, implement mechanisms of coordinated surveillance, information sharing, and risk warning between the agriculture and environment sector and the health sector using the One Health approach; promptly handle situations that pose a risk to public health.

5.  Epidemic management

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b) Provincial animal husbandry and veterinary medicine regulatory authorities shall cooperate with commune-level People's Committees and relevant agencies in determining the cause, tracing the source of infection, the scope of the outbreak, the affected area, the threatened area, the buffer zone, and organize the application of disease prevention and control measures appropriate to each disease, each province/city, and the level of risk.

c) Depending on the characteristics of each disease and the actual situation, technical measures, including isolating sick or suspected sick animals; taking samples for testing; culling sick animals and animal products carrying pathogens; conducting sanitation, cleaning and disinfection; controlling transport; and controlling slaughter; managing animal products and other technical measures as prescribed and guided by the animal husbandry and veterinary medicine regulatory authorities shall be uniformly applied.

d) Intensify disease prevention measures in border areas, transport routes, transport hubs, large-scale livestock farming facilities, concentrated commodity production chains, and high-risk areas; in cases where outbreaks pose a risk of inter-communal or inter-provincial spread, the provincial People's Committee shall promptly direct, support, or directly organize implementation within its jurisdiction.

dd) The declaration of epidemic, declaration of the end of epidemic, support for post-epidemic recovery, restoration of production after an epidemic, and relevant policies shall be implemented in accordance with the authority, procedures, and regulations of applicable law.

6.  Controlling transport, slaughtering and carrying out veterinary hygiene inspection

a) Conduct quarantine for domestic, transport, export, and import of animals and animal products in accordance with veterinary medicine laws and relevant legislative documents.

b) Based on risk assessments and decisions by competent authorities, organize inter-sectoral forces at transport hubs, transport routes, border areas, border checkpoints, seaports, trails, open areas, and hotspots for illegal trade and transport of animals and animal products to control and prevent the spread of disease.

c) Strictly control cross-border transport of animals, animal products, vehicles, equipment, packaging, waste, and items that may carry pathogens; handle any consignments of smuggled or illegally sourced animals and animal products that are detected and seized in accordance with the law.

d) Review, reorganize, and strengthen the network of slaughterhouses; intensify inspections, detection, and handling of illegal slaughtering and slaughtering that does not meet veterinary hygiene standards; strictly control the slaughtering, processing, circulation, and distribution of animal products in accordance with the law.

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7. Zoning and compartmentalization

a) The zoning and compartmentalization shall be carried out in accordance with the law; linked to the restructuring of the animal husbandry sector, sustainable disease control, food safety, traceability, value chain linkages and expansion of domestic and export markets.

b) Encourage enterprises, cooperatives, associations, livestock farming facilities, slaughterhouses, and processing facilities to participate in establishing disease-free zones and facilities along the value chain; prioritize areas with export orientation, key livestock farming areas, high-risk areas, and areas requiring strict disease control.

c) Provincial People's Committees shall develop and implement a roadmap for the development of disease-free zones and facilities in their respective areas; select priority areas, chains, and facilities; allocate resources, assign animal husbandry and veterinary medicine regulatory authorities and commune-level authorities to organize implementation; monitor, assess, maintain, and report on implementation results.

d) The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment shall provide guidance for administrative divisions, enterprises, and livestock farming facilities on building, maintaining, and developing disease-free zones and facilities; preside over technical negotiations with importing countries; provide guidance on the recognition, maintenance, and expansion of disease-free zones for domestic consumption and export; and assign the central animal husbandry and veterinary medicine regulatory authority as the focal point for advising, providing technical guidance, urging, and consolidating implementation results.

8. Diagnosis, testing, scientific research, and technological development

a) Conduct diagnosis and testing, respond to and share test results at competent laboratories in accordance with the law; ensure test quality, biosecurity, laboratory safety, manage specimens, store and share data for disease surveillance, early warning, risk assessment and operation instruction.

b) The selection of diagnostic and testing methods for avian influenza, FMD, and ASF shall comply with Vietnamese law, be consistent with the professional guidance of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment and relevant international technical warning.

c) The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment shall take charge of the organization of research on the biological characteristics, genetics, antigens, pathogenicity, transmission, and mutation of viruses; assess vaccine efficacy and antigenic similarity between field viruses and vaccine viruses; conduct epidemiological, economic epidemiological, and risk factor research to improve disease prevention and control solutions suitable to the conditions of Vietnam; and assign the central animal husbandry and veterinary medicine regulatory authority as the focal point for advising and proving cooperation in implementation according to its assigned functions and tasks.

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dd) Continue research and production of safe, effective vaccines suitable for circulating virus strains in Vietnam based on surveillance, gene sequencing, safety, and efficacy assessment; comply with Vietnamese law and relevant technical guidance.

e) The collection, transport, storage, sharing, sending of samples abroad, and the reception and transfer of technology shall be carried out in accordance with the laws on veterinary medicine, biosecurity, disease specimen management, international cooperation, and other relevant laws.

9. Dissemination, awareness raising, and behavior change

a) Develop risk communication content appropriate for each subject group, each type of communication, and each disease; focus on the risk of infection, risk of disease recurrence, disease reporting, biosecure livestock farming, vaccination, sanitation, disinfection, sterilization, handling of animal carcasses, and prohibit the trading, transport, and slaughter of sick or suspected sick animals and unsafe animal products.

b) Diversify communication forms on mass media, digital platforms, and grassroots information systems; encourage the development of short messages, visual materials, community dialogue, and communication forms suitable for each administrative divisions and subject group.

c) Organize training and refresher training for managers, husbandry and veterinary staff, agricultural extension workers, livestock farmers, transporters, traders, slaughterers, and animal product providers, as well as relevant organizations and individuals, on surveillance, handling, and investigation of outbreaks, risk communication, and inter-sectoral cooperation.

d) For avian influenza, integrate content on human exposure prevention, public health risk communication, and inter-sectoral cooperation using a One Health approach; prioritize occupational exposure risk groups and high-risk groups.

dd) Promptly provide information on the disease situation, supply and demand, prices, and sources of animal-originated food on the market, especially during epidemics, natural disasters, or food safety incidents, contributing to market stability, avoiding consumer panic, and ensuring the legitimate interests of legitimate production and business establishments.

10. International cooperation   

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b) Intensify cooperation with neighboring countries and international organizations to control disease epidemics, transport, trade, and smuggling of animals and animal products across borders; prioritize mechanisms for information sharing, early warning systems, and epidemiological investigations in border areas; and cooperate in responding to disease epidemic occurring with the potential to spread across borders.

c) Utilize technical and financial support, training, technology transfer, digital transformation, management experience, research, infrastructure development, supply chains, disease-free zones, transport quarantine, slaughter control, and open market access to disease-free livestock products of Vietnam.

d) Participate fully and effectively in international, regional, and sub-regional cooperation programs on animal disease prevention and control; strictly comply with regulations on reporting and sharing information as required by international regulations and Vietnamese law.

III. IMPLEMENTATION FUNDING

Funding for the Plan includes sources from the state budget according to applicable delegation and comply with regulations as prescribed by laws on state budget, public investment and relevant regulations; and other legally mobilized sources as prescribed by law.

VI. IMPLEMENTATION

1. The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment shall

a) Act as a conduit for implementation of the Plan; provide professional and technical guidelines; inspect, urge, summarize and evaluate implementation results of the Plan nationwide within their functions, tasks, and authority.

b) Promulgate, or propose competent authorities for promulgation of documents, procedures, and technical guidelines.

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d) Provide guidelines, urge, and inspect technical measures, vaccination, zoning and compartmentalization, quarantine, slaughter control, and veterinary hygiene; conduct preliminary and final review, and evaluation of the implementation of the Plan.

dd) Take charge, propose and deploy programs, tasks and projects for research, technology transfer, development of vaccines, diagnostic kits, and platforms serving the prevention and control of Avian Influenza, FMD and ASF.

e) Take charge and cooperate with ministries, central authorities, local authorities, and international partners in professional cooperation, technical negotiations, establishment, and expansion of disease-free zones and facilities serving domestic consumption and export activities.

2. The Ministry of Finance shall:

a) Refer to proposals of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment and the balancing capacity of the central government budget to summarize and report to competent authorities to allocate funding for implementation of the Plan in accordance with laws on state budget, laws on public investment and decentralization of state budget.

b) Direct customs authorities to take charge and cooperate with competent authorities of ministries, central authorities and local authorities in preventing the illegal import of livestock, poultry, and products thereof through border gates; handle violations in accordance with the laws.

c) Direct competent authorities affiliated to the Ministry to cooperate with authorities of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment in providing and sharing information and data under their management for development of indicators and evaluation of implementation results of this Plan.

3. State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) shall:

Direct credit institutions and SBV’s regional branches to closely monitor the disease situation; consider facilitating access to credit, restructuring debt repayment terms, and applying other appropriate support measures in accordance with the laws for organizations and individuals suffering losses due to disease outbreaks and having demand for production recovery after the outbreak.

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a) Cooperate in monitoring influenza in humans, sharing epidemiological information, providing warnings on the risk of transmission from animals to humans, and applying response measures in accordance with the One Health approach for the Avian Influenza.

b) Cooperate with ministries, central authorities, and relevant units in inspecting, monitoring the food safety, and protecting health of consumers related to animal diseases.

5. The Ministry of National Defense shall:

a) Direct authorities affiliated to the Ministry to cooperate with functional units of ministries, central authorities and local authorities in preventing the smuggling of livestock, poultry, and products thereof across border routes, border gates, trails, openings, and sea routes; effectively conduct political and ideological education for people in border areas on harmful effects of transporting and trading illegally imported livestock, poultry, and products thereof so that people understand and do not participate in or facilitate smuggling activities.

b) Direct authorities affiliated to the Ministry to cooperate with the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment in deploying and implementing measures for prevention and control of Avian Influenza, FMD and ASF within military units; support the destruction of livestock and poultry in cases where depopulation is necessary in order to prevent the spread of disease.

6. The Ministry of Public Security shall:

a) Direct police authorities to cooperate with functional forces of ministries, central authorities, relevant authorities and units in preventing and handling cases of trading, transportation and slaughter of livestock, poultry, and products of unknown origin; suspend vehicles entering and leaving affected areas, threatened areas, and buffer areas in accordance with the laws in order to implement transport control and sanitation, disinfection, and decontamination measures.

b) Direct police authorities to establish special operations to combat individuals engaging in transportation and trading of smuggled livestock, poultry, and products thereof across the border.

c) Direct professional units and local police authorities to proactively grasp the situation and cooperate with other authorities in promptly detecting and preventing risks of disease spread that may cause damage to the economy, domestic production and livestock; clarifying methods, actions, causes, and conditions that result in crimes related to the spread of disease, violations regarding food safety, environment, and quarantine in order to apply effective measures for prevention and suppression.

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a) Direct market surveillance authorities and relevant units to cooperate with veterinary authorities, police, customs authorities, local authorities and relevant authorities in combating and handling cases of trading and transportation of livestock, poultry, and products of unknown origin or without quarantine certification in the market in order to prevent Avian Influenza, FMD and ASF; strengthen surveillance and handling of trading of animals and animal products without quarantine certification on online platforms in accordance with the laws.

b) Strengthen market surveillance and control; prevent acts of hoarding, stockpiling, commercial fraud, and unreasonable price increases that cause harm to consumers and adversely affect the development of domestic livestock production.

c) Take charge and cooperate with the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment and the Ministry of Finance in evaluating and predicting the impacts of disease outbreaks on supply and demand, prices, food security, and domestic goods market; developing inter-sectoral cooperation plans to regulate the market when supply shortages occur due to disease outbreaks; developing price stabilization scenarios and ensuring the circulation of essential goods during disease outbreaks.

8. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall:

Direct Vietnamese overseas missions to monitor and provide information on the disease situation and response measures of other countries; support external relations, international cooperation activities, mobilization of technical assistance, sharing of experience, and mobilization of legitimate resources for prevention and control of animal diseases.

9. The Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism shall:

Based on assigned functions and tasks, cooperate with the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment in:

a) Developing and deploying plans and tasks regarding science and technology to serve research, diagnosis, testing, surveillance, early warning, prediction, production of vaccines and biological products, and administration of data regarding prevention and control of Avian Influenza, FMD and ASF.

b) Cooperate with the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, ministries, central authorities, and local authorities in dissemination on disease prevention and control; laws and knowledge regarding prevention and control of Avian Influenza, FMD and ASF during 2026 – 2030 period.

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10. National Steering Committee for prevention of smuggling, trade fraud, and counterfeit goods (389 National Steering Committee) shall:

a) Direct, provide guidelines, and urge the 389 Steering Committees of ministries, central authorities and local authorities in deploying patrol forces to promptly detect, prevent, and strictly handle acts of smuggling and illegal transportation of animals and animal products from abroad into Vietnam.

b) Establish a working team of the 389 National Steering Committee (with the participation of relevant ministries and central authorities as members) to directly visit key border areas, border gates, and seaports to inspect, urge, and guide the synchronized implementation of measures to prevent and stop the smuggling and illegal transportation of animals and animal products from abroad into Vietnam.

c) Direct the 389 Steering Committee of ministries, central authorities and local authorities to cooperate, proactively share information and data with specialized livestock and veterinary authorities at all levels; cooperate and direct the implementation of measures to prevent and control animal diseases in accordance with applicable law.

11. Provincial People's Committees shall:

a) Be accountable to the Prime Minister and to the law for the results of implementing the Plan in the province; based on this national plan, develop, approve, and organize the implementation of the local plan, ensuring it is consistent with practical conditions, risk levels, and resource availability.

b) Determine the objectives, targets, priority areas, roadmap, solutions, and responsibilities of the provinces/cities for the 2026-2030 period and annually; assign specific targets and tasks to animal husbandry and veterinary regulatory authorities, commune-level People's Committees, and relevant units for implementation.

c) Organize the implementation of measures to prevent and control avian influenza, FMD, and ASF in accordance with the laws on livestock and veterinary medicine and the contents of this Plan; annually report the results of the implementation of the Plan to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment for compilation and reporting to the Prime Minister.

d) Organize the implementation of legal regulations to minimize the risk of epidemic of avian influenza, FMD, and ASF; develop biosecurity and disease-free livestock farming to ensure sustainable development of livestock and poultry herds in the province/cities.

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e) Balance, allocate, and assign annual budget estimates for tasks in the area for establishing facilities, disease-free zones, and areas serving exports.

g) Direct commune-level People's Committees to take charge or cooperate in implementing the local plan for preventing and controlling avian influenza, FMD, and ASF according to the delegation, devolvement, authorization, and budget estimates. To be specific: (i) Performing tasks related to the prevention and control of animal diseases in the area; responsibilities for the timeliness and accuracy of information and data and for mobilizing local forces for initial handling when risks or outbreaks arise; (ii) Conducting statistical analysis of livestock herds, family farms, and small-scale slaughterhouses; receipt of reports, close monitoring of the disease situation, early detection, and timely reporting on outbreaks, suspected cases, and situations with a risk of disease spread in the area; (iii) Cooperating in organizing vaccination campaigns, sanitation, cleaning and disinfection of the environment; organization of on-site forces; zoning; management of the area; application of initial treatment measures; and cooperation with animal husbandry and veterinary regulatory authorities in implementing disease prevention and control measures as prescribed; (iv) Disseminating and encouraging organizations and individuals in the area to comply with laws on animal husbandry, veterinary medicine, biosecurity, vaccination, disease reporting, animal carcass disposal, and other disease prevention and control measures; (v) Inspecting, detecting, documenting, and handling or submitting petitions to competent authorities to impose penalties for administrative violations against regulations on animal husbandry and veterinary medicine in accordance with law; (vi) Inspecting, monitoring, and assessing implementation results; handling or submitting petitions on liabilities of agencies, organizations, and individuals that fail to complete their tasks as prescribed.

h) Monitor, update, standardize, and report data periodically and on an ad hoc basis according to the monitoring and assessment indicators guided by the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment; promptly adjust plans, measures, and resource allocation when the risk of disease epidemic changes.

i) Organize the construction, surveillance, assessment, and maintenance of disease-free zones and facilities; identify priority chains, facilities, and areas; and support implementation according to local government budget capacity and the law.

k) For tasks, situations, or areas involving two or more commune-level administrative divisions, proactively direct, cooperate, and organize implementation within their jurisdiction; ensure uniformity in technical aspects, resources, and command and coordination responsibilities.

12. Associations, enterprises, farmers, transporters and consumers of livestock and poultry products shall:

a) Comply with laws on animal husbandry, veterinary medicine, biosecurity, vaccination, disease declaration, animal carcass disposal, trading, transportation, slaughtering and consumption of animal products; comply with guidelines and requirements issued by specialized livestock and veterinary authorities; proactively implement disease prevention and control measures within their responsibilities.

b) Cooperate with specialized livestock and veterinary authorities in establishing and maintaining disease-free zones and facilities, monitoring diseases, providing information, taking samples for testing, investigating outbreaks, tracing origins, and handling disease situations.

c) Promptly notify authorities when detecting sick or suspected sick animals, signs of disease, illegal trading, transportation, slaughtering, disposal of animal carcasses into the environment, or relevant violations.\