Decree 211/2026/ND-CP penalties for administrative violations against regulations on animal husbandry

DECREE

Providing penalties for administrative violations against regulations on animal husbandry

Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government No. 63/2025/QH15;

Pursuant to the Law on Handling of Administrative Violations No. 15/2012/QH13, which was amended and supplemented under Law No. 67/2020/QH14 and Law No. 88/2025/QH15;

Pursuant to the Law on Animal Husbandry No. 32/2018/QH14, which was amended and supplemented under Law No. 146/2025/QH15;

At the proposal of the Minister of Agriculture and Environment;

The Government promulgates the Decree providing penalties for administrative violations against regulations on animal husbandry.

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of regulation

1. This Decree prescribes administrative violations, penalties, fine levels, remedial measures, competence to make written records, competence to impose penalties, and enforcement of remedial measures for administrative violations against regulations on animal husbandry.

2. Other administrative violations relating to animal husbandry which are not specified in this Decree shall be sanctioned in accordance with the Government's Decrees providing penalties for administrative violations under relevant State jurisdictions.

Article 2. Subjects of application

1. This Decree shall apply to organizations and individuals committing administrative violations against regulations on animal husbandry within the territory of Vietnam.

2. Organizations subject to penalties for administrative violations under the provisions of this Decree include:

a) State agencies committing violations that are beyond the scope of their assigned State management duties;

b) Economic organizations established in accordance with the Law on Enterprises;

c) Cooperative groups, cooperatives, associations of cooperatives, and other organizations established in accordance with the Law on Cooperatives;

d) Economic organizations established in accordance with the Law on Investment;

dd) Socio-political organizations, social organizations, and socio-professional organizations;

e) Other organizations established in accordance with the law provisions.

3. Households and business households registered in accordance with the law provisions that commit administrative violations prescribed in this Decree shall be subject to the same penalties as those applicable to individuals.

Article 3. Statute of limitations for imposing penalties for administrative violations, completed administrative violations, ongoing administrative violations, and repeated administrative violations

1. The statute of limitations for imposing penalties for administrative violations against regulations on animal husbandry shall be 01 year. The statute of limitations for imposing penalties shall be 02 years for administrative violations against regulations on the production, trading, import, and export of domestic animal breeds, animal feed, products from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes, animal husbandry products, and live domestic animals for use as food as specified in Clause 3 of Article 7; Clause 2 and Point b, Clause 3 of Article 8; Article 9; Article 10; Clauses 4 and 5 of Article 11; Article 12; Clauses 2, 3, 6, and 7 of Article 14; Article 16; Clauses 2 and 3 of Article 17; Article 18; Article 19; Article 20; Article 21; Article 22; Clauses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 of Article 30; Clauses 1, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of Article 31; and Article 32 of this Decree.

2. The determination of completed administrative violations and ongoing administrative violations shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Clause 1, Article 8 of the Government’s Decree No. 118/2021/ND-CP dated December 23, 2021 detailing a number of articles of and providing measures for the implementation of the Law on Handling of Administrative Violations (which was amended and supplemented under the Government’s Decree No. 68/2025/ND-CP dated March 18, 2025 and the Government’s Decree No. 190/2025/ND-CP dated July 01, 2025).

3. Imposition of penalties for administrative violations for repeated administrative violations:

a) An organization or individual that commits repeated administrative violations shall be subject to penalties for each violation, except for repeated administrative violations specified at Point b of this Clause.

b) In case where an organization or individual commits repeated administrative violations against regulations specified in Article 12; Clause 3, Article 14; Clause 3, Article 15; Article 16; Article 17; Article 18; Article 19; Article 20; Article 21; Article 22; Clause 4, Article 27; Article 30; Clause 1, Point a, Clause 3, and Clauses 4, 5, and 6, Article 31; and Point b, Clause 1 and Clause 2, Article 32 of this Decree, the aggravating circumstance of repeated administrative violation shall apply.

Article 4. Forms of penalties for administrative violations, remedial measures, and imposition of penalties for administrative violations in the electronic environment

1. For each administrative violation against regulations on animal husbandry, an organization or individual shall be subject to a principal form of penalty being a warning or a fine.

2. Additional penalties:

a) Deprivation of the right to use a practicing certificate in artificial insemination or domestic animal breeding embryo transplantation techniques for a definite period, or suspension of operation for a definite period;

b) Confiscation of material evidence of the administrative violation.

3. Remedial measures:

In addition to the remedial measures specified at Points a, c, d, dd, e, h, and i, Clause 1, Article 28 of the Law on Handling of Administrative Violations, an organization or individual committing administrative violations specified in this Decree shall be subject to the following remedial measures:

a) Forcible recycling of animal feed products and products from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes;

b) Forcible change of use purposes of animal feed products, domestic animal breeds, domestic animal breeding products, animal husbandry products, and products from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes;

c) Forcible modification of information on product labels or technical documents enclosed with shipments of animal feed products or products from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes;

d) Forcible use of domestic animals for proper import purposes;

dd) Forcible release of edible-nest swiftlets into the natural environment;

e) Forcible implementation of noise reduction measures as prescribed;

g) Forcible relocation of domestic animals and animal husbandry farms out of areas where animal husbandry is prohibited as prescribed;

h) Forcible slaughter of domestic animals subject to forced water injection and thermal treatment of animal products;

i) Forcible reduction of animal husbandry scale to conform to the prescribed distance;

k) Forcible return of certificates of eligibility for animal feed production; certificates of eligibility for production of products from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes; practicing certificates in artificial insemination or domestic animal breeding embryo transplantation; and certificates of eligibility for large-scale farm-based animal husbandry of which contents have been erased or modified, resulting in falsified information, to the competent agencies that have granted such certificates;

l) Forcible relocation of bee colonies to ensure the prescribed distance;

m) Forcible keeping and raising by animal husbandry establishments of domestic animals that have been fed with chemicals, bio-products, or microorganisms banned from use in animal feed until inspection results show no remaining residues of such banned chemicals, bio-products, or microorganisms in animal feed before such animals are permitted for sale or slaughter.

4. The handling of administrative violations against regulations on animal husbandry in the electronic environment shall be conducted in accordance with Articles 28a and 28b of the Government’s Decree No. 118/2021/ND-CP dated December 23, 2021 detailing a number of articles of and providing measures for the implementation of the Law on Handling of Administrative Violations, which was amended and supplemented under Decree No. 68/2025/ND-CP dated March 18, 2025 and Decree No. 190/2025/ND-CP dated July 01, 2025.

Article 5. Enforcement of remedial measures

1. For administrative violations subject to the remedial measure of forcible return of certificates of eligibility for animal feed production; certificates of eligibility for large-scale farm-based animal husbandry; certificates of eligibility for production of products from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes; and practicing certificates in artificial insemination or domestic animal breeding embryo transplantation techniques (hereinafter collectively referred to as licenses) of which contents have been erased or modified, resulting in falsified information, to issuing competent agencies or persons, the enforcement shall be conducted as follows:

a) If, at the time of issuance of a decision on sanctioning of an administrative violation that applies the remedial measure of forcible return of a license of which contents have been erased or modified, resulting in falsified information, such license is currently held in temporary custody by a competent person in accordance with Points a and b, Clause 1, Article 125 of the Law on Handling of Administrative Violations, within 02 working days from the date of issuance of the decision on sanctioning of the administrative violation, the competent person who has issued the sanctioning decision shall send a written request enclosed with the sanctioning decision and the license of which contents have been erased or modified, resulting in falsified information, to the competent agency or person that has granted such license;

b) If the case does not fall under Point a of this Clause, the violator shall return the license of which contents have been erased or modified, resulting in falsified information, to the competent agency or person that has granted such license within the time limit stated in the decision on sanctioning of the administrative violation and bear all expenses for the execution of the remedial measure;

c) For the remedial measure of forcible return of a license of which contents have been erased or modified, resulting in falsified information, to the competent agency or person that has granted such license, the original copy of the license of which contents have been erased or modified, resulting in falsified information, shall be forcibly returned to the competent agency or person that has granted it, and this measure shall not apply in case where the license is granted and stored electronically. In this case, the competent person who has issued the sanctioning decision shall notify in writing the competent agency or person that has granted such license for handling in accordance with regulations.

2. For the remedial measure of forcible payment into the State budget of illegal profits obtained from committing administrative violations, such profits shall be determined as follows:

a) The determination of illegal profits shall be performed by the person competent to sanction administrative violations and stated in the decision on sanctioning of the administrative violation or the decision on application of remedial measures;

b) Illegal profits shall be determined from the time an organization or individual commits an administrative violation until the time when the violation ceases or when a decision on sanctioning of the administrative violation or a decision on application of remedial measures is issued;

c) In case where an organization or individual commits multiple administrative violations, the illegal profits obtained shall be determined for each administrative violation. In case where an organization or individual commits repeated administrative violations, the illegal profits obtained from committing the administrative violation shall be determined for each time;

d) Illegal profits obtained from committing administrative violations under this Decree mean things, valuable papers, or other assets obtained from administrative violations determined on the basis of contracts or agreements performed by such individual or organization and must be paid into the State budget;

dd) Illegal profits obtained by a violator from committing administrative violations shall be determined as follows:

Illegal profits obtained in cash mean the entire sum of money obtained by an organization or individual from committing an administrative violation and shall be calculated as the sum of money obtained from the transfer, consumption of goods, or provision of violating services after deducting direct expenses constituting such goods or services based on dossiers and documents proving the legality and validity of such expenses provided by the violator.

The basis for determining the sum of money obtained by a violator from committing an administrative violation equals (=) the quantity or volume of goods transferred or consumed multiplied (x) by the unit price of goods or services minus (-) direct expenses constituting the goods or services (if the violator has sufficient dossiers and documents to prove the legality and validity of such expenses). Specifically:

The quantity of goods transferred or consumed shall be determined on the basis of declarations of the violator and checking and verification by the person competent to sanction administrative violations.

The unit price of goods or services shall be determined on the basis of dossiers and documents of the violator. In the absence of dossiers and documents for such determination, the unit price shall be determined according to the market price of similar goods or services at the time the violation is detected. In case where the quantity, volume, or unit price cannot be determined, the illegal profits obtained mean the entire sum of money obtained by the organization or individual from the unlawful transfer, consumption, dispersal, or destruction.

Illegal profits being things or other assets obtained by a violator from committing an administrative violation mean other assets in accordance with the Civil Code.

Article 6. Specific fines and sanctioning competence

1. The maximum fine for each administrative violation against regulations on animal husbandry shall be VND 100,000,000 for an individual and VND 200,000,000 for an organization.

2. The fines specified in Chapter II of this Decree are those applicable to administrative violations committed by individuals. For the same administrative violation committed by an organization, the fine shall be twice the fine imposed on an individual.

3. The sanctioning competence of the title holders specified in Chapter III of this Decree shall be the competence applicable to a single administrative violation committed by an individual. In the case of imposing fines, the sanctioning competence in respect of organizations shall be twice that in respect of individuals.

Chapter II

ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATIONS, PENALTIES AND REMEDIAL MEASURES

Section 1

VIOLATIONS AGAINST REGULATIONS ON DOMESTIC ANIMAL BREEDS

Article 7. Violations against regulations on collection, conservation, exploitation, and development of genetic resources of domestic animal breeds

1. A fine of between VND 15,000,000 and VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed for exploitation of genetic resources of domestic animal breeds included in the Lists of domestic animal breeds that need to be conserved in a manner inconsistent with the contents approved by a competent State agency.

2. A fine of between VND 20,000,000 and VND 25,000,000 shall be imposed for exploitation of genetic resources of domestic animal breeds included in the Lists of domestic animal breeds that need to be conserved without permission from a competent State agency.

3. A fine of between VND 25,000,000 and VND 30,000,000 shall be imposed for slaughtering, trading, destruction, export, or use of newly discovered genetic resources of domestic animal breeds before appraisal and evaluation results are issued by a competent State agency.

4. A fine of between VND 30,000,000 and VND 40,000,000 shall be imposed for destruction or appropriation of genetic resources of domestic animal breeds.

5. A fine of between VND 40,000,000 and VND 50,000,000 shall be imposed for destruction or appropriation of precious and rare genetic resources of domestic animal breeds.

6. Additional penalties:

Confiscation of material evidence of the administrative violation for the violations specified in this Article.

7. Remedial measures:

Forcible payment of an amount equal to the value of the material evidence of the administrative violation that has been consumed, dispersed, or destroyed for the violations specified in this Article.

Article 8. Violations against regulations on domestic animal breeds banned from export; exchange of precious and rare genetic resources of domestic animal breeds

1. A fine of between VND 15,000,000 and VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed for exchange of precious and rare genetic resources of domestic animal breeds in a manner inconsistent with the contents of approval issued by the Minister of Agriculture and Environment.

2. A fine of between VND 20,000,000 and VND 30,000,000 shall be imposed for export or international exchange of domestic animal breeds or domestic animal breed products included in the Lists of domestic animal breeds banned from export for scientific research, exhibition, or advertising in a manner inconsistent with the contents of approval issued by the Minister of Agriculture and Environment.

3. A fine of between VND 40,000,000 and VND 50,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations:

a) Exchange of precious and rare genetic resources of domestic animal breeds without approval issued by the Minister of Agriculture and Environment;

b) Export or international exchange of domestic animal breeds or domestic animal breed products included in the Lists of domestic animal breeds banned from export for scientific research, exhibition, or advertising without approval issued by the Minister of Agriculture and Environment.

4. Additional penalties:

Confiscation of material evidence for the violations specified in this Article.

5. Remedial measures:

Forcible payment of an amount equal to the value of the material evidence of the administrative violation that has been consumed, dispersed, or destroyed for the violations specified in this Article.

Article 9. Violations against regulations on import of domestic animal breeds and domestic animal breed products

1. A fine of between VND 5,000,000 and VND 7,000,000 shall be imposed for import of domestic animal breeds or domestic animal breed products without written confirmation of breed quality and use purposes for breeding or creation of breeds from a competent agency or an organization authorized by a competent agency of the exporting country.

2. Remedial measures:

Forcible removal from the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam or re-export of domestic animal breeds or domestic animal breed products for the violations specified in Clause 1 of this Article. In cases where such domestic animal breeds or domestic animal breeding products cannot be removed from the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam or re-exported, forcible change of use purposes shall apply. In cases where the change of use purposes is not possible, forcible destruction shall apply.

Article 10. Violations against regulations on conditions for production and trading of breeding offspring

1. A fine of between VND 3,000,000 and VND 5,000,000 shall be imposed for trading in breeding offspring without keeping records or keeping records without fully updating breeding offspring trading information.

2. A fine of between VND 5,000,000 and VND 7,000,000 shall be imposed for production of each type of domestic animal breed without breed records or without fully updating breed records; failing to keep or incompletely keeping breed records in accordance with regulations.

3. A fine of between VND 7,000,000 and VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed on an establishment keeping original breeds or an establishment creating domestic animal strains or breeds for employing no technical workers who possess a university or higher degree in animal husbandry, veterinary medicine, or biology.

4. A fine of between VND 10,000,000 and VND 15,000,000 shall be imposed for production or trading of new domestic animal strains or breeds before recognized assay results are available or before results of ministerial or national scientific and technological tasks are recognized or permitted by a competent agency.

5. Remedial measures:

Forcible recall and change of use purposes of domestic animal strains or breeds already sold on the market for the violations specified in Clause 4 of this Article. In cases where the change of use purposes is not possible, forcible destruction shall apply.

Article 11. Violations against regulations on conditions for production and trading of sperms, embryos, breeding eggs, and larva

1. A fine of between VND 500,000 and VND 1,000,000 shall be imposed for using breeding males for direct mating for commercial purposes without breed records; using breeding males that have not been checked or quality-assessed.

2. A fine of between VND 1,000,000 and VND 3,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations against regulations on trading in domestic animal breeding sperms and embryos:

a) Having preservation places that are not separated or are contaminated with pesticides or toxic chemicals;

b) Having no records for monitoring the preservation and trading of sperms and embryos.

3. A fine of between VND 3,000,000 and VND 5,000,000 shall be imposed on an individual providing artificial insemination or domestic animal breeding embryo transplantation services for having no written records of information about household heads, identification numbers of breeding males and females, mating dates, and mating times in accordance with regulations.

4. A fine of between VND 5,000,000 and VND 7,000,000 shall be imposed for trading in domestic animal breeding eggs or larva without breed records in accordance with regulations.

5. A fine of between VND 7,000,000 and VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations against regulations on production of domestic animal breeding sperms, embryos, breeding eggs, and larva:

a) Having no records for monitoring quality indicators of sperms during the period of checking or taking sperms from breeding males;

b) Having no specialized equipment satisfying technical requirements for the production, checking, assessment, preservation, and transportation of sperms, embryos, breeding eggs, and larva;

c) Producing sperms from breeding males whose individual productivity has not been checked or fails to satisfy quality standards in accordance with regulations;

d) Taking breeding eggs not from parent breed stocks or equivalent or upper-level stocks, except for natural harvesting.

6. Remedial measures:

Forcible change of use purposes of sperms or breeding eggs for the violations specified at Points c and d, Clause 5 of this Article; in cases where their use purposes cannot be changed, destruction shall be forced.

Article 12. Violations against regulations on quality of domestic animal breeds in production and trading

1. A fine of between VND 5,000,000 and VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed for production or trading of domestic animal breeds of which each quality indicator is lower than the declared standard, applicable to a consignment with a value of under VND 50,000,000.

2. A fine of between VND 10,000,000 and VND 15,000,000 shall be imposed for production or trading of domestic animal breeds of which each quality indicator is lower than the declared standard, applicable to a consignment with a value of VND 50,000,000 or more.

3. Remedial measures:

Forcible recall and change of use purposes of domestic animal breeds already sold on the market for the violations specified in this Article. In cases where the change of use purposes is not possible, forcible destruction shall apply.

Article 13. Violations against regulations on practicing certificates

1. A fine of between VND 3,000,000 and VND 5,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations:

a) Borrowing, lending, renting, or leasing a practicing certificate in artificial insemination or domestic animal breeding embryo transplantation techniques to practice artificial insemination or domestic animal breeding embryo transplantation;

b) Practicing artificial insemination or domestic animal breeding embryo transplantation without a practicing certificate in artificial insemination or domestic animal breeding embryo transplantation techniques.

2. A fine of between VND 5,000,000 and VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed for erasing or modifying contents of a practicing certificate in artificial insemination or domestic animal breeding embryo transplantation techniques, resulting in falsified information.

3. Additional penalties:

Deprivation of the right to use the practicing certificate in artificial insemination or domestic animal breeding embryo transplantation techniques for a period of between 01 month and 03 months for the violations specified at Point a, Clause 1 of this Article.

4. Remedial measures:

Forcible return of the practicing certificate in artificial insemination or domestic animal breeding embryo transplantation techniques of which contents have been erased or modified, resulting in falsified information, to the competent agency or person that has granted it for the violations specified in Clause 2 of this Article.

Section 2

VIOLATIONS AGAINST REGULATIONS ON ANIMAL FEED

Article 14. Violations against regulations on conditions of animal feed production establishments

1. A fine of between VND 3,000,000 and VND 5,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations:

a) Having no production lines or equipment suitable for producing animal feed in accordance with regulations;

b) Failing to control harmful organisms, impurities, and contaminants affecting animal feed safety and quality;

c) Failing to perform inspection, calibration, or adjustment of measuring devices and equipment in accordance with regulations;

d) Failing to perform quality analysis of animal feed products during the production process;

dd) Having no technical person in charge or employing a technical person in charge whose professional qualifications are inappropriate;

e) Failing to collect and treat wastes to avoid product contamination;

g) Failing to design production areas or arrange equipment in one direction from input materials to output products, ensuring separation between production areas to prevent cross-contamination, except in cases where raw materials and finished products are hermetically packaged or production areas are separately arranged;

h) Failing to take measures to preserve animal feed materials according to recommendations of suppliers.

2. A fine of between VND 5,000,000 and VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed for producing animal feed containing antibiotics without taking control measures to prevent dispersal and cross-contamination among different types of antibiotics, and between animal feed containing antibiotics and animal feed containing no antibiotics.

3. A fine of between VND 10,000,000 and VND 15,000,000 shall be imposed for producing each animal feed product about which information has not been publicized on the web portal of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

4. A fine of between VND 15,000,000 and VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed for erasing or modifying contents of a certificate of eligibility for animal feed production, resulting in falsified information.

5. A fine of between VND 20,000,000 and VND 25,000,000 shall be imposed on an animal feed production establishment for having its production location situated in an area contaminated with hazardous wastes or toxic chemicals without preventive measures to prevent pollution risks.

6. A fine of between VND 25,000,000 and VND 30,000,000 shall be imposed for producing animal feed during the period of production suspension by a competent State agency.

7. A fine of between VND 30,000,000 and VND 35,000,000 shall be imposed for producing animal feed without a certificate of eligibility for animal feed production.

8. Additional penalties:

a) Suspension of animal feed production activities for a period of between 01 month and 03 months for the violations specified in Clauses 3 and 5 of this Article;

b) Deprivation of the right to use a certificate of eligibility for animal feed production for a period of between 01 month and 03 months for the violation specified in Clause 6 of this Article.

9. Remedial measures:

a) Forcible recall and change of use purposes of animal feed products for the violations specified in Clauses 3, 6, and 7 of this Article; in cases where the change of use purposes is not possible, forcible destruction shall apply;

b) Forcible return of the certificate of eligibility for animal feed production of which contents have been erased or modified, resulting in falsified information, to the competent agency that has granted it for the violation specified in Clause 4 of this Article;

c) Forcible return of illegal profits for the violations specified in Clauses 3, 6, and 7 of this Article.

Article 15. Violations against regulations on publication of product information and obligations of animal feed production establishments

1. A fine of between VND 1,000,000 and VND 3,000,000 shall be imposed for changing information on product labels publicized on the Web Portal of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment without publicizing changes in product information in accordance with regulations.

2. A fine of between VND 3,000,000 and VND 5,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations:

a) Failing to keep samples or testing results of animal feed in accordance with regulations;

b) Failing to implement quality control procedures or incompletely implementing contents in quality control procedures;

c) Failing to make and keep production logs in accordance with regulations.

3. A fine of between VND 5,000,000 and VND 7,000,000 shall be imposed for modifying or erasing contents of papers, resulting in falsified information, or making untruthful declarations in dossiers for self-publication of information about each animal feed product on the Web Portal of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

4. A fine of between VND 7,000,000 and VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed for failing to comply with requirements for supervisory assessment to maintain animal feed production conditions.

5. Additional penalties:

Suspension of animal feed production activities for a period of between 01 month and 03 months for the violation specified in Clause 4 of this Article.

6. Remedial measures:

Forcible correction of untruthful information on the Web Portal of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment for the violation specified in Clause 3 of this Article.

Article 16. Violations against regulations on quality in animal feed production

1. A warning shall be imposed for producing each animal feed product of which the quantitative content of each quality indicator is under 2% lower than the minimum level or higher than the maximum level compared to declared applicable standards or those written on goods labels, or each safety indicator is under 2% compared to regulations in corresponding technical regulations or declared applicable standards.

2. A fine of between VND 3,000,000 and VND 5,000,000 shall be imposed for producing each animal feed product of which the quantitative content of each quality indicator is from 2% to under 5% lower than the minimum level or higher than the maximum level compared to declared applicable standards or those written on goods labels, or each safety indicator exceeds from 2% to under 5% compared to regulations in corresponding technical regulations or declared applicable standards.

3. A fine of between VND 5,000,000 and VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed for producing each animal feed product of which the quantitative content of each non-main quality indicator is from 5% to under 15% lower than the minimum level or higher than the maximum level compared to declared applicable standards or those written on goods labels.

4. A fine of between VND 10,000,000 and VND 15,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations against regulations on production of each animal feed product:

a) The quantitative content of each non-main quality indicator is from 15% to under 30% lower than the minimum level or higher than the maximum level compared to declared applicable standards or those written on goods labels;

b) The quantitative content of each main quality indicator is from 5% to under 15% lower than the minimum level or higher than the maximum level compared to declared applicable standards or those written on goods labels.

5. A fine of between VND 15,000,000 and VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations against regulations on production of each animal feed product:

a) The quantitative content of each non-main quality indicator is 30% or more lower than the minimum level or higher than the maximum level compared to declared applicable standards or those written on goods labels;

b) The quantitative content of each main quality indicator is from 15% to under 30% lower than the minimum level or higher than the maximum level compared to declared applicable standards or those written on goods labels.

6. A fine of between VND 20,000,000 and VND 25,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations against regulations on production of each animal feed product:

a) Each harmful microorganism indicator exceeds the maximum threshold specified in technical regulations or declared applicable standards;

b) The quantitative content of each safety indicator is 5% or more higher than the maximum level compared to regulations in technical regulations or declared applicable standards.

7. Remedial measures:

Forcible recall and recycling of batches of animal feed products for the violations specified in Clauses 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 of this Article. In cases where recycling is not possible, forcible change of use purposes shall apply. In cases where the change of use purposes is not possible, forcible destruction shall apply.

Article 17. Violations against regulations on trading and import of animal feed

1. A fine of between VND 5,000,000 and VND 7,000,000 shall be imposed on an animal feed importing establishment for committing one of the following violations:

a) Modifying or erasing contents of papers, resulting in falsified information, or making untruthful declarations in dossiers for registration for quality inspection and confirmation of each animal feed product on the national single window portal;

b) Modifying or erasing contents of papers, resulting in falsified information, or making untruthful declarations in dossiers for self-publication of information about each animal feed product on the web portal of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

2. A fine of between VND 7,000,000 and VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations:

a) Trading in each animal feed product about which product information has not been publicized on the web portal of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment;

b) Importing each animal feed product about which product information has not been publicized on the web portal of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, except in cases where it is imported for display at trade fairs or exhibitions, raising for adaptation, research, assay, use as analysis samples in laboratories, or production or processing for export.

3. A fine of between VND 10,000,000 and VND 15,000,000 shall be imposed for using each animal feed product for improper purposes compared to the import permit for display at trade fairs or exhibitions, raising for adaptation, research, assay, use as analysis samples in laboratories, or production or processing for export.

4. Additional penalties:

Suspension of animal feed trading and import activities for a period of between 01 month and 03 months for the violations specified in Clause 2 of this Article.

5. Remedial measures:

a) Forcible correction of untruthful information on the web portal of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment for the violations specified at Point b, Clause 1 of this Article;

b) Forcible recall and change of use purposes of batches of animal feed products for the violations specified at Point a, Clause 2 of this Article; in cases where the change of use purposes is not possible, forcible destruction shall apply;

c) Forcible removal from the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam or re-export of batches of animal feed products for the violation specified at Point b, Clause 2 of this Article. In cases where such batches of animal feed products cannot be removed from the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam or re-exported, forcible change of use purposes shall apply. In cases where the change of use purposes is not possible, forcible destruction shall apply;

d) Forcible recall and destruction of batches of animal feed products for the violation specified in Clause 3 of this Article;

dd) Forcible return of illegal profits obtained from committing the violations specified in Clause 2 of this Article.

Article 18. Violations against regulations on quality in trading in animal feed

1. A warning shall be imposed for trading in each animal feed product of which the quantitative content of each quality indicator is under 2% lower than the minimum level or higher than the maximum level compared to declared standards or those written on goods labels, or each safety indicator is under 2% compared to regulations in technical regulations or declared applicable standards.

2. A fine of between VND 2,000,000 and VND 3,000,000 shall be imposed for trading in each animal feed product of which the quantitative content of each quality indicator is from 2% to under 5% lower than the minimum level or higher than the maximum level compared to declared standards or those written on goods labels, or each safety indicator exceeds from 2% to under 5% compared to regulations in technical regulations or declared applicable standards.

3. A fine of between VND 3,000,000 and VND 5,000,000 shall be imposed for trading in each animal feed product of which the quantitative content of each non-main quality indicator is from 5% to under 15% lower than the minimum level or higher than the maximum level compared to declared applicable standards or those written on goods labels.

4. A fine of between VND 5,000,000 and VND 7,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations against regulations on trading in each animal feed product:

a) The quantitative content of each non-main quality indicator is from 15% to under 30% lower than the minimum level or higher than the maximum level compared to declared applicable standards or those written on goods labels;

b) The quantitative content of each main quality indicator is from 5% to under 15% lower than the minimum level or higher than the maximum level compared to declared applicable standards or those written on goods labels.

5. A fine of between VND 7,000,000 and VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed for trading in each animal feed product of which the quantitative content of each non-main quality indicator is 30% or more lower than the minimum level or higher than the maximum level compared to declared applicable standards or those written on goods labels.

6. A fine of between VND 10,000,000 and VND 15,000,000 shall be imposed for trading in each animal feed product of which the quantitative content of each main quality indicator is from 15% to under 30% lower than the minimum level or higher than the maximum level compared to declared applicable standards or those written on goods labels.

7. A fine of between VND 15,000,000 and VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations against regulations on trading in each animal feed product:

a) Each harmful microorganism indicator exceeds the permissible threshold specified in technical regulations or declared applicable standards;

b) The quantitative content of each safety indicator is 5% or more higher than the maximum level compared to regulations in national technical regulations or declared applicable standards.

8. Remedial measures:

Forcible recall and recycling of batches of animal feed products for the violations specified in Clauses 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of this Article. In cases where recycling is not possible, forcible change of use purposes shall apply. In cases where the change of use purposes is not possible, forcible destruction shall apply.

Article 19. Violations against regulations on quality in animal feed import

1. A warning shall be imposed for importing each animal feed product of which the quantitative content of each quality indicator is under 2% lower than the minimum level or higher than the maximum level compared to declared applicable standards or those written on goods labels, or each safety indicator is under 2% compared to regulations in technical regulations or declared applicable standards.

2. A fine of between VND 3,000,000 and VND 5,000,000 shall be imposed for importing each animal feed product of which the quantitative content of each quality indicator is from 2% to under 5% lower than the minimum level or higher than the maximum level compared to declared applicable standards or those written on goods labels, or each safety indicator exceeds from 2% to under 5% compared to regulations in technical regulations or declared applicable standards.

3. A fine of between VND 5,000,000 and VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed for importing each animal feed product of which the quantitative content of each non-main quality indicator is from 5% to under 15% lower than the minimum level or higher than the maximum level compared to declared applicable standards or those written on goods labels.

4. A fine of between VND 10,000,000 and VND 15,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations against regulations on import of each animal feed product:

a) The quantitative content of each non-main quality indicator is from 15% to under 30% lower than the minimum level or higher than the maximum level compared to declared applicable standards or those written on goods labels;

b) The quantitative content of each main quality indicator is from 5% to under 15% lower than the minimum level or higher than the maximum level compared to declared applicable standards or those written on goods labels.

5. A fine of between VND 15,000,000 and VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations against regulations on import of each animal feed product:

a) Each harmful microorganism indicator exceeds the permissible threshold specified in technical regulations or declared applicable standards;

b) The quantitative content of each safety indicator is from 5% to under 30% higher than the maximum level compared to regulations in technical regulations or declared applicable standards;

c) The quantitative content of each main quality indicator is from 15% to under 30% lower than the minimum level or higher than the maximum level compared to declared applicable standards or those written on goods labels;

d) The quantitative content of each non-main quality indicator is 30% or more lower than the minimum level or higher than the maximum level compared to declared applicable standards or those written on goods labels.

6. A fine of between VND 20,000,000 and VND 25,000,000 shall be imposed for importing each animal feed product of which the quantitative content of each safety indicator is 30% or more higher than the maximum level compared to regulations in technical regulations or declared applicable standards.

7. Remedial measures:

a) Forcible modification of quality information on animal feed product labels or technical documents enclosed with batches of products without affecting domestic animals for the violations specified in Clauses 2, 3, and 4 of this Article. In cases where modification of information is not possible, forcible removal from the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam or re-export shall apply. In cases where removal from the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam or re-export is not possible, forcible change of use purposes shall apply. In cases where the change of use purposes is not possible, forcible destruction shall apply;

b) Forcible removal from the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam or re-export of batches of animal feed products for the violations specified in Clauses 5 and 6 of this Article. In cases where removal from the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam or re-export is not possible, forcible change of use purposes shall apply. In cases where the change of use purposes is not possible, forcible destruction shall apply.

Article 20. Violations against regulations on expiry date in production, trading, and import of animal feed

1. Trading in or importing each animal feed product that has expired as written on product labels or accompanying documents shall be subject to the following penalties:

a) A fine of between VND 200,000 and VND 400,000 in cases where the value of violating goods is under VND 1,000,000;

b) A fine of between VND 400,000 and VND 600,000 in cases where the value of violating goods is from VND 1,000,000 to under VND 2,000,000;

c) A fine of between VND 600,000 and VND 1,000,000 in cases where the value of violating goods is from VND 2,000,000 to under VND 3,000,000;

d) A fine of between VND 1,000,000 and VND 2,000,000 in cases where the value of violating goods is from VND 3,000,000 to under VND 5,000,000;

dd) A fine of between VND 2,000,000 and VND 3,000,000 in cases where the value of violating goods is from VND 5,000,000 to under VND 10,000,000;

e) A fine of between VND 3,000,000 and VND 5,000,000 in cases where the value of violating goods is from VND 10,000,000 to under VND 20,000,000;

g) A fine of between VND 5,000,000 and VND 7,000,000 in cases where the value of violating goods is from VND 20,000,000 to under VND 30,000,000;

h) A fine of between VND 7,000,000 and VND 10,000,000 in cases where the value of violating goods is from VND 30,000,000 to under VND 40,000,000;

i) A fine of between VND 10,000,000 and VND 15,000,000 in cases where the value of violating goods is from VND 40,000,000 to under VND 50,000,000;

k) A fine of between VND 15,000,000 and VND 20,000,000 in cases where the value of violating goods is from VND 50,000,000 to under VND 70,000,000;

l) A fine of between VND 20,000,000 and VND 30,000,000 in cases where the value of violating goods is from VND 70,000,000 to under VND 100,000,000;

m) A fine of between VND 30,000,000 and VND 40,000,000 in cases where the value of violating goods is VND 100,000,000 or more.

2. A fine of between VND 5,000,000 and VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed for failing to write or incorrectly writing production dates on labels or accompanying documents of animal feed products in the production or import of each animal feed product.

3. Remedial measures:

a) Forcible return of illegal profits obtained from committing the violations specified in Clause 1 of this Article;

b) Forcible removal from the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam or re-export of imported batches of animal feed products for the violations specified in Clause 1 of this Article. In cases where removal from the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam or re-export is not possible, forcible change of use purposes shall apply. In cases where the change of use purposes is not possible, forcible destruction shall apply;

c) Forcible modification of production date information for batches of animal feed products for the violations specified in Clause 2 of this Article.

Article 21. Violations against regulations on production, trading, and import of animal feed containing antibiotics, chemicals, bio-products, or microorganisms banned from use in animal feed

1. A fine of between VND 5,000,000 and VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed for producing, trading in, or importing each animal feed product of which the antibiotic content differs from the content written on goods labels or accompanying documents by between 10% and under 30%.

2. A fine of between VND 10,000,000 and VND 15,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations:

a) Producing, trading in, or importing each animal feed product containing antibiotics for animal disease treatment purposes or non-prescription veterinary drugs for animal disease treatment without fully providing information in accordance with regulations;

b) Producing, trading in, or importing each animal feed product of which the antibiotic content differs from the content prescribed by regulations or written on goods labels or accompanying documents by 30% or more;

c) Producing each animal feed product containing antibiotics for animal disease treatment purposes without a prescription from a person holding a practicing certificate or with a prescription containing incomplete information in accordance with the law provisions on veterinary medicine.

3. A fine of between VND 15,000,000 and VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations:

a) Producing, trading in, or importing each animal feed product containing antibiotics for animal disease prevention purposes;

b) Producing, trading in, or importing each animal feed product containing antibiotics for growth stimulation purposes.

4. A fine of between VND 20,000,000 and VND 25,000,000 shall be imposed for producing, trading in, or importing each animal feed product containing veterinary drugs not yet permitted for circulation in Vietnam or not yet permitted by a competent agency, with a value of under VND 200,000,000 or illicit gains of under VND 100,000,000.

5. A fine of between VND 25,000,000 and VND 30,000,000 shall be imposed for producing, trading in, or importing each animal feed product containing veterinary drugs not yet permitted for circulation in Vietnam or not yet permitted by a competent agency, with a value of VND 200,000,000 or more or illicit gains of VND 100,000,000 or more in cases where a competent criminal procedure-conducting agency issues a decision not to institute a criminal case, a decision to cancel a decision to institute a criminal case, a decision to suspend investigation, a decision to suspend a case, or a decision to suspend a case against the accused, or exemption from penal liability under a court judgment.

6. Production, trading, or import of animal feed containing chemicals, bio-products, or microorganisms banned from use in animal feed shall be subject to the following penalties:

a) A fine of between VND 60,000,000 and VND 80,000,000 shall be imposed for committing a violation in producing, trading in, or importing each animal feed product containing chemicals, bio-products, or microorganisms banned from use in animal feed with a total value of violating animal feed products of under VND 100,000,000 or illicit gains of under VND 50,000,000;

b) A fine of between VND 80,000,000 and VND 100,000,000 shall be imposed for committing a violation in producing, trading in, or importing each animal feed product containing chemicals, bio-products, or microorganisms banned from use in animal feed with a total value of violating animal feed products of VND 100,000,000 or more or illicit gains of VND 50,000,000 or more when a competent criminal procedure-conducting agency issues a decision not to institute a criminal case, a decision to cancel a decision to institute a criminal case, a decision to suspend investigation, a decision to suspend a case, or a decision to suspend a case against the accused, or exemption from penal liability under a court judgment.

7. Additional penalties:

a) Suspension of animal feed production, trading, and import activities for a period of between 01 month and 03 months for the violations specified in Clauses 4 and 5 of this Article;

b) Suspension of animal feed production, trading, and import activities for a period of between 03 months and 06 months for the violations specified in Clause 6 of this Article.

8. Remedial measures:

a) Forcible modification of information on goods labels or documents accompanying batches of animal feed containing antibiotics or non-prescription veterinary drugs for the violations specified at Point a, Clause 2 of this Article; in cases where modification of information is not possible, forcible change of use purposes shall apply; in cases where the change of use purposes is not possible, forcible destruction shall apply;

b) Forcible recycling of batches of animal feed products containing antibiotics in production or trading for the violations specified in Clause 1 and Point b, Clause 2 of this Article; in cases where recycling is not possible, forcible change of use purposes shall apply; in cases where the change of use purposes is not possible, forcible destruction shall apply;

c) Forcible removal from the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam or re-export of imported animal feed products containing antibiotics for the violations specified in Clause 1, Point b of Clause 2, and Clauses 3, 4, and 5 of this Article; in cases where removal from the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam or re-export is not possible, forcible change of use purposes shall apply; in cases where the change of use purposes is not possible, forcible destruction shall apply;

d) Forcible change of use purposes of animal feed products containing antibiotics in production or trading for the violations specified at Point c, Clause 2, and Clauses 3, 4, and 5 of this Article; in cases where the change of use purposes is not possible, forcible destruction shall apply;

dd) Forcible destruction of animal feed products containing chemicals, bio-products, or microorganisms banned from use in animal feed in production or trading for the violations specified in Clause 6 of this Article;

e) Forcible removal from the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam or re-export of imported animal feed products containing chemicals, bio-products, or microorganisms banned from use in animal feed for the violations specified in Clause 6 of this Article; in cases where removal from the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam or re-export is not possible, forcible destruction shall apply;

g) Forcible return of illegal profits obtained from committing the violations specified in Clauses 4, 5, and 6 of this Article.

Article 22. Violations against regulations on use of animal feed materials

1. A fine of between VND 10,000,000 and VND 15,000,000 shall be imposed for using each type of material not included in the List of materials permitted for use as animal feed to produce animal feed with a value of under VND 200,000,000 or illicit gains of under VND 100,000,000.

2. A fine of between VND 15,000,000 and VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed for using each type of material not included in the List of materials permitted for use as animal feed to produce animal feed with a value of VND 200,000,000 or more or illicit gains of VND 100,000,000 or more in cases where a competent criminal procedure-conducting agency issues a decision not to institute a criminal case, a decision to cancel a decision to institute a criminal case, a decision to suspend investigation, a decision to suspend a case, or a decision to suspend a case against the accused, or exemption from penal liability under a court judgment.

3. Additional penalties:

Suspension of animal feed production activities for a period of between 01 month and 03 months for the violations specified in this Article.

4. Remedial measures:

a) Forcible return of illegal profits obtained from committing the violations specified in this Article;

b) Forcible change of use purposes of batches of animal feed materials and batches of animal feed products for the violations specified in this Article. In cases where the change of use purposes is not possible, forcible destruction shall apply.

Section 3

VIOLATIONS AGAINST REGULATIONS ON ANIMAL HUSBANDRY CONDITIONS

Article 23. Violations against regulations on conditions for household-based animal husbandry

1. A fine of between VND 1,000,000 and VND 2,000,000 shall be imposed for cheating in declaration for self-seeking purposes.

2. A fine of between VND 2,000,000 and VND 3,000,000 shall be imposed for conducting animal husbandry in areas where animal husbandry is prohibited.

3. Remedial measures:

a) Forcible return of illegal profits obtained from committing the violation specified in Clause 1 of this Article;

b) Forcible relocation of domestic animals out of areas where animal husbandry is prohibited for the violation specified in Clause 2 of this Article.

Article 24. Violations against regulations on conditions for medium- and small-scale farm-based animal husbandry

1. A fine of between VND 2,000,000 and VND 3,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations:

a) Failing to keep or fully update written records of animal husbandry activities, use of animal feed, veterinary drugs, vaccines, and other information to ensure origin traceability;

b) Failing to ensure safe distances in farm-based animal husbandry in accordance with regulations.

2. Violations against regulations on animal husbandry declaration shall be subject to the following penalties:

a) A fine of between VND 3,000,000 and VND 5,000,000 for failing to make declarations;

b) A fine of between VND 5,000,000 and VND 10,000,000 for cheating in declaration for self-seeking purposes.

3. A fine of between VND 10,000,000 and VND 15,000,000 shall be imposed for conducting animal husbandry in areas where animal husbandry is prohibited in accordance with regulations.

4. Remedial measures:

a) Forcible reduction of animal husbandry scale to conform to the prescribed distance for the violation specified at Point b, Clause 1 of this Article;

b) Forcible return of illegal profits obtained from committing the violation specified at Point b, Clause 2 of this Article;

c) Forcible relocation of animal husbandry farms out of areas where animal husbandry is prohibited for the violation specified in Clause 3 of this Article.

Article 25. Violations against regulations on conditions for large-scale farm-based animal husbandry

1. A fine of between VND 3,000,000 and VND 5,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations:

a) Failing to keep or fully update written records of animal husbandry activities, use of animal feed, veterinary drugs, vaccines, and other information to ensure origin traceability;

b) Failing to ensure safe distances in farm-based animal husbandry in accordance with regulations.

2. A fine of between VND 5,000,000 and VND 7,000,000 shall be imposed for failing to comply with requirements for supervisory assessment to maintain animal husbandry conditions.

3. A fine of between VND 7,000,000 and VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed for erasing or modifying contents of a certificate of eligibility for animal husbandry, resulting in falsified information.

4. Violations against regulations on animal husbandry declaration shall be subject to the following penalties:

a) A fine of between VND 5,000,000 and VND 10,000,000 for failing to make declarations;

b) A fine of between VND 10,000,000 and VND 15,000,000 for cheating in declaration for self-seeking purposes.

5. A fine of between VND 15,000,000 and VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed for conducting animal husbandry activities without a certificate of eligibility for animal husbandry.

6. A fine of between VND 20,000,000 and VND 25,000,000 shall be imposed for conducting animal husbandry in areas where animal husbandry is prohibited.

7. Remedial measures:

a) Forcible reduction of animal husbandry scale to conform to the prescribed distance for the violation specified at Point b, Clause 1 of this Article;

b) Forcible return of the certificate of eligibility for animal husbandry of which contents have been erased or modified, resulting in falsified information, to the competent agency that has granted it for the violation specified in Clause 3 of this Article;

c) Forcible return of illegal profits obtained from committing the violation specified at Point b, Clause 4 of this Article;

d) Forcible relocation of animal husbandry farms out of areas where animal husbandry is prohibited for the violation specified in Clause 6 of this Article.

Article 26. Violations against regulations on edible-nest swiftlet farming activities and distance requirements in honeybee keeping activities

1. A fine of between VND 1,000,000 and VND 3,000,000 shall be imposed for failing to ensure the minimum distance between honeybee hive locations in accordance with regulations.

2. A fine of between VND 3,000,000 and VND 5,000,000 shall be imposed for using sound-amplifying loudspeakers to attract edible-nest swiftlets in cases where bird-nesting houses are located within residential communities, or bird-nesting houses located under 300 m from residential communities commenced operation prior to the effective date of Decree No. 13/2020/ND-CP.

3. A fine of between VND 5,000,000 and VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations:

a) Using sound-emitting devices to attract edible-nest swiftlets exceeding the maximum permissible noise level in accordance with regulations;

b) Emitting sounds to attract edible-nest swiftlets outside the prescribed time limit.

4. A fine of between VND 10,000,000 and VND 15,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations:

a) Hunting or attracting edible-nest swiftlets for purposes other than edible-nest swiftlet farming for bird nest harvesting or scientific research;

b) Expanding bird-nesting houses that commenced operation prior to the effective date of Decree No. 13/2020/ND-CP, applicable to bird-nesting houses located within residential communities or outside swiftlet farming areas.

5. Additional penalties:

Confiscation of material evidence used to commit the violation specified at Point a, Clause 4 of this Article.

6. Remedial measures:

a) Forcible relocation of bee colonies to ensure the prescribed distance for the violation specified in Clause 1 of this Article;

b) Forcible implementation of noise reduction measures as prescribed for the violation specified at Point a, Clause 3 of this Article;

c) Forcible release of edible-nest swiftlets into the natural environment for the violation specified at Point a, Clause 4 of this Article;

d) Forcible payment of an amount equal to the value of the material evidence of the administrative violation that has been consumed, dispersed, or destroyed for the violation specified at Point a, Clause 4 of this Article;

dd) Forcible restoration of the original state for the violation specified at Point b, Clause 4 of this Article.

Article 27. Violations against regulations in animal husbandry using animal feed containing antibiotics; using materials not included in the List of materials permitted for use as animal feed; using chemicals, biological preparations, or microorganisms not included in the List of those permitted for use in products from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes in Vietnam; using chemicals, bio-products, or microorganisms banned from use in animal feed

1. Using animal feed containing antibiotics without complying with instructions of animal feed producers or suppliers shall be subject to the following penalties:

a) A fine of between VND 500,000 and VND 1,000,000 for small-scale farm-based animal husbandry;

b) A fine of between VND 1,000,000 and VND 3,000,000 for medium-scale farm-based animal husbandry;

c) A fine of between VND 3,000,000 and VND 5,000,000 for large-scale farm-based animal husbandry.

2. Failing to keep records of use of animal feed containing antibiotics for animal disease treatment purposes shall be subject to the following penalties:

a) A fine of between VND 1,000,000 and VND 3,000,000 for small-scale farm-based animal husbandry;

b) A fine of between VND 3,000,000 and VND 5,000,000 for medium-scale farm-based animal husbandry;

c) A fine of between VND 5,000,000 and VND 7,000,000 for large-scale farm-based animal husbandry.

3. Using animal feed containing antibiotics for animal disease prevention purposes or using antibiotics for growth stimulation purposes shall be subject to the following penalties:

a) A fine of between VND 1,000,000 and VND 3,000,000 for household-based animal husbandry;

b) A fine of between VND 3,000,000 and VND 5,000,000 for small-scale farm-based animal husbandry;

c) A fine of between VND 5,000,000 and VND 7,000,000 for medium-scale farm-based animal husbandry;

d) A fine of between VND 7,000,000 and VND 10,000,000 for large-scale farm-based animal husbandry.

4. Using materials not included in the List of materials permitted for use as animal feed, or using chemicals, biological preparations, or microorganisms not included in the List of those permitted for use in products from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes in Vietnam shall be subject to the following penalties:

a) A fine of between VND 3,000,000 and VND 5,000,000 for household-based animal husbandry;

b) A fine of between VND 5,000,000 and VND 7,000,000 for small-scale farm-based animal husbandry;

c) A fine of between VND 7,000,000 and VND 10,000,000 for medium-scale farm-based animal husbandry;

d) A fine of between VND 10,000,000 and VND 15,000,000 for large-scale farm-based animal husbandry.

5. Using chemicals, bio-products, or microorganisms banned from use in animal feed shall be subject to the following penalties:

a) A fine of between VND 50,000,000 and VND 60,000,000 shall be imposed for using each chemical, bio-product, or microorganism banned from use in animal feed, but not to the extent of being examined for penal liability;

b) A fine of between VND 70,000,000 and VND 80,000,000 shall be imposed for using each chemical, bio-product, or microorganism banned from use in animal feed to the extent of being examined for penal liability but a competent criminal procedure-conducting agency issues a decision not to institute a criminal case, a decision to cancel a decision to institute a criminal case, a decision to suspend investigation, a decision to suspend a case, or a decision to suspend a case against the accused, or exemption from penal liability under a court judgment.

6. Remedial measures:

a) Forcible change of use purposes of animal feed containing antibiotics for the violations specified in Clause 3 of this Article; in cases where the change of use purposes is not possible, forcible destruction shall apply;

b) Forcible destruction of chemicals, bio-products, or microorganisms banned from use in animal feed; materials not included in the List of materials permitted for use as animal feed; or chemicals, biological preparations, or microorganisms not included in the List of those permitted for use in products from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes in Vietnam for the violations specified in Clauses 4 and 5 of this Article;

c) Forcible keeping and raising by animal husbandry establishments of domestic animals that have been fed with chemicals, bio-products, or microorganisms banned from use in animal feed; materials not included in the List of materials permitted for use as animal feed; or chemicals, biological preparations, or microorganisms not included in the List of those permitted for use in products from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes in Vietnam until inspection results show no remaining residues before sale or slaughter is permitted for the violations specified in Clauses 4 and 5 of this Article; in cases where keeping and raising until no remaining residues exist is not possible, or in cases of recidivism in using chemicals, bio-products, or microorganisms banned from use in animal feed; materials not included in the List of materials permitted for use as animal feed; or chemicals, biological preparations, or microorganisms not included in the List of those permitted for use in products from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes in Vietnam, forcible destruction of domestic animals shall apply.

Article 28. Violations against regulations on animal husbandry activities, humane treatment of domestic animals, and slaughter control of terrestrial animals

1. A fine of between VND 1,000,000 and VND 3,000,000 shall be imposed for beating or maltreating domestic animals.

2. A fine of between VND 3,000,000 and VND 5,000,000 shall be imposed on a concentrated slaughterhouse for committing one of the following violations:

a) Having no sanitary places for temporary keeping of domestic animals prior to slaughter;

b) Beating domestic animals prior to slaughter;

c) Taking no measures to render domestic animals unconscious prior to slaughter.

3. A fine of between VND 10,000,000 and VND 15,000,000 shall be imposed for obstructing or illegally infringing upon lawful animal husbandry activities.

4. Inserting foreign objects, forcibly injecting water, or introducing other substances into terrestrial animal bodies prior to slaughter shall be subject to the following penalties:

a) A fine of between VND 5,000,000 and VND 10,000,000 in cases where the total weight of violating animals is under 100 kg;

b) A fine of between VND 10,000,000 and VND 20,000,000 in cases where the total weight of violating animals is from 100 kg to under 500 kg;

c) A fine of between VND 20,000,000 and VND 30,000,000 in cases where the total weight of violating animals is from 500 kg to under 1,000 kg;

d) A fine of between VND 30,000,000 and VND 50,000,000 in cases where the total weight of violating animals is 1,000 kg or more.

5. Additional penalties:

Suspension of operations of the establishment for a period of between 01 month and 03 months for the violations specified in Clause 4 of this Article.

6. Remedial measures:

Forcible slaughter of animals subject to forced water injection and thermal treatment of animal products; forcible destruction of animal products for the act of inserting foreign objects or other substances into animal bodies for the violations specified in Clause 4 of this Article; in cases where slaughter of animals subject to forced water injection is not possible or in cases of recidivism, forcible destruction shall apply.

Article 29. Violations against regulations on treatment of animal husbandry wastes

1. A fine of between VND 1,000,000 and VND 2,000,000 shall be imposed in household-based animal husbandry for having no measures to treat animal excrement and animal husbandry wastewater to ensure environmental sanitation and causing impacts on surrounding people.

2. Violations against regulations on treatment of solid organic wastes failing to meet national technical regulations shall be subject to the following penalties:

a) A fine of between VND 2,000,000 and VND 3,000,000 for small-scale farm-based animal husbandry;

b) A fine of between VND 3,000,000 and VND 5,000,000 for medium-scale farm-based animal husbandry;

c) A fine of between VND 5,000,000 and VND 7,000,000 for large-scale farm-based animal husbandry.

3. Violations against regulations on treatment of animal husbandry wastewater failing to meet national technical regulations on animal husbandry wastewater used for plants shall be subject to the following penalties:

a) A fine of between VND 3,000,000 and VND 5,000,000 for small-scale farm-based animal husbandry;

b) A fine of between VND 5,000,000 and VND 7,000,000 for medium-scale farm-based animal husbandry;

c) A fine of between VND 7,000,000 and VND 10,000,000 for large-scale farm-based animal husbandry.

4. Remedial measures:

Forcible implementation of remedial measures for environmental pollution and reporting on results of remediation within a time limit fixed by the person competent to sanction administrative violations in the decision on sanctioning of the administrative violation for the violations specified in this Article.

Section 4

VIOLATIONS AGAINST REGULATIONS ON PRODUCTS FROM THE TREATMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY WASTES, IMPORT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY PRODUCTS, AND IMPORT OF LIVE DOMESTIC ANIMALS USED AS FOOD

Article 30. Violations against regulations on trading and import of products from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes

1. A warning shall be imposed for trading in or importing each product from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes of which the quantitative content of each quality indicator is under 5% lower than the minimum level or higher than the maximum level compared to declared applicable standards or those written on goods labels.

2. A fine of between VND 5,000,000 and VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations:

a) Trading in each product from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes with quality being 5% or more lower than the minimum level or higher than the maximum level compared to declared applicable standards or those written on goods labels;

b) Importing each product from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes with quality being 5% or more lower than the minimum level or higher than the maximum level compared to declared applicable standards or those written on goods labels;

c) Importing each product from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes without writing or incorrectly writing production dates on labels or accompanying documents of products from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes.

3. A fine of between VND 10,000,000 and VND 15,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations:

a) Trading in each product from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes about which product information has not been publicized on the web portal of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment;

b) Importing each product from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes about which product information has not been publicized on the web portal of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

4. A fine of between VND 15,000,000 and VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations:

a) Trading in each expired product from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes;

b) Importing each expired product from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes.

5. A fine of between VND 20,000,000 and VND 25,000,000 shall be imposed for using each product from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes for improper purposes compared to the import permit for assay, scientific research, display at trade fairs or exhibitions, use as analysis samples in laboratories, or production or processing for export.

6. A fine of between VND 25,000,000 and VND 30,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations:

a) Trading in products from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes during the period of trading operation suspension by a competent State agency;

b) Importing products from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes during the period of import operation suspension by a competent State agency.

7. Additional penalties:

Suspension of trading and import activities of products from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes for a period of between 01 month and 03 months for the violations specified in Clause 3 of this Article.

8. Remedial measures:

a) Forcible recall and change of use purposes of products from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes for the violations specified at Point a Clause 2, Point a Clause 3, Point a Clause 4, and Point a Clause 6 of this Article. In cases where the change of use purposes is not possible, forcible destruction shall apply;

b) Forcible modification of production date information for batches of products from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes for the violation specified at Point c, Clause 2 of this Article;

c) Forcible removal from the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam or re-export of products from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes for the violations specified at Point b Clause 2, Point b Clause 3, Point b Clause 4, and Point b Clause 6 of this Article. In cases where such products from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes cannot be removed from the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam or re-exported, forcible change of use purposes shall apply. In cases where the change of use purposes is not possible, forcible destruction shall apply;

d) Forcible recall and destruction of products from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes for the violation specified in Clause 5 of this Article;

dd) Forcible return of illegal profits obtained from committing the violations specified in Clauses 3, 4, and 6 of this Article.

Article 31. Violations against regulations applicable to establishments producing products from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes

1. A warning shall be imposed for producing each product from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes of which the quantitative content of each quality indicator is under 5% lower than the minimum level or higher than the maximum level compared to declared applicable standards or those written on goods labels.

2. A fine of between VND 3,000,000 and VND 5,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations:

a) Employing no technical person in charge who possesses a university or higher degree in one of the majors in animal husbandry, veterinary medicine, chemistry, biotechnology, or environmental technology;

b) Failing to perform quality analysis of products from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes during the production process;

c) Having no production lines or equipment suitable for producing products from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes;

d) Having no equipment for creating environments, keeping, and culturing microorganisms ensuring safety for humans and the environment, or failing to keep them in cases where establishments produce microbial biomass to produce products from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes;

dd) Failing to keep samples or testing results of products from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes in accordance with regulations;

e) Failing to make and keep production logs in accordance with regulations.

3. A fine of between VND 5,000,000 and VND 7,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations:

a) Modifying or erasing contents of papers, resulting in falsified information, or making untruthful declarations in dossiers for self-publication of information about each product from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes on the web portal of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment;

b) Erasing or modifying contents of a certificate of eligibility for production of products from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes, resulting in falsified information;

c) Failing to comply with requirements for supervisory assessment to maintain conditions for production of products from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes.

4. A fine of between VND 10,000,000 and VND 15,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations:

a) Producing each product from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes with quality being 5% or more lower than the minimum level or higher than the maximum level compared to declared applicable standards or those written on goods labels;

b) Producing each product from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes without writing or incorrectly writing production dates on labels or accompanying documents of products from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes.

5. Using chemicals, biological preparations, or microorganisms not included in the List of those permitted for use in products from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes in Vietnam shall be penalized as follows:

a) A fine of between VND 10,000,000 and VND 15,000,000 shall be imposed for using each type of chemical, biological preparation, or microorganism not included in the List of those permitted for use in products from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes in Vietnam to produce products from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes with a value of under VND 200,000,000 or illicit gains of under VND 100,000,000;

b) A fine of between VND 15,000,000 and VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed for using each type of chemical, biological preparation, or microorganism not included in the List of those permitted for use in products from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes in Vietnam with a value of VND 200,000,000 or more or illicit gains of VND 100,000,000 or more in cases where a competent criminal procedure-conducting agency issues a decision not to institute a criminal case, a decision to cancel a decision to institute a criminal case, a decision to suspend investigation, a decision to suspend a case, or a decision to suspend a case against the accused, or exemption from penal liability under a court judgment.

6. A fine of between VND 15,000,000 and VND 20,000,000 shall be imposed for producing each product from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes about which product information has not been publicized on the Web Portal of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

7. A fine of between VND 20,000,000 and VND 25,000,000 shall be imposed for producing products from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes without a certificate of eligibility for production of products from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes.

8. A fine of between VND 25,000,000 and VND 30,000,000 shall be imposed for producing products from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes during the period of production suspension by a competent State agency.

9. Additional penalties:

a) Suspension of production activities of products from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes for a period of between 01 month and 03 months for the violations specified at Point c Clause 3, and Clauses 5 and 6 of this Article;

b) Deprivation of the right to use a certificate of eligibility for production of products from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes for a period of between 01 month and 03 months for the violation specified in Clause 8 of this Article.

10. Remedial measures:

a) Forcible correction of untruthful information on the Web Portal of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment for the violation specified at Point a, Clause 3 of this Article;

b) Forcible return of the certificate of eligibility for production of products from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes of which contents have been erased or modified, resulting in falsified information, to the competent agency that has granted it for the violation specified at Point b, Clause 3 of this Article;

c) Forcible recall and recycling of products from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes for the violation specified at Point a, Clause 4 of this Article. In cases where recycling is not possible, forcible change of use purposes shall apply. In cases where the change of use purposes is not possible, forcible destruction shall apply;

d) Forcible modification of production date information for batches of products from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes for the violation specified at Point b, Clause 4 of this Article;

dd) Forcible recall and change of use purposes of products from the treatment of animal husbandry wastes for the violations specified in Clauses 5, 6, 7, and 8 of this Article. In cases where the change of use purposes is not possible, forcible destruction shall apply;

e) Forcible return of illegal profits obtained from committing the violations specified in Clauses 5, 6, 7, and 8 of this Article.

Article 32. Violations against regulations on import of animal husbandry products and live domestic animals used as food

1. A fine of between VND 30,000,000 and VND 40,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations:

a) Importing live domestic animals used as food, but keeping them as breeding animals for commercial purposes;

b) Importing each animal husbandry product containing substances banned in animal husbandry, but not to the extent of being examined for penal liability.

2. A fine of between VND 40,000,000 and VND 50,000,000 shall be imposed for importing each type of live domestic animal fed with substances banned in animal husbandry used as food, but not to the extent of being examined for penal liability.

3. Additional penalties:

Suspension of operations for a period of between 02 months and 04 months for the violations specified at Point b, Clause 1 and Clause 2 of this Article.

4. Remedial measures:

a) Forcible use of domestic animals for proper import purposes for the violation specified at Point a, Clause 1 of this Article;

b) Forcible removal from the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam or re-export of domestic animals or animal husbandry products for the violations specified at Point b, Clause 1 and Clause 2 of this Article. In cases where removal from the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam or re-export is not possible, forcible destruction shall apply;

c) Forcible return of illegal profits obtained from committing the violations specified at Point b, Clause 1 and Clause 2 of this Article.

Chapter III

COMPETENCE TO MAKE WRITTEN RECORDS OF ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATIONS AND IMPOSE PENALTIES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATIONS

Article 33. Competence to make written records of administrative violations

1. Persons competent to make written records of administrative violations against regulations on animal husbandry include:

a) Persons competent to impose penalties for administrative violations as prescribed from Article 34 to Article 40 of this Decree, within the scope of their assigned functions, duties, and powers;

b) Civil servants and public employees of the agencies prescribed in Articles 34, 35, 39, and 40 of this Decree who, in the course of performing their official duties or assigned tasks, detect administrative violations shall have the competence to make written records of administrative violations within the scope of their assigned functions, duties, and powers;

c) Members of the People's Army and the People's Public Security forces prescribed in Articles 36, 37, and 38 of this Decree who, in the course of performing their official duties or assigned tasks, detect administrative violations shall have the competence to make written records of administrative violations within the scope of their assigned functions, duties, and powers;

d) Heads of inspection teams and inspectors who are members of inspection teams shall make written records of administrative violations for violations prescribed in this Decree in accordance with their assigned duties and powers.

2. Persons competent to make written records as prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article shall be responsible for issuing decisions on sanctioning administrative violations within their competence or transferring the case to the competent persons prescribed in Articles 34 thru 40 of this Decree for issuance of decisions on sanctioning administrative violations.

Article 34. Competence of Chairpersons of People's Committees at all levels to impose penalties for administrative violations

1. Chairpersons of People's Committees at commune, ward, or special zone levels (hereinafter collectively referred to as the commune level) shall have the competence to:

a) Issue warnings;

b) Impose fines of up to VND 50,000,000;

c) Deprive of the right to use licenses or practicing certificates for a definite period or suspend operations for a definite period;

d) Confiscate material evidence of administrative violations;

dd) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Clause 3, Article 4 of this Decree.

2. Chairpersons of People's Committees at provincial or municipal levels (hereinafter collectively referred to as the provincial level) shall have the competence to:

a) Issue warnings;

b) Impose fines of up to VND 100,000,000;

c) Deprive of the right to use licenses or practicing certificates for a definite period or suspend operations for a definite period;

d) Confiscate material evidence of administrative violations;

dd) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Clause 3, Article 4 of this Decree.

Article 35. Competence of heads of agencies performing specialized state management tasks regarding animal husbandry and veterinary medicine and a number of other title holders to impose penalties for administrative violations

1. Heads of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sub-Departments under the Department of Livestock Production and Animal Health; Heads of Agro-Forestry-Fishery Quality, Processing and Market Development Sub-Departments of the Central Region and of the Southern Region under the Department of Agro-Forestry-Fishery Quality, Processing and Market Development; Heads of Sub-Departments in animal husbandry, veterinary medicine, and agro-forestry-fisheries quality management under provincial-level Departments of Agriculture and Environment shall have the competence to:

a) Issue warnings;

b) Impose fines of up to VND 50,000,000;

c) Deprive of the right to use licenses or practicing certificates for a definite period or suspend operations for a definite period;

d) Confiscate material evidence of administrative violations;

dd) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Clause 3, Article 4 of this Decree.

2. Directors of provincial-level Departments of Agriculture and Environment shall have the competence to:

a) Issue warnings;

b) Impose fines of up to VND 80,000,000;

c) Deprive of the right to use licenses or practicing certificates for a definite period or suspend operations for a definite period;

d) Confiscate material evidence of administrative violations;

dd) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Clause 3, Article 4 of this Decree.

3. The Director General of the Department of Livestock Production and Animal Health and the Director General of the Department of Agro-Forestry-Fishery Quality, Processing and Market Development shall have the competence to:

a) Issue warnings;

b) Impose fines of up to VND 100,000,000;

c) Deprive of the right to use licenses or practicing certificates for a definite period or suspend operations for a definite period;

d) Confiscate material evidence of administrative violations;

dd) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Clause 3, Article 4 of this Decree.

4. Heads of inspection teams established by the Director General of the Department of Livestock Production and Animal Health or the Director General of the Department of Agro-Forestry-Fishery Quality, Processing and Market Development, when performing state management tasks regarding animal husbandry and veterinary medicine, shall have the competence to impose penalties as prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article.

5. Heads of inspection teams established by the Minister of Agriculture and Environment, when performing state management tasks regarding animal husbandry and veterinary medicine, and heads of organizations under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment assigned inspection functions and tasks within the scope of state management regarding animal husbandry and veterinary medicine shall have the competence to impose penalties as prescribed in Clause 3 of this Article.

Article 36. Competence of the People's Public Security Forces to impose penalties for administrative violations

1. People's Public Security officers while performing official duties shall have the competence to:

a) Issue warnings;

b) Impose fines of up to VND 10,000,000;

c) Confiscate material evidence of administrative violations of which the value does not exceed VND 20,000,000.

2. Heads of company-level mobile police units shall have the competence to:

a) Issue warnings;

b) Impose fines of up to VND 20,000,000;

c) Confiscate material evidence of administrative violations of which the value does not exceed VND 40,000,000;

d) Apply the remedial measures prescribed at Points a, c, and dd, Clause 1, Article 28 of the Law on Handling of Administrative Violations.

3. Chiefs of police stations, heads of battalion-level mobile police units, heads of waterway police teams, heads of stations, and team leaders shall have the competence to:

a) Issue warnings;

b) Impose fines of up to VND 30,000,000;

c) Deprive of the right to use licenses for a definite period or suspend operations for a definite period;

d) Confiscate material evidence of administrative violations of which the value does not exceed VND 60,000,000;

dd) Apply the remedial measures prescribed at Points a, c, and dd, Clause 1, Article 28 of the Law on Handling of Administrative Violations.

4. Chiefs of commune-level police stations shall have the competence to:

a) Issue warnings;

b) Impose fines of up to VND 50,000,000;

c) Deprive of the right to use licenses for a definite period or suspend operations for a definite period;

d) Confiscate material evidence of administrative violations;

dd) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Clause 3, Article 4 of this Decree.

5. Chiefs of Border Gate Police Stations at International Airports; Heads of professional divisions under the Economic Security Department, including: Head of the Industry and Trade Security Division, Head of the Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishery Security Division, and Head of the Science, Technology, and Resources and Environment Security Division; Heads of professional divisions under the Police Department for Administrative Management of Social Order, including: Head of the Division for Guidance and Management of Conditional Business Lines in Security and Public Order and Seal Management; Heads of professional divisions under the Traffic Police Department, including: Head of the Division for Guidance on Patrol and Control of Road and Railway Traffic, Head of the Division for Guidance on Patrol, Control, and Crime Prevention on Inland Waterways, and Commanders of Waterway Police Squadrons; Heads of professional divisions under the Department of Cybersecurity and High-Tech Crime Prevention, including: Head of the Division for Prevention and Control of Crimes using Cyberspace to undermine Economic Management Order, Head of the Division for Prevention and Control of Crimes using Cyberspace to undermine Social Order, Head of the Cyberinformation Security Division, Head of the Division for Protection of National Information Network System Security, and Head of the Division for Cyberinformation Surveillance and Prevention of Activities using Cyberspace to undermine National Security; Heads of professional divisions under the Immigration Department, including: Head of the Division for Management of Entry, Exit, and Residence of Foreigners, Head of the Division for Management of Exit and Entry of Vietnamese Citizens, and Director of the National Aviation Security Center; Heads of Divisions under provincial-level Departments of Public Security, including: Head of the Homeland Security Division, Head of the Internal Political Security Division, Head of the Police Division for Administrative Management of Social Order, Head of the Police Division for Investigation of Social Order-related Crimes, Head of the Police Division for Investigation of Corruption, Economic, Smuggling, and Environmental Crimes, Head of the Police Division for Investigation of Drug-related Crimes, Head of the Traffic Police Division, Head of the Mobile Police Division, Head of the Police Division for Execution of Criminal Judgments and Judicial Support, Head of the Fire and Rescue Police Division, Head of the Cybersecurity and High-Tech Crime Prevention Division, Head of the Immigration Division, Head of the Economic Security Division, Head of the External Security Division, and Chief of the Office of the Investigation Police Agency under the provincial-level Departments of Public Security shall have the competence to:

a) Issue warnings;

b) Impose fines of up to VND 80,000,000;

c) Deprive of the right to use licenses for a definite period or suspend operations for a definite period;

d) Confiscate material evidence of administrative violations;

dd) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Clause 3, Article 4 of this Decree.

6. Directors of provincial-level Departments of Public Security shall have the competence to:

a) Issue warnings;

b) Impose fines of up to VND 100,000,000;

c) Deprive of the right to use licenses for a definite period or suspend operations for a definite period;

d) Confiscate material evidence of administrative violations;

dd) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Clause 3, Article 4 of this Decree.

7. Director of the Economic Security Department, Chief of the Office of the Investigation Police Agency under the Ministry of Public Security, Director of the Police Department for Administrative Management of Social Order, Director of the Police Department of Social Order-related Crime Investigation, Director of the Police Department of Corruption, Smuggling and Economic Crime Investigation, Director of the Counter-Narcotics Police Department, Director of the Traffic Police Department, Director of the Fire and Rescue Police Department, Director of the Police Department of Environmental Crimes, Director of the Department of Cybersecurity and Hi-Tech Crimes, Director of the Department of Homeland Security, Director of the Police Department of Temporary Detention and Community-based Correction Management, and Commander of the Mobile Police Command shall have the competence to:

a) Issue warnings;

b) Impose fines of up to VND 100,000,000;

c) Deprive of the right to use licenses for a definite period or suspend operations for a definite period;

d) Confiscate material evidence of administrative violations;

dd) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Clause 3, Article 4 of this Decree.

Article 37. Competence of the Vietnam Coast Guard to impose penalties for administrative violations

1. Coast Guard officers while performing official duties shall have the competence to:

a) Issue warnings;

b) Impose fines of up to VND 5,000,000;

c) Confiscate material evidence of administrative violations of which the value does not exceed VND 10,000,000.

2. Heads of Coast Guard professional teams shall have the competence to:

a) Issue warnings;

b) Impose fines of up to VND 10,000,000;

c) Confiscate material evidence of administrative violations of which the value does not exceed VND 20,000,000.

3. Heads of professional operation squads of the Vietnam Coast Guard and Heads of Coast Guard stations shall have the competence to:

a) Issue warnings;

b) Impose fines of up to VND 20,000,000;

c) Confiscate material evidence of administrative violations of which the value does not exceed VND 40,000,000;

d) Apply the remedial measures prescribed at Points c and dd, Clause 1, Article 28 of the Law on Handling of Administrative Violations.

4. Captains of Coast Guard squadrons shall have the competence to:

a) Issue warnings;

b) Impose fines of up to VND 30,000,000;

c) Confiscate material evidence of administrative violations of which the value does not exceed VND 60,000,000;

d) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Clause 3, Article 4 of this Decree.

5. Chiefs of coast guard fleets; Heads of reconnaissance teams, and Heads of drug-related crime prevention and combat task force regiments under the Vietnam Coast Guard shall have the competence to:

a) Issue warnings;

b) Impose fines of up to VND 50,000,000;

c) Deprive of the right to use licenses for a definite period or suspend operations for a definite period;

d) Confiscate material evidence of administrative violations;

dd) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Clause 3, Article 4 of this Decree.

6. Coast Guard regional commanders and the Director General of the Professional and Legal Department under the Vietnam Coast Guard shall have the competence to:

a) Issue warnings;

b) Impose fines of up to VND 80,000,000;

c) Deprive of the right to use licenses for a definite period or suspend operations for a definite period;

d) Confiscate material evidence of administrative violations;

dd) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Clause 3, Article 4 of this Decree.

7. The Commander of the Vietnam Coast Guard shall have the competence to:

a) Issue warnings;

b) Impose fines of up to VND 100,000,000;

c) Deprive of the right to use licenses for a definite period or suspend operations for a definite period;

d) Confiscate material evidence of administrative violations;

dd) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Clause 3, Article 4 of this Decree.

Article 38. Competence of the Border Guard to impose penalties for administrative violations

1. Border guard soldiers while performing official duties shall have the competence to:

a) Issue warnings;

b) Impose fines of up to VND 5,000,000;

c) Confiscate material evidence of administrative violations of which the value does not exceed VND 10,000,000.

2. Station chiefs or Team commanders of those prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article shall have the competence to:

a) Issue warnings;

b) Impose fines of up to VND 10,000,000;

c) Confiscate material evidence of administrative violations of which the value does not exceed VND 20,000,000;

d) Apply the remedial measures prescribed at Point c and Point dd, Clause 1, Article 28 of the Law on Handling of Administrative Violations.

3. Heads of task force teams for counter-narcotics and crime suppression under task force regiments for counter-narcotics and crime suppression shall have the competence to:

a) Issue warnings;

b) Impose fines of up to VND 15,000,000;

c) Confiscate material evidence of administrative violations of which the value does not exceed VND 30,000,000;

d) Apply the remedial measures prescribed at Point c and Point dd, Clause 1, Article 28 of the Law on Handling of Administrative Violations.

4. Chiefs of Border Guard stations, Captains of Border Guard squadrons, and Commanders of Border Guard Command Committees at seaports shall have the competence to:

a) Issue warnings;

b) Impose fines of up to VND 30,000,000;

c) Confiscate material evidence of administrative violations of which the value does not exceed VND 60,000,000;

d) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Clause 3, Article 4 of this Decree.

5. Heads of task force regiments for counter-narcotics and crime suppression under the Department of Drug Control and Crime Prevention under the Border Guard High Command shall have the competence to:

a) Issue warnings;

b) Impose fines of up to VND 50,000,000;

c) Deprive of the right to use licenses for a definite period or suspend operations for a definite period;

d) Confiscate material evidence of administrative violations;

dd) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Clause 3, Article 4 of this Decree.

6. Commanders of Border Guard Command Committees, Chiefs of Border Guard fleets, and the Director General of the Department of Drug Control and Crime Prevention under the Border Guard High Command shall have the competence to:

a) Issue warnings;

b) Impose fines of up to VND 100,000,000;

c) Deprive of the right to use licenses for a definite period or suspend operations for a definite period;

d) Confiscate material evidence of administrative violations;

dd) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Clause 3, Article 4 of this Decree.

Article 39. Competence of the Vietnam Customs to impose penalties for administrative violations

1. Customs officers while performing official duties shall have the competence to:

a) Issue warnings;

b) Impose fines of up to VND 5,000,000;

c) Confiscate material evidence of administrative violations of which the value does not exceed VND 10,000,000.

2. Heads of Border-gate/Outside-border-gate Customs Teams, Heads of Post-Clearance Audit and Inspection Teams, Heads of Clearance Teams, Heads of Customs Control Teams under Regional Customs Branches, Heads of Anti-Smuggling Control Teams under Anti-Smuggling Investigation Branches, and Heads of Regional Post-Clearance Inspection Teams under Post-Clearance Inspection Branches shall have the competence to:

a) Issue warnings;

b) Impose fines of up to VND 30,000,000;

c) Confiscate material evidence of administrative violations of which the value does not exceed VND 60,000,000;

d) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Clause 3, Article 4 of this Decree.

3. Heads of Anti-Smuggling Investigation Branches, Heads of Post-Clearance Inspection Branches, and Heads of Regional Customs Branches shall have the competence to:

a) Issue warnings;

b) Impose fines of up to VND 50,000,000;

c) Confiscate material evidence of administrative violations;

d) Deprive of the right to use licenses for a definite period or suspend operations for a definite period;

dd) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Clause 3, Article 4 of this Decree.

4. The Director General of the Department of Vietnam Customs shall have the competence to:

a) Issue warnings;

b) Impose fines of up to VND 100,000,000;

c) Confiscate material evidence of administrative violations;

d) Deprive of the right to use licenses for a definite period or suspend operations for a definite period;

dd) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Clause 3, Article 4 of this Decree.

Article 40. Competence of the Market Surveillance Force to impose penalties for administrative violations

1. Market surveillance officers while performing official duties shall have the competence to:

a) Issue warnings;

b) Impose fines of up to VND 10,000,000;

c) Confiscate material evidence of administrative violations of which the value does not exceed VND 20,000,000.

2. Heads of Market Surveillance Teams under Market Surveillance Sub-Departments under provincial-level Departments of Industry and Trade shall have the competence to:

a) Issue warnings;

b) Impose fines of up to VND 30,000,000;

c) Confiscate material evidence of administrative violations of which the value does not exceed VND 60,000,000;

d) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Clause 3, Article 4 of this Decree.

3. Heads of Market Surveillance Sub-Departments and Heads of Market Surveillance Professional Divisions under the Department of Domestic Market Management and Development shall have the competence to:

a) Issue warnings;

b) Impose fines of up to VND 50,000,000;

c) Confiscate material evidence of administrative violations;

d) Deprive of the right to use licenses for a definite period or suspend operations for a definite period;

dd) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Clause 3, Article 4 of this Decree.

4. The Director General of the Department of Domestic Market Management and Development shall have the competence to:

a) Issue warnings;

b) Impose fines of up to VND 100,000,000;

c) Confiscate material evidence of administrative violations;

d) Deprive of the right to use licenses for a definite period or suspend operations for a definite period;

dd) Apply the remedial measures prescribed in Clause 3, Article 4 of this Decree.

Article 41. Division of sanctioning competence of Chairpersons of People's Committees at all levels, specialized state management agencies regarding animal husbandry and veterinary medicine, Customs agencies, Market Surveillance agencies, the People's Public Security, the Vietnam Border Guard, and the Vietnam Coast Guard

1. Competence of Chairpersons of People's Committees at all levels to impose penalties for administrative violations:

a) Chairpersons of commune-level People's Committees shall impose penalties for administrative violations prescribed in Articles 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, and 32 of this Decree;

b) Chairpersons of provincial-level People's Committees shall impose penalties for administrative violations prescribed in Articles 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, and 32 of this Decree.

2. Competence of specialized state management agencies regarding animal husbandry, veterinary medicine, and quality, processing and market development to impose penalties:

a) Heads of Regional Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sub-Departments under the Department of Livestock Production and Animal Health, and Heads of Sub-Departments in animal husbandry and veterinary medicine under provincial-level Departments of Agriculture and Environment shall impose penalties for administrative violations prescribed in Articles 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, and 32 of this Decree;

b) Directors of provincial-level Departments of Agriculture and Environment shall impose penalties for administrative violations prescribed in Articles 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, and 32 of this Decree;

c) The Director General of the Department of Livestock Production and Animal Health shall impose penalties for administrative violations prescribed in Articles 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, and 32 of this Decree;

d) Heads of inspection teams established by the Director General of the Department of Livestock Production and Animal Health, when performing state management tasks regarding animal husbandry and veterinary medicine, shall impose penalties for administrative violations prescribed in Articles 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, and 32 of this Decree ;

dd) Heads of inspection teams established by the Minister of Agriculture and Environment, when performing state management tasks regarding animal husbandry and veterinary medicine, and heads of organizations under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment assigned inspection functions and tasks within the scope of state management regarding animal husbandry and veterinary medicine shall impose penalties as prescribed in Articles 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, and 32 of this Decree;

e) The Director General of the Department of Agro-Forestry-Fishery Quality, Processing and Market Development; Heads of inspection teams established by the Director General of the Department of Agro-Forestry-Fishery Quality, Processing and Market Development; Heads of Regional Agro-Forestry-Fishery Quality, Processing and Market Development Sub-Departments of the Central Region and of the Southern Region under the Department of Agro-Forestry-Fishery Quality, Processing and Market Development; and Heads of Sub-Departments in agro-forestry-fisheries quality management under provincial-level Departments of Agriculture and Environment shall impose penalties for administrative violations prescribed in Clause 4, Article 28 and Article 32 of this Decree.

3. Competence of Customs agencies, Market Surveillance agencies, the People's Public Security, the Vietnam Border Guard, and the Vietnam Coast Guard to impose penalties for administrative violations:

a) Competence of Customs agencies to impose penalties for administrative violations: persons competent to impose penalties for administrative violations of Customs shall have the competence to impose penalties for administrative violations and apply additional penalties and remedial measures for administrative violations against regulations on animal husbandry prescribed in Clause 3, Article 7; Article 8; Article 9; Clause 1, Point b of Clause 2, and Clause 3 of Article 17; Article 19; Article 20; Clause 1, Points a and b of Clause 2, and Clauses 3, 4, 5, and 6 of Article 21; Clause 1, Points b and c of Clause 2, Point b of Clause 3, Point b of Clause 4, Clause 5, and Point b of Clause 6 of Article 30; and Article 32 of this Decree;

b) Competence of Market Surveillance agencies to impose penalties for administrative violations: persons competent to impose penalties for administrative violations of Market Surveillance shall have the competence to impose penalties for administrative violations and apply additional penalties and remedial measures for administrative violations against regulations on animal husbandry prescribed in Article 10; Article 11; Article 12; Article 16; Article 17; Article 18; Article 19; Article 20; Article 30; Clauses 1, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of Article 31; and Article 32 of this Decree;

c) Competence of the People's Public Security to impose penalties for administrative violations: persons competent to impose penalties for administrative violations of the People's Public Security shall have the competence to impose penalties for administrative violations and apply additional penalties and remedial measures for administrative violations against regulations on animal husbandry prescribed in Articles 7, 8, 9, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29; Clause 5, Article 31; and Article 32 of this Decree;

d) Competence of the Vietnam Border Guard to impose penalties for administrative violations: persons competent to impose penalties for administrative violations of the Vietnam Border Guard shall have the competence to impose penalties for administrative violations and apply additional penalties and remedial measures for administrative violations against regulations on animal husbandry prescribed in Clause 3, Article 7; Article 8; Article 9; Point b of Clause 2, Article 17; Article 19; Article 20; Clause 1, Points a and b of Clause 2, and Clauses 3, 4, 5, and 6 of Article 21; Clause 1, Points b and c of Clause 2, Point b of Clause 3, Point b of Clause 4, Clause 5, and Point b of Clause 6 of Article 30; and Article 32 of this Decree;

dd) Competence of the Vietnam Coast Guard to impose penalties for administrative violations: persons competent to impose penalties for administrative violations of the Vietnam Coast Guard shall have the competence to impose penalties for administrative violations and apply additional penalties and remedial measures for administrative violations against regulations on animal husbandry prescribed in Clause 3, Article 7; Article 8; Article 9; Point b of Clause 2, Article 17; Article 19; Article 20; Clause 1, Points a and b of Clause 2, and Clauses 3, 4, 5, and 6 of Article 21; Clause 1, Points b and c of Clause 2, Point b of Clause 3, Point b of Clause 4, Clause 5, and Point b of Clause 6 of Article 30; and Article 32 of this Decree.

Chapter IV

IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS

Article 42. Effect

1. This Decree takes effect on August 05, 2026.

2. This Decree replaces the Government's Decree No. 14/2021/ND-CP dated March 01, 2021, providing penalties for administrative violations against regulations on animal husbandry; repeals Article 4 of the Government's Decree No. 07/2022/ND-CP dated January 10, 2022, amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Decrees providing penalties for administrative violations in the fields of forestry; plant protection and quarantine; animal health; and animal husbandry.

Article 43. Transitional provisions

1. For administrative violations against regulations on animal husbandry that occurred and were completed before the effective date of this Decree, but are detected or under consideration for handling after this Decree has taken effect, sanctions shall be imposed in accordance with the regulations of the Decree in force at the time the violations were committed.

2. For administrative violations of regulations against animal husbandry that occurred before the effective date of this Decree but are still ongoing after this Decree has taken effect, the provisions of this Decree shall apply for handling.

3. For decisions on sanctioning of administrative violations that have been issued or completely executed before the effective date of this Decree, against which the individuals or organizations subject to administrative sanctions still lodge complaints, the regulations on sanctioning of administrative violations effective at the time of issuance of such sanctioning decisions shall apply for settlement.

Article 44. Responsibilities for implementation

1. The Minister of Agriculture and Environment shall be responsible for guiding and organizing the implementation of this Decree.

2. Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, Heads of governmental agencies, Chairpersons of People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities, and related organizations and individuals shall be responsible for implementing this Decree.

On Behalf of the Government

For the Prime Minister

Deputy Prime Minister

HO QUOC DUNG