Kyrgyzstan establishes new sanitary zones for livestock facilities

Kyrgyzstan's cabinet has introduced new veterinary and sanitary requirements aimed at preventing animal diseases, establishing mandatory sanitary-protection zones for facilities involved in livestock and animal product processing.

The regulations define these zones and set minimum distances from residential areas, with the required size varying based on the enterprise's hazard class. For Class I facilities, such as rendering plants for deceased animals and livestock bases, the zone is 2 kilometers. Meat processing plants, slaughterhouses, and fat-rendering facilities require a 1-kilometer zone.

Other facilities, including those processing hides and wool, require a 500-meter zone. Smaller slaughterhouses (50-500 tons per day), dairy, and butter factories need a 300-meter zone. Sausage factories, canning plants, cold storage, and certain leather and wool processing units will have a 100-meter sanitary zone.

The new rules are set to take effect ten days after their publication, aiming to mitigate the potential negative impact of these operations on the environment and public health.