Cabinet decision on fines for illegal bringing in meat products Cabinet decision on African pig fever February 25 9:58
Cabinet decision to amend legislation to include stricter penalties for bringing in illegal meat products, to prevent ASF, an African infectious disease of swine communicable disease that is spreading in Asia, from occurring in Japan Did.
The proposed amendment will strengthen the authority of livestock quarantine officers in charge of inspections to strengthen so-called border measures at airports and other places.
Ask incoming travelers if they have any meat products and force them to check their baggage, if necessary, so that any illegally brought meat products can be discarded.
In addition, the amount of fines for illegal carry-in will be increased. For individuals, the fine will be three times less than 3 million yen, and for corporations, 50 times less than 50 million yen.
ASF is spreading in Asia, such as China and South Korea, but there is a concern that livestock industries will be severely affected if no vaccine is available and viruses are introduced into Japan through meat products such as pork.
The government is aiming for a pass in the Diet now, and hopes to implement it by the summer of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, where people are expected to move more.
The ASF was renamed this month from African Swine Fever to African Swine Fever.
Minister of Agriculture “Thorough measures to increase the number of travelers at the Olympics and Paras”
Minister Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Eto said in a press conference after the cabinet meeting on April 25, "We recognize that ASF infection is spreading rapidly and the threat is on the rise. That is the year of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. This is expected to increase the number of travelers from all over the world, and we want to promptly disseminate the border measures. "