Chapter 1 General Provisions Article 1 In order to protect and rationally utilize characteristic livestock and poultry resources and promote the sustainable and healthy development of characteristic livestock and poultry industries, in accordance with the "Animal Husbandry Law of the People's Republic of China" and the "People's Republic of China Animal Husbandry Law" **The Animal Epidemic Prevention Law of the People's Republic of China" and other laws and regulations, combined with the actual situation of Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture (hereinafter referred to as the Autonomous Prefecture), these regulations are formulated. Article 2 The term “special livestock and poultry” as mentioned in these Regulations refers to Dulong cattle, Gaoligong mountain pigs, Lanping black-bone sheep, Lanping downy sheep with unique genetic traits in the autonomous prefecture and included in the "National Livestock and Poultry Genetic Resources Protection List" Five livestock and poultry varieties including chickens and Dulong chickens. Article 3 Units and individuals engaged in the protection and utilization of characteristic livestock and poultry resources within the administrative region of the autonomous prefecture shall abide by these regulations. Article 4: The protection and utilization of characteristic livestock and poultry resources shall adhere to the principles of combining protection and development, prioritizing species conservation, scientific management, innovative development, and improving quality and efficiency. Article 5 The animal husbandry department of the autonomous prefecture is responsible for the supervision and management of the protection and utilization of characteristic livestock and poultry resources within its own administrative region, and other relevant departments should perform relevant work in accordance with their respective responsibilities. Chapter 2 Protection of Characteristic Livestock and Poultry Resources Article 6 The people's governments of autonomous prefectures and counties shall scientifically delineate characteristic livestock and poultry resource protection zones, establish characteristic livestock and poultry resource breeding farms and genetic resources gene banks, and formulate protection and utilization plans. Article 7 People's governments at all levels in autonomous prefectures shall provide protection fund subsidies or interest subsidies to breeding farms and key breeding households in characteristic livestock and poultry resource protection zones. Article 8: No unit or individual may encroach or destroy the land, cultivated land, grassland, woodland, trees and production facilities in characteristic livestock and poultry resource reserves and breeding farms, and government support funds may not be misappropriated for other purposes. Article 9 People's governments at all levels in autonomous prefectures shall strengthen the protection of characteristic livestock and poultry resources, include the required protection funds in the local fiscal budgets at the autonomous prefecture and county levels, and gradually increase investment. Article 10 Special livestock and poultry species or their semen should be selected and matched among characteristic livestock and poultry varieties for protected groups in protected areas and breeding farms.

It is prohibited to introduce other livestock and poultry breeds for hybridization within the protected populations of characteristic livestock and poultry resource reserves and breeding farms. Article 11 The animal husbandry departments of the people's governments at all levels in the autonomous prefecture shall do a good job in the protection and management of characteristic livestock and poultry breeding livestock and poultry, breeding females and young livestock and poultry. The slaughter and sale of breeding livestock, poultry, and breeding females in special livestock and poultry resource protection zones and breeding farms that enjoy state support must be approved by the animal husbandry department at or above the county level.

Anyone who exports to outside the autonomous prefecture or cooperates with institutions or individuals outside the autonomous prefecture to research and utilize characteristic livestock and poultry genetic resources other than Gaoligong mountain pigs shall comply with the relevant provisions of the "Animal Husbandry Law of the People's Republic of China" regulations and file with the autonomous prefecture animal husbandry department. Article 12 The animal husbandry departments of the people's governments at all levels in the autonomous prefecture shall strengthen animal epidemic prevention and epidemic monitoring of specialty livestock and poultry.

Units and individuals engaged in the production and operation of specialty livestock and poultry varieties should actively accept the supervision and inspection of animal epidemic prevention supervision agencies, and take preventive and control measures in accordance with the law when an epidemic occurs.

The people's governments at all levels of the autonomous prefecture shall monitor the special livestock and poultry that are forcibly culled during the prevention, control and eradication of special livestock and poultry diseases, the special livestock and poultry products and related items that are destroyed, and the special livestock and poultry products and related items that are destroyed due to the implementation of compulsory immunization in accordance with the law. Compensation should be given to livestock and poultry that die. Article 13: Quarantine certificate and immunity labeling systems shall be implemented for the protection and utilization of characteristic livestock and poultry resources.

Units and individuals engaged in the production and operation of specialty livestock and poultry varieties that need to slaughter and market specialty livestock and poultry must obtain quarantine certificates and immunity labels from the local animal quarantine department. Chapter 3 Utilization of Characteristic Livestock and Poultry Resources Article 14 People's governments at all levels of autonomous prefectures shall take measures to support various economic organizations and individuals in the rational development and utilization of characteristic livestock and poultry resources, and promote the development of characteristic livestock and poultry industries in terms of scale, base, and branding and marketization. Article 15 People's governments at all levels in the autonomous prefecture shall encourage and support the selection and breeding of characteristic livestock and poultry varieties and the promotion and use of excellent varieties, support enterprises, institutions, scientific research institutions and technology promotion departments to carry out joint breeding, and establish a breeding system for improved livestock and poultry varieties, Engage in the breeding and promotion of characteristic livestock and poultry breeds and meat product lines as well as the research and development of improved varieties in accordance with the law. Article 16 The people's governments at all levels of the autonomous prefecture shall establish multi-channel and diversified financing mechanisms to support social forces' investment in the protection and development of characteristic livestock and poultry resources, and provide convenience in accordance with the law in terms of finance, taxation, land use, water use and license application.

Article 17 The people's governments at all levels of the autonomous prefecture shall do a good job in standardizing characteristic livestock and poultry resources and formulate local breed standards for characteristic livestock and poultry resources. Encourage and support the production of specialty livestock and poultry green products that meet standards, and cultivate famous brand products. Rewards should be given to units and individuals that apply for trademark registration, geographical indications and the creation of famous brand products. Article 18 The people's governments at all levels of the autonomous prefecture shall formulate preferential policies to support large-scale breeding, promote the industrial operation of characteristic livestock and poultry, and develop high-quality, efficient, ecological, and safe characteristic livestock and poultry industries. Article 19 People's governments at all levels in autonomous prefectures shall promote and publicize specialty livestock and poultry varieties, increase the visibility of specialty livestock and poultry products, and enhance the market competitiveness of specialty livestock and poultry products. Article 20 The feed, feed additives, veterinary drugs and other drugs used by units and individuals that produce and operate specialty livestock and poultry must comply with relevant national and provincial standards and regulations.