Sally Furniss
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Jakarta tightens poultry regulation
http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailheadlines.asp?fileid=20070414.@01&irec=0
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
The City Council endorsed Friday a bylaw to control poultry farming and distribution in response to avian influenza outbreaks in the city.
Speaking to reporters after the endorsement of the bylaw, deputy governor Fauzi Bowo said the issuance of the regulation was timely and that he hoped people would comply with it.
"The most important thing is people's consciousness in the implementation of the regulation," he said.
Of the country's 74 human bird flu fatalities, 21 were Jakarta residents. Nearly all of the victims had had contact with dead birds.
On Jan. 19, a regulation issued by Governor Sutiyoso banning backyard poultry came in to effect, mainly affecting individuals raising chickens or keeping pet birds.
The new bylaw covers a wider part of the poultry industry as it stipulates that poultry farmers must have a license from the Jakarta Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Agency.
Applicants must have a Jakarta identity card, permission from the neighborhood and documents detailing the number of birds and the size and shape of the poultry stall, which must be located at least 25 meters away from any residential area.
Poultry farmers and slaughterhouse owners with pre-existing businesses have six months to fulfill the requirements or their businesses will be shut down and their birds seized.
Alternatively, they will be able to move their businesses to locations prepared by the administration, which are to be regulated later under a gubernatorial decree.
Head of the animal husbandry and fisheries agency Edy Setiarto said that the administration had designated three relocation places.
"So far we only have three, in Pulo Gadung and Cakung in East Jakarta and Rawa Kepiting in North Jakarta," he said, adding that more areas would be set up once a land acquisition deal was cleared.
He said that the administration preferred South, West and East Jakarta for the plan because the areas had limited numbers of existing poultry farms.
The city has 1,500 slaughter houses of various sizes, along with 216 poultry farms.
"By Oct. 13, we hope there will be no poultry farming and slaughter houses in residential areas, particularly in Central Jakarta," said Edy.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailheadlines.asp?fileid=20070414.@01&irec=0
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
The City Council endorsed Friday a bylaw to control poultry farming and distribution in response to avian influenza outbreaks in the city.
Speaking to reporters after the endorsement of the bylaw, deputy governor Fauzi Bowo said the issuance of the regulation was timely and that he hoped people would comply with it.
"The most important thing is people's consciousness in the implementation of the regulation," he said.
Of the country's 74 human bird flu fatalities, 21 were Jakarta residents. Nearly all of the victims had had contact with dead birds.
On Jan. 19, a regulation issued by Governor Sutiyoso banning backyard poultry came in to effect, mainly affecting individuals raising chickens or keeping pet birds.
The new bylaw covers a wider part of the poultry industry as it stipulates that poultry farmers must have a license from the Jakarta Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Agency.
Applicants must have a Jakarta identity card, permission from the neighborhood and documents detailing the number of birds and the size and shape of the poultry stall, which must be located at least 25 meters away from any residential area.
Poultry farmers and slaughterhouse owners with pre-existing businesses have six months to fulfill the requirements or their businesses will be shut down and their birds seized.
Alternatively, they will be able to move their businesses to locations prepared by the administration, which are to be regulated later under a gubernatorial decree.
Head of the animal husbandry and fisheries agency Edy Setiarto said that the administration had designated three relocation places.
"So far we only have three, in Pulo Gadung and Cakung in East Jakarta and Rawa Kepiting in North Jakarta," he said, adding that more areas would be set up once a land acquisition deal was cleared.
He said that the administration preferred South, West and East Jakarta for the plan because the areas had limited numbers of existing poultry farms.
The city has 1,500 slaughter houses of various sizes, along with 216 poultry farms.
"By Oct. 13, we hope there will be no poultry farming and slaughter houses in residential areas, particularly in Central Jakarta," said Edy.