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New Rules on Poultry Farms
September 2 , 2021
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- The Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries under the Union Ministry of Agriculture has released a set of new guidelines for poultries.
- It classifies poultry farmers based on the number of birds in the farm.
- Small - 5,000-25,000 birds
- Medium - 25,000 – 1 lakh birds
- Large – more than 1 lakh birds
- A farm should be set up
- 500m away from a residential area,
- 100m from rivers, lakes, canals and drinking water sources,
- 100m from national highways and
- 10-15m from village footpaths and rural roads.
- In the new guideline, a farmer of medium-sized poultry farm will have to obtain a certificate of Consent from State Pollution Control Board under the Water Act, 1974 and the Air Act, 1981.
- The permission will be valid for 15 years.
- The Animal Husbandry Department will be responsible for implementing the guidelines at the state and district level.
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