law no. 10465 date 29.09.2011 on veterinary service in the republic of albania . the purposes of this law are 1. to protect and improve the health of terrestrial and aquatic animals. 2. to establish the procedures for prevention monitoring diagnoses treatment and eradication of animal diseases. 3. to protect public health against zoonotic diseases transmitted from animals as well as from harmful residues in animal products used for human consumption. 4. to ensure implementation of the sanitary-veterinary measures on the products of animal origin produced at farm level raw materials pastures water and drinking places for animals. 5. to protect the reproduction health of animals and to ensure the increase of production as well as animal breeding. 6. to protect the environment from infections poisons animal wastes and pollutions biological physical chemical radiobiological with harmful consequences to animal and human health. 7. to establish the procedures of training and information of the veterinarians animal owners or keepers and the public on veterinary matters. 8. to protect animals against torture and to provide their welfare. 9. to protect wild animals. 10. to ensure safe disposal of dead animals and their carcasses confiscates animal wastes and by-products not for human consumption. 11. to establish obligations of farmers physical and legal persons in implementation of this law. this law has the following objectives 1. establishing of the main principles for the protection of animal health and welfare in compliance with the international standards of the international animal health organization oie and of the european union 2. arranging organizing financing of the veterinary service definition of responsibilities rules and procedures of the veterinary service in the protection of animal health and welfare 3. protection of the public health in the republic of albania from zoonotic diseases transmitable by animals approximating the eu legislation. this law has the following chapters chapter i general provisions. chapter ii identification and registration of animals and livestock farms. chapter iii protection of animal health and control based on eu directive 92 119 ec . chapter iv animal welfare based on several eu directives and regulations such as council directive 98 58 council directive 86 609 council regulation 1099 2009 council regulation 1 2005 . chapter v disposal of animal products not for human consumption and environment protection. chapter vi monitoring plan of residues and medicated feed based on eu directive 96 22 and eu directive 96 23 . chapter vii veterinary medicinal products based on eu directive 2001 82 . chapter viii organization and performing of veterinary medicine practice. chapter ix state veterinary laboratories and veterinary professional education. chapter x organization and competencies of the veterinary service. chapter xi final dispositions