Jonglei Parliament Passes Meat Inspection Bill
A meat inspection bill aimed at protecting the public from infections of inedible animals and diseases has been passed in Jonglei State according to the State Legislative Assembly Speaker. 28 May 2013 By Jacob Achiek Jok BOR, 28 May 2013 [Gurtong] – Hon. Peter Chol Wal has said that parliament has been passed and is to make the people know meat inspection procedures, diseases, primary inspection of investigation and records of slaughter emergency. “The bill will protect the public from infection of animal diseases, it is for the public to obey, to work according to the law because these laws are favoring the public and they are for their benefits and they are protecting their lives,” he said. He warned of a tough action on any one who will be in breach of the law. “Any one breaching the law shall be sentenced to a period of not least than one year or a fine of SSP 1,000 or both,” Chol said. “Any person found selling a meat from the inedible animal shall be sentenced to imprisonment for the period of three years or fine of SSP3, or both by the competent court,” he further warned. Chol says the bill is going to affect the community positively as it was drafted with its penalties aimed at collecting data suspects in case they temper with the law. The speaker also revealed that the August House is also discussing the land commission bill which was rejected due to some errors and the Governor’s Loan bill in addition to 2013/2014 budget expected to be out in July. Posted in: Home, Governance -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14oo9iUGBc86TDqnJY2PYE1XMp5oq80wrZ9TeegUu5xv60g%40mail.gmail.com?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
