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In order to prevent and prevent the spread of livestock infectious diseases such as highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI), facility standards for other poultry such as quail and turkey will be strengthened, and tunnel-type disinfection facilities will be mandated in large laying hen farms. In addition, it is mandatory to register livestock vehicles for privately owned cars by farm owners. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs recently announced that it would revise and promulgate the Enforcement Rules of the Livestock Contagious Disease Prevention Act. The amendment was prepared after several rounds of intensive discussions with livestock organizations and experts by analyzing the vulnerable factors in quarantine derived from epidemiological investigations. First of all, the standards for disinfection and quarantine facilities, which were applied only to breeding chickens, broilers, and ducks, will be applied to other poultry farms, such as quail, turkeys, geese, ostriches, pheasants, and wild geese. This is a measure in response to the indication that there is a considerable risk of transmission of highly pathogenic AI to other poultry, such as a total of 28 cases of highly pathogenic AI in other poultry, such as quail and turkey, since 2006. Accordingly, other poultry farms must also install disinfection facilities at the entrances and exits of vehicles and have front rooms in accordance with quarantine standards. Closed circuit television (CCTV) installation areas have also been expanded. In the past, it was only necessary to install it at each entrance of the farm and inside each breeding facility, but in the future, CCTVs must be installed at the entrance of each breeding facility and quarantine room. The government explained that through the revision of the Enforcement Rules, other poultry will be equipped with the same standards for disinfection facilities and quarantine facilities as chickens and ducks, thereby eliminating the blind spots in quarantine. It is also mandatory to install a ‘tunnel-type disinfection facility’ for laying hens farms raising more than 100,000 chickens. It is based on the judgment that if a highly pathogenic AI occurs in a large-scale farm that affects egg supply and demand, consumer prices will rise and can have a great impact on the people's livelihood. For special management of large-scale laying hen farms, tunnel-type disinfection facilities, which are more effective than U-shaped disinfection facilities, should be provided in principle. However, when the mayor, county head, or district head admits that it is difficult to install a tunnel-type disinfection facility due to geographical conditions, it is excluded from the application, but other quarantine facilities must be installed in place of it.