What are the procedures and procedures for opening a pig farm?

The first is site selection. The construction address cannot be in the designated basic farmland, no-breeding areas and other areas where the construction of large-scale farms is prohibited. After the farmers' intended construction address is reported to the local township people's government for approval, it shall be reported to the county agricultural and rural bureau, which shall cooperate with the relevant departments of natural resources, forestry, ecological environment and so on to conduct on-site investigation.

The second is to go through the relevant procedures. After the survey site meets the requirements, farmers need to go through relevant procedures in agriculture, rural areas, natural resources, ecological environment, forestry, industry and commerce and other departments respectively. The agricultural and rural departments are responsible for handling the code certificate of livestock and poultry breeding and the certificate of animal epidemic prevention conditions, and the breeding farm needs to handle the business license of breeding livestock and poultry before selling breeding pigs after production; The natural resources department shall go through the procedures for land use, and if it involves the use of forest land, it shall go through the procedures for the use of forest land in the forestry department; The Ministry of Ecology and Environment is responsible for environmental impact assessment.

The above is the general process of approval for large-scale pig farms. There are differences between districts and counties according to the actual situation. It is suggested that you consult the local township government or agricultural and rural departments about the scale and site selection of pig farms. What needs special attention is that the construction of pig farms should meet the relevant policy requirements such as livestock and poultry ban, protected agricultural land, forest land use and environmental assessment.

Source: Hunan Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs' reply to the netizen's question "Application process and approval of pig farm construction"