Sabah vet dept has no power to shut down illegal pig farm, says Kitingan

Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey Kitingan. - Filepic/The Star

KOTA KINABALU: There is no existing law that empowers the Sabah Veterinary Services Department (DVS) to force a shutdown of an illegal pig farm located in Tamparuli, about 40kms from here.

Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey Kitingan, who is state Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Industry Ministry, said that legal action had already been taken against the farm, resulting in a court-imposed fine for operating without a proper license under Rule 3(1) Control of Livestock Activities (Pig) Rules 2008.