On the afternoon of October 29, the head of the Ho Chi Minh City Sub-Department of Livestock and Animal Health told Dân Trí that authorities had again detected and handled the transport of more than 1.3 tonnes of poultry from another locality into Ho Chi Minh City.
At about midnight on October 29, an inter-agency inspection team responsible for preventing animal diseases and controlling slaughter in Ho Chi Minh City inspected an animal transport vehicle on National Highway 22, at 353 Phan Van Khai Street in Cu Chi Commune. The inspection covered the transport of animals and animal products.
The team found that driver Phan Van Ut was carrying about 1.3 tonnes of poultry, including 385 Muscovy ducks and 120 colored-feather chickens. He was transporting the shipment from Binh Long Ward in Dong Nai City to Binh Chanh Commune in Ho Chi Minh City for sale.
During the inspection, Phan Van Ut said the shipment had no animal quarantine certificate for transport out of the province.
The inter-agency team made an administrative violation record against Phan Van Ut for transporting animals without a quarantine certificate. The violation falls under Clause 3, Article 19 of Decree No. 204/2026/ND-CP dated June 11, 2026, on administrative penalties in the veterinary sector.
Authorities took the entire poultry shipment to the Hoc Mon Animal Quarantine Station for inspection and sampling for avian influenza testing.
Earlier, in the early hours of October 25, the Thu Duc Animal Quarantine Station and Rach Chiec traffic police team, part of Ho Chi Minh City Police's PC08, stopped and inspected 38 vehicles carrying animals and animal products into the city on National Highway 1A in the Linh Xuan Ward area of Ho Chi Minh City.
During the inspection, authorities found three cases involving nearly 1 tonne of pork, beef and goat meat. None of the shipments had the required quarantine certificate at the time of inspection.
The Thu Duc Animal Quarantine Station made administrative violation records and proposed a fine of VND 7 million for each case, while also requiring quarantine for the three shipments. However, all three drivers submitted requests to voluntarily destroy the meat.
Sources: Dân Trí
