国务院办公厅日前公布《畜禽规模养殖污染防治条例》(以下简称《条例》)。《条例》明确,禁止在饮用水水源保护区、风景名胜区、自然保护区的核心区和缓冲区、城镇居民区、文化教育科学研究区等人口集中区域内建设畜禽养殖场、养殖小区。《条例》将自2014年1月1日起施行。 The State Council General Office recently promulgated the Regulations on Prevention and Control of Livestock and Poultry Scale Breeding (hereinafter referred to as the “Regulations”). The “Regulations” clearly prohibit the construction of livestock and poultry farms and breeding areas within the concentrated population areas of drinking water source protection areas, scenic spots and nature reserves and core areas of buffer zones, urban residential areas and cultural and educational scientific research zones. The “Regulations” will come into force on January 1, 2014.