Animal Diseases Ordinance [New Version], 5745-1985
פקודת מחלות בעלי חיים [נוסח חדש], תשמ"ה-1985
Published: 1985-04-08Consolidated Hebrew text as of 2026-06-17 · Last amended 2023-08-02✓ Amendment status checked against the Knesset legislation record on 2026-09-15
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First Schedule (Definition of "animal" – section 1)
| a. | Cattle: | 6. | Swans | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1. | Cattle | — | — | 7. | Barbary ducks |
| — | 2. | Flocks: sheep, goats and wild goats | — | — | 8. | Mulards |
| — | 3. | Buffaloes | — | — | 9. | Peacocks |
| — | 4. | Camels | — | — | 10. | Guinea fowl |
| — | 5. | Horses | — | — | 11. | Ostriches |
| — | 6. | Mules | — | — | 12. | Pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) |
| — | 7. | Donkeys | — | — | 13. | Pheasants (Phasianidae) |
| — | 8. | Pigs | — | — | 13a. | Chukar partridges |
| — | 9. | Rabbits | — | — | 14. | Hatching eggs of the poultry listed above |
| — | 10. | The semen and embryos of each of those listed above | — | — | 15. | Semen of the poultry listed above |
| B. | Fur animals: | — | D. | Other animals: | ||
| — | Domesticated animals whose hides are used for the production of fur, including – | — | — | 1. | Dogs | |
| — | 1. | Mink | — | — | 2. | Cats |
| — | 2. | Chinchillas | — | — | 3. | Monkeys |
| — | 3. | Nutria | — | — | 4. | Hamsters |
| — | 4. | Foxes | — | — | 5. | Mice |
| — | 5. | Ocelots | — | — | 6. | Rats |
| — | 6. | Sables | — | — | 7. | Wild animals of the mammal class |
| C. | Poultry: | — | — | 8. | Wild animals of the reptile and amphibian class | |
| — | 1. | Chickens | — | — | 9. | Bees |
| — | 2. | Geese | — | — | 10. | Birds |
| — | 3. | Ducks | — | — | 11. | Fish |
| — | 4. | Turkeys | — | — | 12. | Molluscs (molluscs) |
| — | 5. | Pigeons | — | — | 13. | Crustaceans (crustaceans) |
| — | — | — | — | — | 14. | Cnidaria (cnidaria) |
| — | — | — | — | — | 15. | Echinoderms (echinodermata) |
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| Name of disease in Hebrew | Name of disease in English |
|---|---|
| 1. Diseases of several types of animals | — |
| Echinococcosis | Echinococcosis / hydatidosis |
| Brucellosis | Brucellosis |
| Paratuberculosis | Paratuberculosis |
| Anthrax | Anthrax |
| Rinderpest | Rinderpest |
| Vesicular stomatitis | Vesicular stomatitis |
| Japanese encephalitis | Japanese encephalitis |
| Equine encephalomyelitis (Eastern) | Equine encephalomyelitis (Eastern) |
| Erysipelas (swine and avian) | Erysipelas (swine and avian) |
| Tularemia | Tularemia |
| Rabies | Rabies |
| Listeriosis | Listeriosis |
| Leptospirosis | Leptospirosis |
| Epizootic haemorrhagic disease | Epizootic haemorrhagic disease |
| Aujeszky's disease | Aujeszky's disease |
| Bluetongue | Bluetongue |
| Foot and mouth disease | Foot and mouth disease |
| Trichinellosis | Trichinellosis |
| Bovine and porcine cysticercosis | Bovine and porcine cysticercosis |
| Surra (Trypanosoma evansi) | Surra (Trypanosoma evansi) |
| Salmonellosis (Salmonella Dublin) | Salmonellosis (Salmonella Dublin) |
| Salmonellosis (Salmonella Typhimurium) | Salmonellosis (Salmonella Typhimurium) |
| Piroplasmosis (babesiosis) | Piroplasmosis (babesiosis) |
| Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever | Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever |
| Rift Valley fever | Rift Valley fever |
| West Nile fever | West Nile fever |
| Q fever | Q fever |
| Bovine and ovine genital campylobacteriosis | Bovine and ovine genital campylobacteriosis |
| New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) | New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) |
| Old World screwworm (Chrysomya bezziana) | Old World screwworm (Chrysomya bezziana) |
| Tuberculosis | Tuberculosis |
| Influenza A | Influenza A |
| Heartwater | Heartwater |
| 2. Cattle diseases | — |
| Haemorrhagic septicaemia | Haemorrhagic septicaemia |
| Anaplasmosis | Anaplasmosis |
| Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis / infectious postular vulvovaginitis (IBR/IPV) | Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis / infectious postular vulvovaginitis (IBR/IPV) |
| Contagious bovine pleuroneumonia | Contagious bovine pleuroneumonia |
| Trichomonosis | Trichomonosis |
| Enzootic bovine leukosis | Enzootic bovine leukosis |
| Trypanosomosis (tsetse-transmitted) | Trypanosomosis (tsetse-transmitted) |
| Bovine spongiform encephalopathy | Bovine spongiform encephalopathy |
| Bovine ephemeral fever | Bovine ephemeral fever |
| Lumpy skin disease | Lumpy skin disease |
| Bovine viral diarrhoea / mucosal disease | Bovine viral diarrhoea / mucosal disease |
| Theileriosis | Theileriosis |
| 3. Sheep diseases | — |
| Sheep, goat pox | Sheep, goat pox |
| Contagious agalactia | Contagious agalactia |
| Ovine pulmonary adenomatosis (multiple adenomas) of the lung | Ovine pulmonary adenomatosis |
| Peste des petits ruminants | Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) |
| Caprine arthritis/encephalitis | Caprine arthritis / encephalitis |
| Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia | Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia |
| Enzootic abortion of ewes (chlamydiosis) | Enzootic abortion of ewes (ovine chlamydiosis) |
| Maedi-visna | Maedi visna |
| Nairobi sheep disease | Nairobi sheep disease |
| Scrapie | Scrapie |
| 4. Diseases of equidae | — |
| Equine infectious anaemia | Equine infectious anaemia |
| Equine encephalosis | Equine encephalosis |
| African horse sickness | African horse sickness |
| Dourine | Dourine |
| Western equine encephalomyelitis | Equine encephalomyelitis (Western) |
| Equine rhinopneumonitis (herpes) | Equine rhinopneumonitis |
| Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis | Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis |
| Equine viral arteritis | Equine viral arteritis |
| Contagious equine metritis | Contagious equine metritis |
| Glanders | Glanders |
| 5. Diseases of swine | — |
| African swine fever | African swine fever |
| Classical swine fever | Classical swine fever |
| Transmissible gastroenteritis | Transmissible gastroenteritis |
| Nipah virus encephalitis | Nipah virus encephalitis |
| Swine vesicular disease | Swine vesicular disease |
| Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome | Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome |
| 6. Poultry diseases | — |
| Meningoencephalitis in turkeys | Meningoencephalitis meleagridis |
| Duck viral hepatitis | Duck virus hepatitis |
| Infectious bursal disease (Gumboro) | Infectious bursal disease (Gumboro disease) |
| Avian infectious laryngotracheitis | Avian infectious laryngotracheitis |
| Avian infectious bronchitis | Avian infectious bronchitis |
| Duck virus enteritis | Duck virus enteritis |
| Turkey rhinotracheitis | Turkey rhinotracheitis |
| Fowl cholera | Fowl cholera |
| Avian chlamydiosis (psittacosis) | Avian chlamydiosis |
| Fowl typhoid (Gallinarum disease) | Fowl typhoid |
| Pullorum disease | Pullorum disease |
| Marek's disease | Marek's disease |
| Newcastle disease | Newcastle disease |
| Avian mycoplasmosis (M. gallisepticum) | Avian mycoplasmosis (M. gallisepticum) |
| Avian mycoplasmosis (M. synoviae) | Avian mycoplasmosis (M. synoviae) |
| Salmonellosis in birds | Salmonellosis in birds |
| 7. Fish diseases | — |
| Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia | Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) |
| Red sea bream iridoviral disease | Red sea bream iridoviral disease |
| Spring viraemia of carp | Spring viraemia of carp (SVC) |
| Epizootic haematopoietic necrosis | Epizootic haematopoietic necrosis (EHN) |
| Infectious haematopoietic necrosis | Infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN) |
| Viral nervous necrosis | Viral nervous necrosis (VNN) |
| Infection with Aphanomyces invadans (epizootic ulcerative syndrome) | Infection with Aphanomyces invadans (epizootic ulcerative syndrome) |
| Koi herpesvirus disease | Koi herpesvirus disease |
| Infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN) | Infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN) |
| Infection with salmonid alphavirus – SAV | Infection with salmonid alphavirus – SAV |
| Infection with infectious salmon anaemia virus (ISAV) | Infection with infectious salmon anaemia virus (ISAV) |
| Infection with Gyrodactylus salaris | Infection with Gyrodactylus salaris |
| Infection with tilapia lake virus disease – TiLVD | Infection with tilapia lake virus disease – TiLVD |
| 8. Bee diseases | — |
| Acarapisosis of honey bees | Acarapisosis of honey bees |
| Small hive beetle infestation (Aethina tumida) | Small hive beetle infestation (Aethina tumida) |
| Varroosis of honey bees | Varroosis of honey bees |
| Nosemosis of bees | Nosemosis of bees |
| Tropilaelaps infestation of honey bees | Tropilaelaps infestation of honey bees |
| European foulbrood of honey bees | European foulbrood of honey bees |
| American foulbrood of honey bees | American foulbrood of honey bees |
| 9. Diseases of rabbits and hares | — |
| Rabbit haemorrhagic disease | Rabbit haemorrhagic disease |
| Myxomatosis | Myxomatosis |
| 10. Diseases of other animals | — |
| Leishmaniosis (in dogs) | Leishmaniosis (in dogs) |
| 11. Diseases of amphibians | — |
| Infection with Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis | Infection with Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis |
| Infection with Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans | Infection with Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans |
| Infection with Ranavirus species | Infection with Ranavirus species |
| 12. Diseases of molluscs | — |
| Infection with abalone herpesvirus | Infection with abalone herpesvirus |
| Infection with Bonamia exitiosa | Infection with Bonamia exitiosa |
| Infection with Bonamia ostreae | Infection with Bonamia ostreae |
| Infection with Marteilia refringens | Infection with Marteilia refringens |
| Infection with Perkinsus marinus | Infection with Perkinsus marinus |
| Infection with Perkinsus olseni | Infection with Perkinsus olseni |
| Infection with Xenohaliotis californiensis | Infection with Xenohaliotis californiensis |
| 13. Crustacean diseases | — |
| Acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease | Acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease |
| Infection with Aphanomyces astaci (crayfish plague) | Infection with Aphanomyces astaci (crayfish plague) |
| Infection with yellow head virus genotype 1 | Infection with yellow head virus genotype 1 |
| Infection with infectious hypodermal and haematopoietic necrosis virus | Infection with infectious hypodermal and haematopoietic necrosis virus |
| Infection with infectious myonecrosis virus | Infection with infectious myonecrosis virus |
| Infection with Hepatobacter penaei (necrotising hepatopancreatitis) | Infection with Hepatobacter penaei (necrotising hepatopancreatitis) |
| Infection with Taura syndrome virus | Infection with Taura syndrome virus |
| Infection with white spot syndrome virus | Infection with white spot syndrome virus |
| Infection with Macrobrachium rosenbergii nodavirus (white tail disease) | Infection with Macrobrachium rosenbergii nodavirus (white tail disease) |
| Infection with Decapod iridescent virus 1 (DIV1) | Infection with Decapod iridescent virus 1 (DIV1) |
| 14. Camel diseases | — |
| Camel pox | Camel pox |
| MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS | MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS |
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