Agency Name: | Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision |
Native Name: | Федеральная служба по ветеринарному и фитосанитарному надзору (Россельхознадзор) |
Seal: | Emblem of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision.svg |
Chief1 Name: | Sergei Dankvert[1] |
Parent Agency: | Ministry of Agriculture |
Headquarters: | Orlikov pereulok, 1/11, Moscow, Russia |
The Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision[2] (Rosselkhoznadzor; Russian: Федеральная служба по ветеринарному и фитосанитарному надзору (Россельхознадзор)|Federal'naya sluzhba po veterinarnomu i fitosanitarnomu nadzoru) is a federal body that exercises oversight over veterinary medicine and agricultural production and byproducts in the Russian Federation.[3] It was formed on June 30, 2004 as part of Russia's Ministry of Agriculture.