المملكة: Electronic documentation and fines stop the records of violators. Regulating the camel market in the Kingdom

The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture proposed The regulatory document explicitly states that “if the contract is valid, it may not be revoked or amended except by agreement or pursuant to a regulatory text,” taking into account emergency circumstances and force majeure that may make the implementation of the obligation impossible.

Temporary camel auctions

With regard to temporary camel auctions, the Ministry stressed the necessity of using electronic payment methods, and recording the data of the seller and buyer, quantities and prices, while prohibiting the display or sale of any camels showing signs of stress or symptoms. Diseases.

The regulations devoted a wide space to animal welfare considerations in exhibitions and markets, as they prohibited teasing camels or deliberately disturbing them by raising voices and noise, and provided dedicated platforms for immediate reporting of any practices involving cruelty or torture.

With regard to renting and bartering camels, the regulations clarified the necessity of documenting contracts electronically through the Ministry’s approved platform, with the requirement that the owner possess an effective basic registry, and prohibiting the rental of camels. Covered by government support without official disclosure of this.

The Ministry indicated that the leasing system grants the beneficiary an independent record during the contract period while obligating him not to change the location of the camels without prior approval, provided that ownership of the camels and their records will automatically return to the primary owner upon the expiration of the agreed upon period.

The regulation warned against providing incorrect data or moving camels without a permit, stressing that this exposes violators to suspension of records and the application of strict financial fines in accordance with the agriculture system, to ensure the sustainability of security. The controls drew attention to the large discrepancy in the market value of camels according to their types, noting that the prices of ordinary and maqnawi camels range between fifteen and twenty-five thousand riyals, while rare breeds such as the Arnoun camel stallion record enormous financial values of up to two hundred million Saudi riyals.

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