Should governments have stronger powers to prevent animal disease outbreaks?

AI-generated summary, admin reviewed: This reform gave the national government stronger powers to prevent serious animal diseases. It could maintain vaccine reserves, provide vaccines free or at reduced prices and use charges connected with emergency slaughter to fund disease prevention. It also prohibited itinerant trading in animals. Supporters argued that coordinated national action would improve preparedness, protect livestock and reduce the economic damage caused by outbreaks. Opponents feared greater pressure to vaccinate animals and argued that owners should retain more control over such decisions. Swiss voters approved the reform.
Seed source: Swissvotes federal popular vote dataset.
Swissvotes page: https://swissvotes.ch/vote/566.00
Official result data: https://bk.admin.ch/de/details-referenden-und-weitere-erlasse?voteNumber=566
Vote date: 2012-11-25
Original Swissvotes English title: Epizootics Act

The purpose was to give Switzerland better tools to prevent and control serious animal diseases, such as outbreaks affecting livestock.

Original German title: Tierseuchengesetz
Swissvotes short-description title: Bunte Allianz von Impfgegnern kann Tierseuchengesetz nicht aufhalten
Original French title: Loi sur les épizooties
Année Politique Suisse description: https://anneepolitique.swiss/prozesse/15975
BFS result map (German): https://mapexplorer.bfs.admin.ch/?obs=politic&lang=de#c=indicator&i=vp20121125.prop_oui_566_0
BFS result map (French): https://mapexplorer.bfs.admin.ch/?obs=politic&lang=fr#c=indicator&i=vp20121125.prop_oui_566_0
Official chronology (French): https://bk.admin.ch/fr/details-referendums-et-autres-actes?voteNumber=566