Article 1 of the Livestock and Livestock Products Traceability Act (2013) states: 

The purpose of this Act is to contribute to enhancing efficiency in preventing epidemics and guaranteeing the safety of livestock products, thereby protecting and promoting consumers’ interests, and to the sound development of the livestock industry and other related industries, by prescribing matters necessary for the traceability of livestock and livestock products. 

To read more of the Korean legislation, see https://elaw.klri.re.kr/eng_mobile/viewer.do?hseq=54612&type=part&key=25