On May 19, 675 the Emperor Tenmu enacted a new law prohibiting a meat diet; conserving alevin was required and eating, beef, horse meat, dog meat, meat of Japanese monkey, and chicken was banned from May 3 to October 27.
庚寅詔諸國曰自今以後制諸漁獵者莫造檻阱及施機槍等類亦四月朔以後九月三十日以前莫置比滿沙伎理梁且莫食牛馬犬猿雞之肉以外不在禁例若有犯者罪之-『日本書紀』