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(b) any premises where pig carcasses or pig products are sold;
for the purpose of ascertaining whether any pig carcass on pig product therein
has been graded and roller-marked in accordance with the Pig Industry (Grading)
Regulations.
(b) any book, register or account relating to the slaughter of pigs and the
sale of pig carcasses and pig products.
(2) An inspector may seize any licence, book, register or account referred to
in sub-regulation (1).
REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section
1. Short title
2. Interpretation
3. Notice of disease or suspected disease to be given
7. Offence
8. Power of entry
12. Indemnity
13. Compensation
14. Penalty
15. Regulations
CHAPTER 252
STOCK DISEASES
An Act to provide for the prevention and control of stock diseases; to regulate
the importation and movement of stock and specified articles; to provide for the
quarantine of stock in certain circumstances; and to provide for matters
incidental to the foregoing.
"article" includes gear, harness, seeds, grass, forage, hay, straw, manure or
any other thing likely to act as a carrier of any disease;
"carcass" means the carcass of any stock and includes part of a carcass, and the
meat, bones, hide, skin, feathers, hooves, horns, offal or other part of any
stock;
"Director" means the Director of Veterinary Services and includes the Deputy
Director of Veterinary Services;
"disease" means foot and mouth disease, rabies, rinder-pest, lumpy skin disease,
contagious epididymitis and vaginitis, sheep pox, swine fever, Newcastle
disease, epidemic tremor, contagious bovine pleuro-pneumonia, anthrax,
contagious abortion, quarter evil, tuberculosis, bovine vibriosis, swine
erysipelas, glanders, streptothricosis, anaplasmosis, redwater, heartwater, East
Coast fever, trypanosomiasis, epizootic lymphangitis, ulcerative lymphangitis,
sarcoptic mange, psoroptic mange (scab) and any other disease of stock which the
*Minister may, by statutory notice, specify;
"owner", in relation to any stock, includes the person for the time being having
the management, custody or control of such stock;
"railway company" means Zambia Railways and any other railway operating in
Zambia;
"stock" includes cattle, horses, sheep, goats, mules, donkeys, pigs, animals of
the antelope species in captivity, domestic fowls, turkeys, geese, ducks and any
other domesticated or captive animal or bird which the Minister may, by
statutory notice, declare;
3. (1) Every owner of stock affected or suspected of being affected with any
disease shall-Notice of disease or suspected disease to be given
(a) as far as practicable keep that stock separate from stock not so
affected;
(2) Every person, other than a Veterinary Officer, so notified, shall forthwith
notify the nearest Veterinary Officer.
(3) For the purpose of this section, "departmental officer" means any person
employed in the Department of Veterinary and Tsetse Control Services.
(4) Any person who fails to comply with the provisions of subsection (1) shall
be guilty of an offence.
5. Whenever-
(a) at any place within Zambia any stock, carcass, article or vehicle is
found affected or is suspected of being affected with any disease; or
(b) any stock, carcass, article or vehicle has been introduced into any place
in Zambia without such permit as may be required for such introduction, or
having been introduced under a permit is moved or dealt with otherwise than in
accordance with such permit;
the Minister or an authorised officer may make such order as he thinks fit for
all or any of the following purposes:
(i) for directing that such stock, carcass, article or vehicle be seized and
detained;
(iii) for directing that such stock, carcass, article or vehicle be dealt
with in such manner as is deemed necessary to prevent the spread of
disease.Power to order seizure of stock, etc.
(2) The cost of anything which an authorised officer has done or caused to be
done under the provisions of subsection (1) shall be recoverable by the Minister
from the person who failed or refused to comply with the order.
8. (1) An authorised officer may enter on any land, farm or ranch or into any
stable, pen, sty or outbuilding or any kraal, enclosure or vehicle and may take
with him such persons, animals and things as he may deem necessary for the
purposes of inspecting or examining any stock, carcass, article or vehicle or
doing or causing to be done or supervising and inspecting the doing of anything
which is required to be done under this Act or under any order made under the
provisions of this Act.Power of entry
(2) Any person who prevents an authorised officer from entering on any land,
farm or ranch or into any sty or outbuilding or any kraal, enclosure or vehicle
or who impedes or obstructs an authorised officer in doing anything which he is
empowered to do under the provisions of subsection (1) shall be guilty of an
offence.
9. (1) An authorised officer may instruct the owner of any stock to assemble
the stock or any part thereof at any specified place for the purposes of
inspection or inoculation, or for any purpose authorised under the provisions of
this Act or under any order made under the provisions of this Act.Power to order
collection of stock
(2) Any instruction issued in accordance with the provisions of subsection (1)
to the headman of a village shall be deemed to be an instruction to every owner
of stock in such village:
Provided that such notice is issued in writing and in such language or dialect
as is commonly spoken by or understood among the majority of the inhabitants of
such village.
(a) fails to comply with any reasonable instruction given under subsection
(1) or (2);
(5) Proceedings in respect of an offence under this section shall not be taken
without the written consent of the Director.
10. (1) Stock in transit by train within or through Zambia shall be under the
control of such person as the railway company conveying the stock shall appoint,
and, in default of such appointment, the guard of the train conveying such stock
shall be deemed to be the person in control of the stock.Person in control of
stock in transit
(2) Stock in transit within or through Zambia by any road vehicle shall be
under the control of such person as the transporter shall appoint, and, in
default of such appointment, shall be deemed to be under the control of the
driver of the vehicle.
11. A railway company carrying any stock by rail or the owner of any vehicle
which at any time carries stock for hire or reward shall maintain a record of
all such stock carried showing the dates on which such stock was carried, the
type and numbers of stock and the names and addresses of consignors and
consignees and shall, during a period of six months after the date of carriage,
make such record available on request to an authorised officer.Records to be
kept by carriers
12. (1) No action shall be brought against any authorised officer in respect
of any act done by him in good faith in the execution or supposed execution of
the powers vested in him under this Act, or in respect of any act done by him in
good faith in carrying out or purporting to carry out the terms of an order made
under this Act.Indemnity
(2) No action shall be brought against any person who is not an authorised
officer in respect of any act done in good faith and without negligence by such
person in compliance with the provisions of this Act or any direction or order
given or made under this Act.
13. Where any stock is slaughtered under the provisions of this Act or any
order made thereunder, the owner shall, unless the Minister gives in writing to
the owner his reasons for refusing, be paid compensation from such funds as may
be appropriated by Parliament for this purpose for such stock, if he proves to
the satisfaction of the Minister that the stock was not suffering from disease
at the time of its slaughter.
14. Any person guilty of an offence under the provisions of this Act or any
regulation or order made thereunder shall be liable to a fine not exceeding
three thousand penalty units or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six
months, or to both.
15. (1) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act, the
Minister may, by statutory instrument, make regulations concerning any of the
following matters:Regulations
(e) prescribing the circumstances under which stock, whether such stock is
suspected of being affected with disease or not, may or shall, as the case may
be, be destroyed and the manner in which and by whom such destruction shall, or
may, be carried out and the manner in which carcasses shall be disposed of;
(h) prescribing the fees to be paid for anything done or to be done under
this Act.
(2) Any such regulations may provide that any person who contravenes or fails
to comply with such regulations shall be guilty of an offence against this Act,
and may further provide that, unless some other penalty is in such regulations
specifically provided therefor, such person shall be liable to a fine not
exceeding three thousand penalty units or to imprisonment for a period not
exceeding six months, or to both.
(As amended by G.N. No. 319 of 1964 and Act No. 13 of 1994)
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION
"veterinary district" means one of the districts, set out in the First Schedule,
into which Zambia is divided for the purposes of these Regulations.
3. (1) For the purposes of these Regulations, Zambia shall be divided into the
veterinary districts described in the First Schedule.Veterinary districts
(3) Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with the provisions of
sub-regulation (2) shall be guilty of an offence.
4. (1) The areas described in the Second Schedule shall be quarantine stations
into or out of which no stock shall be moved without a permit issued by an
authorised officer.Quarantine stations
(2) If any person moves into or out of any quarantine station any stock without
a permit issued by an authorised officer, he shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) No person shall introduce or cause to be introduced into Zambia any article
specified in the Fourth Schedule without a certificate from a Veterinary Officer
of the country from which the article originates, stating that there has been no
case of East Coast fever in the district of origin during the two years
immediately preceding the issue of such certificate and no foot and mouth
disease nor African swine fever in the district of origin during the six months
immediately preceding the issue of such certificate and that, in his opinion,
the movement of the article is free from risk of spreading any disease.
(3) No person shall introduce or cause to be introduced into Zambia any article
specified in the Fifth Schedule without a certificate from a Veterinary Officer
of the country from which the article originates, stating that there has been no
foot and mouth disease nor African swine fever in the district of origin during
the six months immediately preceding the issue of such certificate.
(4) Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any of the provisions of
this regulation shall be guilty of an offence.
(c) if, in the opinion of a Veterinary Officer, any stock at any time during
its period of quarantine shows symptoms of a disease, the Veterinary Officer
may, subject to the approval of the Director, order its destruction and that of
any animal with which it has been in contact;
7. (1) The owner of the carcass of any stock which has died, or may reasonably
be suspected of having died, of any disease shall take all reasonable steps to
ensure that no person other than a Veterinary Officer or person authorised by a
Veterinary Officer in the course of his official duties or a veterinary surgeon
in the course of his professional duties shall mutilate such carcass in any
way:Disposal of carcasses
Provided that it shall be lawful for the owner of such carcass to take a blood
or lymph gland smear and to incise an ear vein or puncture a superficial lymph
gland, as the case may be, for this purpose.
(2) The owner of any carcass to which sub-regulation (1) applies shall, unless
otherwise directed by a Veterinary Officer, forthwith dispose of the said
carcass by burial at a depth of not less than six feet.
(3) For the purposes of this regulation, "owner" shall include any person or
persons in control of a carcass.
(4) Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with the provisions of
sub-regulation (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence.
8. (1) The Director, or any other officer authorised by the Director, may
order that stock which at the date of such order is within or shall subsequently
within a period of time specified in such order enter any part of Zambia shall
be forthwith inoculated or branded or both inoculated and branded.Inoculation
and branding
(4) In pursuance of any order made under this regulation, a Veterinary Officer
may inoculate or cause to be inoculated and may brand or cause to be branded any
stock.
(6) If the owner of any stock to which an order made under the provisions of
sub-regulation (1) relates, fails to inoculate or brand or both inoculate and
brand in accordance with the provisions of this regulation, he shall be guilty
of an offence.
9. (1) Any permit relating to the movement of any stock, carcass or article
and issued pursuant to the provisions of the Act or any regulation or order made
thereunder shall be in writing and signed by the issuing officer and shall
contain-Movement permits
(b) the number and description of the stock, carcass or article which may be
moved by virtue of such permit;
(c) the dates between which such permit shall be valid; and
(d) the areas between which such movement may take place.
(2) Any permit issued pursuant to the provisions of the Act or any regulation
or order made thereunder may be issued subject to such conditions as to
quarantine, isolation, disinfection, detention, route to be followed, control of
stock or other like matter as the issuing officer in his discretion may specify
therein.
(3) The person in control of any stock, carcass or article being moved under
the authority of any permit to which this regulation refers shall have such
permit in his possession and shall produce the said permit to any of the
following persons on request by such person:
(f) the owner or occupier of any farm over which movement of the said stock,
carcass or article is taking place.
(4) Any person empowered to issue a permit to which this regulation refers and
any Assistant District Secretary may cancel, vary or amend such permit by
endorsement thereon or by notice in writing to the grantee thereof.
(5) If any person contravenes, or fails to comply with any condition specified
in a permit or with the provisions of sub-regulation (3), he shall be guilty of
an offence.
10. (1) No person shall manufacture or sell or expose for sale in Zambia any
virus, vaccine, serum or analogous product used for the diagnosis or treatment
of diseases of animals, except under a permit in writing issued by the
Director.Manufacture and import of virus and vaccine
(2) A permit to manufacture or sell or expose for sale any of the substances
mentioned in sub-regulation (1) shall be subject to such conditions as the
Director may endorse on the permit.
FIRST SCHEDULE
(Regulation 3 (1))
Starting at the point where the Kalomo River enters the Zambezi River, at
the south-eastern corner of the Baleya Reserve, No. XXV, the boundary runs
northwards and westwards along the eastern and northern boundaries of the said
reserve to the point where its northern boundary is intersected by the Zimba
Stream; thence up the Zimba Stream to where it intersects the south-western
boundary of Farm No. 824; thence north-westwards along that boundary to the
Zambia Railways 91.44 metres Strip Reserve; thence in a straight line across the
said strip reserve to its western boundary; thence northwards along the western
boundary of the strip reserve to the south-western corner beacon of Farm No.
833; thence northwards along the western boundaries of Farms Nos. 833 and 823 to
the north-western corner beacon of the latter farm; thence in a straight line
northwards to triangulation beacon 32/N.R.P.; thence continuing northwards in a
straight line to triangulation beacon 226/N.R.P.; thence in a straight line
north-westwards to triangulation beacon 227/N.R.P. on Ndundumwense Hill on the
southern boundary of the Kafue National Park; thence in a westerly and northerly
direction along the southern boundary of the Kafue National Park to the source
of the Machili River on the said boundary thence southwards down the Machili
River to where it intersects the northern boundary of Farm No. 946; thence
eastwards, southwards and westwards along the northern, eastern and southern
boundaries of Farm No. 946 to the point where the southern boundary intersects
the Machili River; thence southwards down the Machili River to its intersection
with the Kasaya River; thence down the Kasaya River to its intersection with the
Zambezi River; thence down the Zambezi River to its intersection with the Kalomo
River, the point of starting.
SECOND SCHEDULE
(Regulation 4)
An area approximately 2,000 acres in extent bounded by a fence starting from the
Zambezi River bank at a point 2.4 kilometres east of the Livestock Officer's
house, and running north for 0.8 kilometres; thence north-west for 7.2
kilometres; thence south-west to the Zambezi River and by the Zambezi thence to
the point of starting.
Chief Sikute's area of 0.8 kilometres of river frontage with a depth of 411.48
metres at the downstream end and of 45.72 metres at the upstream end, reached by
a 1219.2 centimetres wide access strip from the fence on the north lies within,
but is excluded from, the quarantine area.
The area is shown on a plan deposited in the office of the Surveyor-General and
numbered T.338.
NDOLA PADDOCK QUARANTINE STATION
A square area 10 acres in extent bounded by a fence and lying in the Bovu
Valley, 0.8 kilometres to the north of the Livingstone-Katombora Road, 43.2
kilometres from Livingstone.
Starting at Beacon GN454 at the north-western corner of Farm No. 2657, the
boundary follows the western boundary of this farm southwards to its
south-western corner beacon, GN453; thence, continuing in the same straight
line, to the centre-line of the Katombora-Livingstone Road; thence
south-westwards to Beacon Y803 at the north-eastern corner of Farm No. 1519;
thence along the northern boundary of this farm to the left bank of the Zambezi
River near Beacon P50; thence northwards and north-westwards up this bank to a
point where it is intersected by a straight line parallel to and 9144
centimetres east of the eastern boundary of Farm No. 1492; thence
north-westwards along this line to the southern edge of the
Katombora-Livingstone 3657.6 centimetres Road Reserve; thence across this road
reserve to a point on its northern edge where it is intersected by a straight
line parallel to and 1828.8 centimetres east of the eastern boundary of Farm No.
1492; thence north-westwards along this line to its point of intersection with
the southern boundary of Forest Reserve No. 67: Simonga; thence eastwards
following the latter boundary to Beacon GN454, the point of starting.
Included within the boundaries above described but excluded from the quarantine
area are:
(a) Farm No. 16a bounded by Beacons P51, P52, P53 and P54;
(b) a strip of land 9144 centimetres wide having the track of the Zambesi Saw
Mills railway as its centre-line; and
The area is shown on a plan, No. S.D.T. 282, deposited in the office of the
Surveyor-General.
THIRD SCHEDULE
(Regulation 5 (1))
1. All stock.
2. The edible portions and organs of any stock whether fresh, chilled, frozen,
salted or dried, but excluding cooked, canned or bottled products.
9. Animal semen.
FOURTH SCHEDULE
(Regulation 5 (2))
1. Fodder or forage.
2. Hay.
3. Grass.
(Regulation 5 (3))
SIXTH SCHEDULE
(Regulation 6 (d))
QUARANTINE FEES
Fee units
per day . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 2n
of a month . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25n
4. (1) No person shall move or cause to be moved any stock into, out of or
through any specified area without a permit issued by a Veterinary Officer or
person authorised by a Veterinary Officer.Movement to be under permit
(2) No person shall, by his own act or neglect, allow any stock to stray or be
otherwise removed, except as provided in these Regulations into, out of or
through any specified area.
6. (1) A Veterinary Officer may cause any stock in any specified area
forthwith to be inoculated or branded with a distinctive brand or both
inoculated and branded.Inoculation and branding
(2) For the purpose of such inoculation, a Veterinary Officer may cause to be
seized any stock which, in contravention of any instruction issued under the
provisions of section nine of the Act, has not been assembled in accordance with
such instructions.
The areas described in the Schedule are hereby declared to be specified areas.
SCHEDULE
1. That portion of the Mumbwa District west of the Mwembeshi River, and
the Sala Reserve, No. XVIII.
5. That portion of the Luano-Lala Reserve, No. XIV, south and east of the
Mwomboshi River.
Starting where the Mwapula Stream crosses the boundary of the Luano-
Lala
Reserve, No. XIV; thence upstream along the Mwapula Stream to where it crosses
the boundary of the Soli Shamifwe Reserve, No. XVI; thence westward along the
boundary of the Soli Shamifwe Reserve, No. XVI, to the Chainama Hills to
Kanakampuyu Hills; thence in a straight line north-westwards to the north-east
corner Beacon T.411 of Farm No. 1350, Nimrod; thence in a northerly direction
along the boundary of Farms Nos. 2012u, 2009u, 2008u, and 699u, to the most
southerly corner of Farm No. D.695 (Fig Trees); thence easterly along the
boundary of the Luano-Lala Reserve, No. XIV, to the point of starting.
7. That portion of the Luano-Lala Reserve, No. XIV, lying north of the
Mwomboshi River.
10. Starting at a point on the Mashi River due south of Shangombo Village,
the boundary proceeds northwards on a true bearing of 39 degrees for a distance
of 16 kilometres; thence south-eastwards parallel to and at a distance of 16
kilometres from the Mashi River for a distance of 99.2 kilometres; thence
south-westwards on a true bearing of 219 degrees to a point on the Mashi River;
thence northwards along this river to the point of starting.
11. The Gwembe District.
"place" means-
(b) in the case of a grazing area leased or granted by Government, the said
grazing area;
(c) in all other cases, an area within a radius of 6.4 kilometres of the
cattle kraal in use by the stock;
4. (1) No person shall move or cause or allow to be moved into, out of, from
any place within, or through any specified area any stock or any hide or grass
or hay or straw, except under a permit issued by a Veterinary Officer or other
person authorised by a Veterinary Officer.Movement of stock, etc., prohibited
(2) No person shall, by his own act or neglect, allow stock to stray into, out
of, from any place within, or through any specified area.
7. (1) A Veterinary Officer may cause any stock within any specified area to
be dipped or sprayed or otherwise disinfected and may destroy or cause to be
destroyed any stock suffering from or which he suspects to be suffering from
East Coast fever.Disinfection and branding
(2) A Veterinary Officer may brand or cause to be branded with a distinctive
brand any stock within any specified area.
The areas described in the Schedule are hereby declared to be specified areas.
SCHEDULE
4. That portion of the Angoni Reserve in the area of Chief Mpezeni bounded
by a line starting at the headwaters of the Lutembwe River and following that
river to its intersection with the boundary of Farm No. 28; thence along the
southern and eastern boundaries of Farms Nos. 28, 27, 34, 32 and 33 to the
southernmost corner of Farm No. 33; thence south-east to Makwe Hill; thence due
east to the point of intersection with the western boundary of Farm No. 73;
thence along the western and north-western boundaries of Farms Nos. 73 and 50 to
the Zambia-Malawi International Boundary; thence in a northerly direction along
the Zambia-Malawi International Boundary to the point of starting.
2. It is hereby provided that all cattle within the Kasama District of the
Northern Province shall be branded with the brand mark V.K.Compulsory brand for
cattle in Kasama District
(b) in the case of a grazing area leased or granted by Government, the said
grazing area;
(c) in all other cases, an area within a radius of 6.4 kilometres of the
cattle kraal used by the stock;
"stock" means those animals having cloven hooves which are included in the
definition of stock in the Act.
4. (1) No person shall move or cause or allow to be moved into, out of, from
any place within, or through any specified area any stock or any carcass or
article specified in the Schedule, except under a permit issued by a Veterinary
Officer.Movement of stock and animal products prohibited
(2) No person shall, by his own act or neglect, allow any stock to stray into,
out of, from any place within, or through any specified area.
(2) For the purpose of such inoculation, a Veterinary Officer may cause to be
seized any stock which, in contravention of any instruction issued under the
provisions of section nine of the Act, has not been assembled in accordance with
such instruction.
SCHEDULE
(Regulations 4, 6 and 8)
Milk or any product thereof taken from stock within the specified area.
Manure.
Statutory Instrument
121 of 1993
Act No.
13 of 1994
SCHEDULE
(Paragraph 2)
Fee units
-first hour 60
Follow up treatment 40
Castration in cattle 8
HS (per dose) 2
Follow up treatment 18
Cat spay 90
Cat castration 70
General Surgery:
-first hour 90
Fee units
X-ray examination 70
Eye extraction-cat 90
SMALL ANIMALS-VACCINATION
or price of vaccine/dose
or price of vaccine/dose
or price of vaccine/dose
MISCELLANEOUS
slaughter permit) 60
Import permit 20
LABORATORY TESTS
REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA