Animals Quarantine Rules

38 [Subsidiary] G,N. 223/1968 144/1978 l'ilation Power to quarantine Costs and fees payable for animals held G.N. 144/1978 Schedule, Part I Schedule, Part ff Sd,eduf,,, Part Ill Stray animals Cap. 66:02 LAWS OF l\lALA \VI Control and Diseases of Animals Animals Quorantine Rules ANIIVIALS QUARANTINE RULES under s. 8 1, These rules may be cited ns the Animals Quarantine Rules. 2. The Chief Veterinary Officer may direct that any animal imported into Malawi be held in quarantine or in isolation at such a place and for suc-h a time a:, !he Cliicf Yetc1ina1y Oiiicer may in writing specify, and may order that such animal be given such examination, tests and treatment as may be considered expedient. 3.-(1) Subject to sub-rule (2), (a) the owner of an animal held under Rule 2 shall, jn respect of such animal pay (i) all or part of the costs of such quarantine, isolation, examination, test or treatment, (ii) the stabling fees specified in Part I of the Schedule ltt:rt:to, (iii) the fees specified in Part II of the Schedule hereto for such examination, test or treatment as may be given to the animal, and (iv) any additional costs incurred by reason of the provision of any food to any animal by the holding authority; and (b) the owner of an animal held otherwise thnn under Rule 2 shall, in respect of such animal, pay the fees specified in Part 111 of the Schedule hereto plus any costs incurred by reason of feeding the anim:J.! on special diet at his request. (2) The Chief Veterinary Officer may reduce or waive the fees chargeable under sub-rule (1) in any particular case where in his opinion, the fees would cause undue hardship to the owner of the animal. 4. When stray animals are found to be suffering from disease (a) they sh;ill, if founrl on priv;ite l;incL he confined nnd isolated by the owner or occupier of the land :is near as possible to the place where they have been found. or if found on any public land, or on any road, be confined and isolated at such place, near to that at which they have been found, as an inspector may direct; (b) all animals which have been or may have been in contnpt with such stray animals. and which by reason of Sllch contact or suspected contact have become liable to infection, shall be quarantined, and the owner of the stray animals shall pay to the owner of such animals quarantined all expenses incurrad by reason of such quarantine; LAWS OF l\1ALA\\I Cmitrnl onrl Diw:>r1Sf's nf Animals Cap. 66:02 A11i111afs Quorm1ti11c Rules (c) the person detaining n11y SLtch slrny animals shall forth with cause the nearest available inspector to be notified of such detention. 5. Whenever any stray animals shall be detnined in gw1rnntine on any occupied land, by reason of the appearance of disease amongst such animals, the owner of such ~nimals shall be liable to pay to the occupier or the land Cor the use of the land, such sum not exceeding l\\Cllly tambala per day, in respect or each animal. during the period it is so detained in quarantine, as the Chief Veterinary OlTicer shall determine. 6. The occupier of land 1lmling the carcass of any stray animal on his land. shall either cause such carcass to be buried or burned, or immediately give notice or tile presence of such carcass to the police. 7. No person other th~1n an inspector or a person acting on the instructions of an inspector shall remove or attempt to remove any animal which has been buried or. except for the purpose, of burial or burning, any carcass which has been ordered to be buried or burned. 8. No person shall remove from any pl.ice in which animals are quarantined or isolated any grass or other herbage, dung, litter., fodder or earth, except on the written permission of an inspector. 9. An inspector mav cause :1nv animal or animals within an infected area or which kne been !;laced in quarantine or isolation to be branded or othcnYisc marked for identification in such manner ::ts may be directed by the Chief Veterinary Officer. 10. \,Vhcnen:-r the O\\ ncr of any animal in respect of which services have been rcndcr..::d is unknown or cannot be found, and whenever the owner ot any animal tn respect of which such services have been rendered has, after demand made, neglected to pay for the services rendered and to remove the animals, the Chief Veterinary Officer. after the expiry of thirty days, may cause such animal to be sold by public auction and shall, after deducting any moneys due for services rendered and rhc expenses of and in connexion ,vith the sale. pay the balance of the proceeds of the sale to the owner in default. or. if the owner of the animal sold is not known or cannot be found, the balance, if any, as aforesaid shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund: Provided that in such last case if any person shall, within two years of the sale, prove that he was the owner at the date of the sale of such animal sold, he shall be entitled to receive the amount of the balance so paid intv the Comnlidatcd Fund. 11. The Chief Veterinary Officer or aoy person authorized by him may, for the purpose of restricting the movement of animals 39 [Subsidiary] Payment for strav ani111als ,;m1s Carcasses of stray animals Removal of carcass R.en1(W~l of grass, dung, etc. Marking of animals Pow.:r tu sell anim;tls Power to erect fences, etc. L.R.O. f//978 40 [Subsidiary] G.N. 144/1977 LAWS OF l\IALA\lI Cap. 66:02 Control and Diseases of Animals Animals Q11ara111i11e Rules for quarantine or jsolation, enter upon any land, whether privately uwm:u. or nut, and may t:rt:vl am.l mai11lain Lht:reon any fc11cc:s, notice boards or beacons, and may remove any fence, notice board or beacon so erected. SCHEDULE PART I STABLING FEES Horses, cattle, pigs, sheep and goats Dogs and cats Poultry Cage birds .. Other nimals PART II FEES FOR EXAMINATION, TEST AND TREAH!ENT 1. For the examination of (i) horses, mules and donkeys (Ji) cattle, sheep, goats and pigs (iii) dogs and cats 2. For testing with (i) mallein (ii) tuberculin 3. For vaccination against (i) anthrax (ii) blackquarter Grazing PART III OTHER FEES Holding with either hay or silage provided Holding with hay and silage provided . . . . Holding with hay, "ilage and concentrated feed provided .. Dogs and cats Fees, per day per animal K t 0 06 0 30 0 05 0 10 0 30 Fees per animal for each cxamfna➔ tion, test or t,eatment K t I 00 0 .50 0 50 0 so 0 50 0 20 0 20 Fees, per day per animal K t 0 06 0 20 0 30 0 40 0 30