Control measures relating to classical swine fever in certain areas (No. R. 338 of 2006)

STAATSKOERANT, 7 APRIL 2006 No. 28716 3 GOVERNMENT NOTICE GOEWERMENTSKENN ISGEWING No. R. 338 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE DEPARTEMENT VAN LANDBOU 7 Apri l 2006 ANIMAL DISEASES ACT, 1984 (ACT No. 35 OF 1084) CONTROL MEASURES RELATING TO CLASSiCAL SWINE FEVER IN A CERTAIN AREA I, Angela Thokozile Didiza, Minister of Agriculture, acting under section 9 (1) of the Animal Diseases Act, 1984 (Act No. 35 of 1984), hereby prescribe the control measures set out in the schedule. Minister of Agriculture SCHEDULE Definitions 1. have that meaning and unless the context otherwise indicates In this Schedule any word or phrase to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act, shall “the Act“, means the Animal Diseases Act, 1984 (Act No. 35 of 1984); and “the Regulations”, means the Animal Diseases Regulations as published by Government Notice No. R.2026 of 26 September 1986, as amended by Government Notices Nos R.2208 of 24 October 1986, R.266 of 13 February 1987, R.2343 of 16 October 1987, R.884 of 5 May 1988 (as corrected by Government Notice No. R. 1043 of 3 June 1988), R.394 of 1 March 1991 (as corrected by Government Notice No. R.931 of 3 May 1991), R.2358 of 10 December 1993, R.1023 of 27 May 1994, R.254 of 6 February 1997, R.1136 of 1 1 September 1998, R.361 of 7 April 2000, R. 443 of 25 May 2001 I R. 885 of 21 September 2001 (as corrected by Government Notice No. R.1386 of 21 December 2001), R.962 of 11 August 2004 and R.144 of 17 February 2005 (as corrected by Government Notice NO. R. 167 of 25 February 2005). Objective of control measure 2. The objective of this control measure is to get rid of or prevent the spreading of Classical Swine Fever (also called European Swine Fever or Hog Cholera and hereinafter referred to as Classical Swine Fever) in pigs, wild pigs, bushpigs and warthogs from the area specified in the table (a) to prohibit the export of pigs, wild pigs, bushpigs and warthogs, as we11 as any of their products and genetic materials, from such area; and (b) to prohibit the movement of pigs, wiid pigs, bushpigs and warthogs, as well as any of their products and genetic materials, except on authority of a permit from such area. Prohibition on the export of pigs, wild pigs, bushpigs and warthogs, as well as any of fhek products and genetic materials from a certain area 3. may be exported from the area specified in the table. No pigs, wild pigs, bushpigs and warthogs, nor any of their products and genetic materials 4 No. 28716 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7 APRIL 2006 Prohibition on the movement of pigs, wild pigs, bushpigs and warthogs, as well as any 0% eheir products and genetlc materials, except on authority of a permit 4. No pigs, wild pigs, bushpigs and warthogs, nor any of their products and genetic materials may be moved from the area specified in the table, except under the authority of a pernit contemplated in regulation 20(1) of the Regulations. (1) (2) The permit referred to in subregulations 2(b) and 4(1) may be issued only for pigs, wild pigs, bushpigs and warthogs, as well as any of their products and genetic materials, that are certified to be free of Classical Swine Fever to the satisfaction of the director referred to in section 2(1) of the Act. (3) Any exemption in terms of Regulations 11(2) (a) and (b) may be granted only subject to written approval of the director referred to in section 2(1) of the Act. TABLE The following area: Whole of Eastern Cape Province