Animal Health (Import) Regulations (S.I. No. 57 of 1989)

Statutory Instrument 57 of 1989. Animal Health (Import) Regulations, 1989 IT is hereby notified that the Minister of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement has, in terms of section 5 of the Animal Health Act [Chapter 121], made rthe following regulations: 1. These regulations may be cited as the Animal Health (Import) Regulations. 1989. 2. In these regulations ''animal", subject to the pro'lisions of section 3, means an animal specified in the First Schedule; "infectious thing" means any thing declared in section 3 to be an infectious thing. · 3. (1) The things sµecined in the Second Schedule are declared to be infectious things for the purposes of these regu lations. (2) Any reference in the Second Schedule to the product of or from an 8J!limal shall be read and construed· as a reference to such product notwithstanding that such animal is not included in the definition contained in section 2 or is not a member of a class of vertebrate a:nimal specified by the Minister in terms of sectioo3 of the Act. 4. (1) The Director may issue permits authorizing, subject to these regulations or any other law, the import into Zimbabwe of any animal or infectious thing on such conditions as may be specified in the permit. (2) A permit issued under subsection (l) shall be in the form set out in the Third Schedule. 5. Where the Director has, in terms of subsection (l) of section 22 of the Act, cancelled a permit issued under these regulations, he shall by notice in wriiting,. inform....:. (a) the holder of such permit; and (b) the Director of CUstoms and Excise; of such cancellaJtion. 6. (1) Subject to this section, no person' shall import into Zimbabwe lllllY animal or infectious thing otherwise than in accord ance with the co11ditio11s of a: permit issued under section 4, 325 Animal Health (Import) Regulations, 1989 G!) Subsection (1) shall not apply in relation to the import into Zimbabwe of (a) an animal which is in 1the course of transit by air through Zimbabwe to ~ place beyond the borders of Zimbabwe and which is not off-loaded within the •borders thereof; (b) an infectious thing which is iru the course of transit ,by air or rail through Zimbabwe to a place beyond the borders od' Zimbabwe. (3) Natwithstandmg subsection (2), any anlmal or infectious thing originating in or passing through a CO'Ulltry specified in the Fourth Schedule shall require a permit. (4) SubsectJ:on (1) shall not apply in relation to the import into Zhnbabwe. of an infectious thing listed in Part TI or Part Ill of the Second Schedule from (a) the Unii!ed Kingdom; (b) the Republic of Ireland; (c) the United States of America; (d) Canada; {e) Australiw; (f) New Zealand; or {g) any other country, if that infectious thing is accomp• anied by a certificate signed by a veterinary surgeon employed by the government of the country from which the infectious thing is being hnported to the effect (i) that it originates from an area which has been free from foot and mouth disease, African swine fever and rinderpest, during the six months prior to the date the certificate is signed; and (ii) in the case of an infectious thing listed in Part II of the Second Schedule and imported from a country in Africa,, that it originates from an area which has been free from East Coast fever during the three years prior to the date the certificate is signed. 326 S.I. 57 of 1987 7. An application for the issue of a permit under these regulations shall be made in writing and addressed to .the Director of Veterinary Services, P.O. Boo: 8012, Causeway, Harare. 8. Where a permit is required in accordance with these regulations and also in accordance with any order (hereil;tafter in this section referred to as the ·relevant Cootrol of Goods Order), made in terms of the Control of Goods (Import and Export) (Agriculture) Regulation,, 1965, published in Rhodesia Govern ment Notice 656 of 1965, to authorize the import into Zimbabwe of the same animal or infectious thing (a) an application for the issue of a permit in terms of these regulations shall be deemed to be an applicaition for the issue of a permit in terms of the relevant Control of Goods Order; (b) if the Director issues a permit,. he shall thereupon forward the permit and the application to the appro priate· person authorized to issue a permit in terms of the •relevant Oontrol of Goods Order, to be. dealt with by such person in accordwnce with the provisions of such order, unless (i) he is satisfied that the person authorized to issue a permit ii] terms of the relevant Control of Goods Order has already issued a permit which is in force; or (ii) the applicant specifically requests otherwise; (c) the Director shall not issue a permit under these regulations if he is satisfied that the person authorized to issue a, permit in terms of the relevant ,Control .of Goods Order already .refused to issue a permit; (d) if the Director issues a pemiit under these regulations after being furnished with a permit issned by the person authorized to issue a permit i,n terms of the relevant Control of Goods Order which is. in force, he shall thereupon forward both permits to the applicant. 9. Nothing containe4 in these regulations or in any permit issu-ed thereunder shall exempt the holder of such permit from complying with the provisions of any other law controlling the import into or the export from Zimbabwe of the animal or infectious thing to which such permit relates. 327 Animal Health (Import) Regulations, 1989 10. The regulations specified in the Fifth Schedule are repealed. FlRST ScHEDVLB (Section 2) ANIMALS FOR THE IMPORT OF WHICH A PERMIT ISSUED UNDER SECTION 4 TS REQUIRED J. BoViine animal 2. Horse; d~nkey; mule 3. Sheet>; goat 4. ~g S. C~t; dog 6. R•i;t,it 7 .. Domestic fowl; turkey; duck; guinea fowl 8. All wi'ld animaJ1s whrich are mammals and wbi'ch are domesticated Qr in captivity 9. .All Wild birds which are domesHca.ted o.r in ca:ptivity IO All reptiles 1 I. All rodents 12. A~ llsh anclcr11&taceae. SECOND "SCHEDULE (Sec/ion ~) INFECTIOUS THINGS FOR THE IMPORT OF WHICH A PERMlT ISSUED 'UNDER SEC'ITON 4 IS REQUIRED · PAR1 I 1. Animal semen and emQtyos 2. Bones1 ~one meal 3. Carcasses, portions of carcasses or ,offal of vertebrate animals and ciustaceae. and uncooked praduots produced or manufactured there from, whether fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, dried or smoked, !but excluding coolked, canned or l,ot!led products and dead llsh and crus'tacea or ,parts thereof which are not destined for an1lmal consumption. 4. Eggs of poultry an<! other \lirds, indlud!n~ wild l>irds S. ,Manure of unglllate omm,,b or poultry 6. Uncured -hides or skins of ungulate animals 7. Meat meal; blood meat; carcass meal; fish meal 8. Powltry crates or ,incubators which have •been u.std 9. Unprocessed feathers which are not part of a manufactured article 10, Vaccines, ·,toxins, Sera and analogous Nologiiical products, used for the diagnosis· or treatment of diseases in vertebrate anima:Is 11. Second 'hand ·bags, S'acks, packing Or wrapping materials, used to contain pr.ocessed or unprocessed materials intended for incorporating inito allimal feeding Stuffs, and contents of sueh bags, sacks, pacld1ig or wrapping materials. 328 S.I. 57 of 1987 PART II I. Fodder; forage 2. Hay; grass; straw od: any variety used as bedding or food fo,r any vertebrate animal. PART ID Grain of any variety including peas, beans, ground~nuts and grain offals. THmD SCHEDULE (Section 4) FORM OF PERMIT ANIMAL HB.ALTH ACT [CHAPTER 121) IMPORT PERMIT ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR OF VETERINARY SERVICES IN the exercise of the i)Owers conferred upon h'itn by the Animal Health (Import) Regulations, 1989, published in Statutory Instrument S7 of 1989; the Director of Veterinary Services hereby autho{.IZeS ................ .. . . , ..... ~ ......... , .......... , ........................... , subject to thoSe regulations and any other 1aw, ito import into ~mbabwe ................................ ., .. . ·········································································· ... ·,,, .................... . ·········································································· ........................... . from ..................................................................... On the oonditlions attached to this perm11t. Unless sooner cancelled by the Director under 'the powers conferred upon him by section 22 of the Act, this permit is valid until ............. .. .............................. ; ............................ . Director of Veterinary Services Date FOUR1H SCIIBDULE (Section 6 (3)) SPECIFIED COUNTRIBS 1. Kenya 2. United Republic of Tanzania 3. Malawi 4. Mozambique S. Zambia, 329 Animal Health (Import) Regulations, 1989 Fwra SclllmtJLI! (Sectio,, l()) R'BPEAI.S Title Animal Heailth (Import) Regulations, 1965 Anlmal Health (lmport) (Atnendment) Regulations, 1969 (No. 1) Animal Health (Import) (Anuln'<l,nent) Regulations, 1970 (No. 3) Animal Health (Import) (Amendment) Rogu]ations, ,1974 (No. 4) Animal llialth (~rt) (Atnendment) Regulations, 1975 (No. S) Animal Health (Import) (Amelldmenl) Regulations, 1986 (No. 6) Animal Health (Import) (Amendment) Regulations; 1986 ~o .. 6): Cor rection of Error Animal Henlth (Import) (Amendment) Regulations, 1988 (No. 7) Rhodesf{l. G&vernment Notice 555 of 1965 27 .of 1969 8SS of 1970 988 of 1974 689 of 1975 Statutory [!tStrumeJtt 3l9 of 1986 355 of 1986 76 of '1988 Su piemelll ta · the Zimbabwean Governmelll Gazette dated the 24th P Marc/1, 1989. Printed by the Governmelll Printer; Harare. 330