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Laws of Botswana

Diseases of Animals (Declaration of Stock-Free Zones) Order (Chapter 37:01)

Made 1982-12-10 · Text as of 2026-10-01

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Language
English
Kind
Regulation
Organisation
Zambezi Watercourse Commission (ZAMCOM)
Country
Botswana
Subjects
Livestock
Keywords
animal health, pests/diseases

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  1. Copyright Government of Botswana CHAPTER 37:01 - DISEASES OF ANIMALS: SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION INDEX TO SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION Diseases of Animals (BSE Control (Removal of Specified Risk Material)) Regulations Diseases of Animals (Declaration of Stock-Free Zones) Order Diseases of Animals (Inoculation) Order Diseases of Animals (Livestock Identification and Trace-back) Regulations Diseases of Animals (Muzzling) Order Diseases of Animals (Prohibiton of Use of Anabolic Hormones and Thyrostatic Substances) Regulations Diseases of Animals (Stock Feed) Regulations Diseases of Stock (Poultry) Regulations Diseases of Stock (Quarantine and Compensation) Regulations Diseases of Stock Regulations Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Conveyance of Products) Order Movement of Stock (Restriction) Order Prohibition of Sale of Imported Cattle to the Botswana Meat Commission for Export to the European Union Regulations DISEASES OF ANIMALS (DECLARATION OF STOCK-FREE ZONES) ORDER (under section 8) (10th December, 1982) ARRANGEMENT OF PARAGRAPHS PARAGRAPH 1. Citation 2. Declaration of stock-free zones 3. Stock to be removed from stock-free zone 4. Offences Schedule S.I. 141, 1982. 1. Citation This Order may be cited as the Diseases of Animals (Declaration of Stock-Free Zones) Order. Copyright Government of Botswana 2. Declaration of stock-free zones Any area specified in the Schedule hereto is hereby declared to be a stock-free zone for the purposes of control of disease. 3. Stock to be removed from stock-free zone Any stock in an area declared to be a stock-free zone shall be removed forthwith by the owner or the person having possession or custody of such stock from such area. 4. Offences Any person who contravenes the provisions of paragraph 3 shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding P1000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or to both. SCHEDULE (1) Gaborone City and Farms comprising (a) the remainder of the Farm Broadhurst B No. 4-KO, as shown on Diagram No. A620/1916; (b) the Farm Annex Bonnington being portion 1 of the Farm Broadhurst B No. 4-KO, as shown on Diagram No. 582/1926; and (c) lot 5384 (originally the Farm Broadhurst A No. 5-KO), as shown on Diagram A619/1916, with the exclusion of lot 6416 as shown on Diagram DSL 173/78, as will more fully appear from Plan No. 246-KO deposited with the Director of Surveys and Lands, Gaborone. (2) The vicinity of Motopi Government Veterinary Laboratory, namely, the area bounded by a continuous line outside the line described by the perimeter fence of the Government Veterinary Laboratory at Motopi, every point on which continuous line is 7 km from the nearest point on the line described by that perimeter fence, less so much of the area so bounded as lies south of the Boteti River. (3) Areas of zones 16 and 17 as defined in Plan BP-223 deposited in the office of the Director of Surveys and Lands, Gaborone. (4) Any area declared as a game reserve under the Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Act. DISEASES OF STOCK REGULATIONS (under section 19) (9th April, 1926) ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS REGULATION 1. Citation 2. Interpretation 3. Diseases 4. Importation and transport of stock 5. Permit for importation

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