Diseases of Animals (Stock Feed) Regulations (Chapter 37:01)
Made 2004-12-10 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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About this law
- Language
- English
- Kind
- Regulation
- Organisation
- Zambezi Watercourse Commission (ZAMCOM)
- Country
- Botswana
- Subjects
- Livestock, Cultivated plants
- Keywords
- animal health, pests/diseases, animal feed/feedstuffs, fertilizers/nutrients, organic waste, plant production
- Categories
- agriculture
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Copyright Government of Botswana (b) the individual animal identification number of the animal; (c) the number of the permit issued in terms of regulation 57 of the Diseases of Stock Regulations; (d) the brand on the animal which is the subject of the permit; and (e) such other information as the Director may from time to time find necessary to record. 9. Approval of animal identification devices No bolus or any other individual animal identification device, or any device used to read the information stored therein, shall be imported into, or manufactured in, Botswana unless prior written consent has been obtained from the Director. 10. Offences and penalties Any person who contravenes any provision of these Regulations commits an offence and is liable to a fine not exceeding P500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both. DISEASES OF ANIMALS (STOCK FEED) REGULATIONS (section 19) (10th December, 2004) ARRANGEMENT OF PARAGRAPHS PARAGRAPH 1. Citation 2. Interpretation 3. Manufacturing of stock feed 4. Labeling of products intended to feed stock 5. Feeding of stock 6. Fertiliser containing animal protein 7. Waste disposal 8. Offences and penalties S.I. 126, 2004. 1. Citation These Regulations may be cited as the Diseases of Animals (Stock Feed) Regulations. 2. Interpretation (1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, "stock" means bulls, oxen, cows, heifers calves, donkeys, mules, sheep, camels, goats, horses, mules, asses, pigs, domesticated birds, fowls or poultry, and any other animal that has been prescribed to be stock for purposes of these Regulations. (2) For the purposes of regulations 3 and 4, "stock" shall not include poultry, fowl or Copyright Government of Botswana domesticated birds. 3. Manufacturing of stock feed Subject to regulation (2), no person shall manufacture or constitute, for the purpose of feeding stock, any product containing (a) poultry excreta; (b) meat and bonemeal or any other protein of ruminant origin; or (c) waste which contains any animal derived protein. 4. Labeling of products intended to feed stock All products manufactured or constituted for the purpose of feeding stock, which are intended for retailing shall, be conspicuously marked) "This product does not contain any poultry excreta, meat and bonemeal, or any other protein of animal origin". 5. Feeding of stock No person shall feed stock, except poultry, fowl or any domesticated bird, any product which contains poultry excreta, meat and bonemeal, or any other protein of animal origin. 6. Fertiliser containing animal protein No person shall use, as fertiliser, on any pasture land or any land to which stock has uncontrolled access, any product which contains (a) poultry excreta; (b) meat and bonemeal or any other protein of animal origin; or (c) waste containing any animal derived protein. 7. Waste disposal No person shall, on pasture land or any other place to which stock has uncontrolled access, dispose of any (a) poultry excreta; (b) meat and bonemeal or any other protein of animal origin, or (c) waste containing any animal derived protein. 8. Offences and penalties Any person who contravenes these Regulations commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding P500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both. DISEASES OF ANIMALS (PROHIBITION OF USE OF ANABOLIC HORMONES AND THYROSTATIC SUBSTANCES) REGULATIONS