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Notifiable Pests and Diseases (Animal) Order 2022 (L.N. No. 13 of 2022)

Made 2022-02-24 · Text as of 2026-10-01

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Language
English
Kind
Regulation
Country
Fiji
Subjects
Livestock, Fisheries and aquaculture
Keywords
animal health, apiculture/sericulture, cattle, biosecurity, enforcement/compliance, equine-animals, offences/penalties, pests/diseases, poultry, risk assessment/management, sheep/goats, swine, animal production, birds, aquatic animals, fish diseases, marine fishes, molluscs

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  1. 41 [LEGAL NOTICE NO. 13] BIOSECURITY ACT 2008 Notifiable Pests and Diseases (Animal) Order 2022 IN exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 75(1) of the Biosecurity Act 2008, the Biosecurity Authority of Fiji hereby makes this Order— Short title and commencement 1.—(1)­ This­Order­may­be­cited­as­the­Notifiable­Pests­and­Diseases­(Animal)­Order­ 2022. (2)­ This­Order­comes­into­force­on­the­date­of­publication­in­the­Gazette. Notifiable pests and diseases 2.­ The­organisms­set­out­in­Schedule­1­are­declared­to­be­notifiable­pests­and­diseases­ in­or­on­animals,­including­honey­bees­and­aquatic­animals. Manner of notifying pests and diseases to the Authority ­ 3.—(1)­ A­person­who­knows­of­ or­ suspects­ the­ occurrence­of­ a­ notifiable­pest­ or­ disease­as­set­out­in­Schedule­1­in­or­on­an­animal­in­Fiji­must,­as­soon­as­practicable,­fill­ and­lodge­the­form­set­out­in­Schedule­2­at­the­nearest­office­of­the­Authority­or­take­any­ other­reasonable­steps­to­immediately­notify­the­Authority. (2)­ A­master­of­a­vessel­or­captain­of­an­aircraft­who­knows­of­or­suspects­the­occurrence­ of­a­notifiable­pest­or­disease­in­or­on­an­animal­on­board­a­vessel­or­aircraft­in­Fiji­must­ as­soon­as­practicable— (a) fill­ and­ lodge­ the­ form­ set­ out­ in­ Schedule­ 2­ at­ the­ nearest­ office­ of­ the­ Authority­or­take­reasonable­steps­to­immediately­notify­the­Authority;­and (b) take­any­action­necessary­in­relation­to­the­vessel­or­aircraft­as­directed­by­ the Authority. Offence 4.­ Any­person­who­ contravenes­ this­Order­ commits­ an­offence­ and­ is­ liable­ to­ the­ penalties­prescribed­under­Schedule­5­to­the­Act. Made this 24th day of February 2022. N. ALI Chairperson Biosecurity Authority of Fiji 42 SCHEDULE­1 (Order 2) HIGH-RISK­ANIMAL­PESTS­AND­DISEASES­ SCHEDULE 1 (Order 2) HIGH-RISK ANIMAL PESTS AND DISEASES 1. Multiple Species Anthrax Infection with Aujeszky's disease virus Infection with bluetongue virust Infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis Echinococcosis Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever Infection with epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus Infection with foot and mouth disease virus Heartwater Japanese encephalitis Infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex New world screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) and Old world screwworm (Chrysomya bezziana) Paratuberculosis Infection with rabies virus Infection with Rift Valley fever virus Infection with rinderpest virus Infection with Trichinella spp. Tularemia West Nile fever Cryptosporidiosis Dermatophilosis Hendra virus Leptospirosis Q fever Vesicular stomatitis 2. Apiculture Pests and Diseases Scientific Name - Apidae Common Name - Honey bees Infestation of honey bees with Acarapis woodi Infection of honey bees with Paenibacillus larvae (American foulbrood) Infection of honey bees with Melissococcus plutonius (European foulbrood) Infestation with Aethina tumida (Small hive beetle) Infestation of honey bees with Tropilaelaps spp. Infestation of honey bees with Varroa spp. (Varroosis) Nosemosis of honey bees 3. Poultry Diseases Scientific Name - Aves Common Name - Domesticated birds Avian chlamydiosis Avian infectious bronchitis Avian infectious laryngotracheitis Infection with avian influenza viruses Avian mycoplasmosis (Mycoplasma gallisepticum) Avian mycoplasmosis (Mycoplasma synoviae) Duck virus hepatitis 43 Fowl typhoid and Pullorum disease Infectious bursal disease (Gumboro disease) Infection with Newcastle disease virus Avian tuberculosis Duck virus enteritis Fowl cholera Fowl pox Infection with influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity in birds other than poultry including wild birds Marek’s disease Teschovirus encephalomyelitis Turkey rhinotracheitis 4. Bovine Diseases Scientific Name - Bovidae Common Name - Cattle Bovine anaplasmosis Bovine babesiosis Bovine genital campylobacteriosis Bovine spongiform encephalopathy Bovine cysticercosis (C. jejuni and C. coli) Infection with Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides SC (Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia) Enzootic bovine leucosis Haemorrhagic septicaemia (Pasteurella multocida serotypes 6:b and 6:e) Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis/infectious pustular vulvovaginitis Infection with lumpy skin disease virus Malignant Catarrhal Fever Theileriosis Trichomonosis Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus 5. Equined Diseases Scientific Name - Equidae Common Name - Horses Infection with African horse sickness virus Contagious equine metritis Dourine Equine encephalomyelitis (Eastern and Western) Equine infectious anaemia Equine herpesvirus-4 Epizootic lymphangitis Infection with Equine influenza virus Equine piroplasmosis Infection with Equid herpesvirus-1 (Equine rhinopneumonitis) Infection with Equine arteritis virus Infection with Burkholderia mallei (Glanders) Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis 6. Caprine and Ovine Diseases Scientific Name - Caprinae Common Name - Goat and sheep Border disease Caprine arthritis/encephalitis Contagious agalactia Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia 44 Infection with Chlamydia abortus (Enzootic abortion of ewes, ovine chlamydiosis) Maedi-visna Ovine epididymitis (Brucella ovis) Ovine chlamydiosis Ovine pulmonary adenocarcinoma (adenomatosis) Infection with peste des petits ruminants virus Scrapie Sheep pox and goat pox Salmonellosis (S. abortusovis) Nairobi sheep disease 7. Swine Diseases Scientific Name - Suidae Common Name - Pigs Atrophic rhinitis of swine Infection with African swine fever virus Infection with classical swine fever virus Infection with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus Infection with Taenia solium (Porcine cysticercosis) Influenza A virus of swine Swine Vesicular Diseases Porcine epidemic diarrhoea Swine influenza Transmissible gastroenteritis Nipah virus encephalitis 8. Diseases in Aquatic Animal Species Acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease Infection with Aphanomyces astaci (Crayfish plague) Infection with Hepatobacter penaei (Necrotising hepatopancreatitis) Infection with infectious hypodermal and haematopoietic necrosis virus Infection with infectious myonecrosis virus Infection with Macrobrachium rosenbergii nodavirus (White tail disease) Infection with Taura syndrome virus Infection with white spot syndrome virus Infection with yellow head virus genotype 1 9. Fish Diseases Infection with epizootic haematopoietic necrosis virus Infection with Aphanomyces invadans (Epizootic ulcerative syndrome) Infection with Gyrodactylus salaris Infection with infectious salmon anaemia virus Infection with salmonid alphavirus Infection with infectious haematopoietic necrosis virus Infection with koi herpesvirus Infection with red sea bream iridovirus Infection with spring viraemia of carp virus Infection with viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus Infection with Thilapia Lake virus 10. Molluscs Diseases Scientific Name - Mollusca Common Name - Molluscs 45 Infection with abalone herpesvirus Infection with Bonamia exitiosa Infection with Bonamia ostreae Infection with Marteilia refringens Infection with Perkinsus marinus Infection with Perkinsus olseni Infection with Xenohaliotis californiensis 46 SCHEDULE 2 (Order 3) Notification Form for Notifying Animal Pests and Diseases in Fiji Please contact nearest Biosecurity Office or e-mail info@baf.com.fj to notify any animal pest or disease occurrence in Fiji with the information below. 1 Informer’s Surname 2 Informer’s Name 3 Informer’s Contact Details Phone Number E-mail Address 4 Village 5 Town/City 6 Province 7 Type of Animal Species 8 Signs / Symptoms 9 Date and Time FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Notification Number: Date and Time: Station: Sample Collected: Yes No Next Steps / Action Taken: Price:­$1.72­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­A.­BAHADUR,­SERENDIB­INVESTMENT­PTE­LTD,­(Government­Printer),­Suva,­Fiji­–­2022­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­35­/FGGS/22—269 Official Printer Since 2019 SCHEDULE­2 (Order 3)

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