Order declaring specific infected areas and animals that shall be susceptible to Foot and Mouth Disease

I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2014'02'18 PART I : SEC. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 18.02.2014 1A w;s úfYI wxl 1850$28 - 2014 fmnrjdß ui 18 jeks wÕyrejdod - 2014'02'18 No. 1850/28 - TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2014 EXTRAORDINARY Y%S ,xld m%cd;dka;%sl iudcjd§ ckrcfha .eiÜ m;%h The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Published by Authority) PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications 1A ANIMAL DISEASES ACT No. 59 OF 1992 Order of Declaration of Infected Area under Section 5 and Consequential Arrangements. WHEREAS, Foot and Mouth Disease a Specified Disease within the meaning of the Animal Diseases Act, No. 59 of 1992, has been reported to have occurred in several areas of the Anuradhapura District of the North Central Province, I, Dr. W. K. De Silva, the Director General of Animal Production and Health, do, by virtue and in the exercise of powers vested in me under Section 5(1) of the Animal Diseases Act, No. 59 of 1992, declare by this Order that – (a) Anuradhapura District of the North Central Province to be infected area for the purposes and within meaning ; (b) Cattle, Buffalo, Sheep, Goat and Pig shall be the susceptible species of Animal to this Disease ; (c) this Order shall come into force on which it is published in the Gazette and shall, unless earlier revoked or further extended in accordance with the Section 5(3) of the said Animal Diseases Act, cease to have effect at the expiration of three months from the date hereof. 02. So long as this Order remains in force, I, the Director General of Animal Production and Health do (1) Hereby prohibit the following activites within or in relation to the infected area for the purpose of preventing the spread from and controlling and containing within, the infected area, of the said Foot and Mouth Disease. (a) the performance of artificial breeding procedures in the susceptible species of animals ; (b) the slaughter of susceptible species of Animal ; (c) Holding or conducting Live Animal Markets, shows and competitions involving the susceptible species of Animal (d) sale, exposure for sale, offering for sale, store, supply or distribution of any animal of susceptible species, animal products and infected material ; (e) removal, taking or driving or transport within, to or from the infected area, any animal of susceptible species of animals, animal products or the risk material, without a Permit from the Government Veterinary Surgeon of the respective Divisional Secretariat Division issued under Section 5(4) of the Animal Diseases Act ; This Gazette Extraordinary can be downloaded from www.documents.gov.lk I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2014'02'18 PART I : SEC. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 18.02.2014 2A (f) throwing or otherwise placing in any body of water, any carcass or any part thereof of and animal that at the time of its death was suspected of being, affected or contaminated with the Foot and Mouth Disease or any other risk material that is suspected of or contaminated with the Foot and Mouth Disease ; or (g) Placing any carcass or any part thereof, of an animal that at the time of its death was suspected of being, affected or contaminated with the Foot and Mouth Disease, in such manner as to facilitate other animal to consume or taking away of those carcass or any part thereof to other places. (2) declare, in terms of Section of 6 of the Said Animal Diseases Act, all the roads and thoroughfares situated within the Infected area to be remaining Closed for Animal Traffic ; (3) Declare, by virtue and in the exercise of powers vested in me under Section 6(3) of the Animal Diseases Act No. 59 of 1992 that Barriers for the purpose of giving effect to the Provisions of Section 6(1) and 6(2) be put up at such places on the Roads and thoroughfares situated within the infected area as may be specified by the Government Veterinary Surgeon of the respective infected area. (4) by virtue and in the exercise of powers vested in me under Section 7 of that Act, hereby require every person who has in his possession or under his control any animal of susceptible species within the Buffer Zone in the infected area determined by the Government Veterinary Surgeon in charge of the Infected area to have that animal vaccinated against Food and Mouth Disease on such date and place as may be specified by the Government Veterinary Surgeon of that area ; (5) by virtue and in the exercise of powers vested in me under Section 38 of the Animal Diseases Act, nominate – (a) The Following Officers of the Department to be Authorized Officer for the purposes of Section 3(3) to take action to prevent the commission of the prohibited activities set out under paragraph 2 (a) of this Order and to take legal action against those committing such prohibited activities and to exercise the powers of an Authorized Officer under Section 13 of the Animal Diseases Act for that purpose. (i) Director (Animal Health) of the Department of Animal Production and Health ; (ii) Deputy Director (Animal Health) (iii) The Provincial Director of Animal Production and Health of the North Central Province (iv) The Government Veterinary Surgeons of the Anuradhapura District ; and (v) Every Police Officers of the Sri Lanka Police. (b) Every Police Officer of the Sri Lanka Police to be Authorized Officer for the purposes and within the meaning of Section 6(3) of the Animal Diseases Act ; (c) The Veterinary Investigation Officer of Anuradhapura to be an Authorized Officer for the purposes discharging, within the area of his authority, the functions of an Authorized Officer under Section 14 of the Animal Diseases Act No. 59 of 1992 and to exercise the powers of an Authorized Officer under Section 13 of that Act ; (d) Every Government Veterinary Surgeon of the Anuradhapura District to be the Veterinary Sugeon for the purpose of exercising the powers, duties and functions of a Veterinary Surgeon under section 3(2), 5(4), 12(1) and 12(2) of that Act. (e) Every Government Veterinary Surgeon of the Anuradhapura District to be and Authorized Officer for the purpose of performing and discharging the duties and functions of an Authorized Officer under Section 9 and 11 of that Act and to exercise the powers of an Authorized Officer under Section 13, for that purposes of. DR. W. K. DE SILVA, Director General, Department of Animal Production and Health. 03 – 92/1 I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2014'02'18 PART I : SEC. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 18.02.2014 3A ANIMAL DISEASES ACT No. 59 OF 1992 Order of Declaration of Infected Area under Section 5 and Consequential Arrangements. WHEREAS, Foot and Mouth Disease a Specified Disease within the meaning of the Animal Diseases Act, No. 59 of 1992, has been reported to have occurred in several areas of the Vavuniya District and the Oddusuddan Divisionsal Secretary’s Division of the Northern Province, I, Dr. W. K. De Silva, Director General of Animal Production and Health, do, by virtue and in the exercise of powers vested in me under Section 5(1) of the Animal Diseases Act, No. 59 of 1992, declare by this Order that – (a) Vavuniya District and the Oddusuddan Divisionsal Secretary Division of Mullaithivu District of the Northern Province to be infected area for the purposes and within meaning ; (b) Cattle, Buffalo, Sheep, Goat and Pig shall be the susceptible species of Animal to this Disease ; (c) this Order shall come into force on which it is published in the Gazette and shall, unless earlier revoked or further extended in accordance with the Section 5(3) of the said Animal Diseases Act, cease to have effect at the expiration of three months from the date hereof. 02. So long as this Order remains in force, I, the Director General of Animal Production and Health do (1) Hereby prohibit the following activites within or in relation to the infected area for the purpose of preventing the spread from and controlling and containing within, the infected area, of the said Foot and Mouth Disease. (a) the performance of artificial breeding procedures in the susceptible species of animals ; (b) the slaughter of susceptible species of Animal ; (c) Holding or conducting Live Animal Markets, shows and competitions involving the susceptible species of Animal (d) sale, exposure for sale, offering for sale, store, supply or distribution of any animal of susceptible species, animal products and infected material ; (e) removal, taking or driving or transport within, to or from the infected area, any animal of susceptible species of animals, animal products or the risk material, without a Permit from the Government Veterinary Surgeon of the respective area issued under Section 5(4) of the Animal Diseases Act ; (f) throwing or otherwise placing in any body of water, any carcass or any part thereof of an animal that at the time of its death was suspected of being, affected or contaminated with the Foot and Mouth Disease or any other risk material that is suspected of or contaminated with the Foot and Mouth Disease ; or (g) Placing any carcass or any part thereof, of an animal that at the time of its death was suspected of being, affected or contaminated with the Foot and Mouth Disease, in such manner as to facilitate other animal to consume or taking away of those carcass or any part thereof to other places. (2) declare, in terms of Section of 6 of the Said Animal Diseases Act, all the roads and thoroughfares situated within the Infected area to be remaining Closed for Animal Traffic ; (3) Declare, by virtue and in the exercise of powers vested in me under Section 6(3) of the Animal Diseases Act, No. 59 of 1992 that Barriers for the purpose of giving effect to the Provisions of Section 6(1) and 6(2) be put up at such places on the Roads and thoroughfares situated within the infected area as may be specified by the Provincial Director of Animal Produrction and Health of the Northern Province. (4) By virtue and in the exercise of powers vested in me under Section 7 of that Act, hereby require every person who has in his possession or under his control any animal of susceptible species within the Buffer Zone in the infected area determined by the Provincial Director of Animal Produrction and Health of the Northern Province. to have that animal vaccinated against Food and Mouth Disease on such date and place as may be specified by the Government Veterinary Surgeon of that area ; I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2014'02'18 PART I : SEC. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 18.02.2014 4A PRINTED AT THE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, SRI LANKA. (5) by virtue and in the exercise of powers vested in me under Section 38 of the Animal Diseases Act, nominate – (a) The Following Officers of the Department to be Authorized Officer for the purposes of Sections 3(3) to take action to prevent the commission of the prohibited activities set out under paragraph 2 (a) of this Order and to take legal action against those committing such prohibited activities and to exercise the powers of an Authorized Officer under Section 13 of the Animal Disease Act for that purpose. (i) Director (Animal Health) of the Department of Animal Production and Health ; (ii) Deputy Director (Animal Health) Department of Animal Production, and Health (iii) The Provincial Director of Animal Production and Health of the Northern Province (iv) The Assistant Director of Animal Production and Health of Vavuniya District (v) The Government Veterinary Surgeons of the Vavuniya District and the Obbusudden Divisional Secretary Division of Mullaitivu District ; and (vi) Every Police Officers of the Sri Lanka Police. (b) Every Police Officer of the Sri Lanka Police to be Authorized Officer for the purposes and within the meaning of Section 6(3) of the Animal Diseases Act ; (c) the Veterinary Investigation Officer of Vavuniya to be an Authorized Officer for the purposes discharging, within the area of his authority, the functions of an Authorized Officer under Section 14 of the Animal Diseases Act, No. 59 of 1992 and to exercise the powers of an Authorized Officer under Section 13 of that Act ; (d) Every Government Veterinary Surgeon of the Vavuniya District and the Oddusuddan Divisional Secretary Division mullaithivu District to be the Veterinary Sugeon for the purpose of exercising the powers, duties and functions of a Veterinary Surgeon under section 3(2), 5(4), 12(1) and 12(2) of that Act. (e) Every Government Veterinary Surgeon of the Vavuniya District and the Oddusuddan Divisional Secretary Division Mullaithivu District and Authorized Officer for the purpose of performing and discharging the duties and functions of an Authorized Officer under Section 9 and 11 of that Act and to execrise the powers of an Authorized Officer under Section 13, for that purposes. DR. W. K. DE SILVA, Director General, Department of Animal Production and Health. 03 – 92/2