Control and Diseases of Farm Animals Rules

LAWS OF MALAWI Control and Diseases of Animal,; Cap. 66:02 40a Comrol mid Dise,1s,•s of Fetrm A11im11/s Rules [Subsidiary J CONTROL AND DISEASES OF FARM .ANIMALS RULES G.N. 224/1968 under s. 8 1. These Rules mav be cited as the Control and Diseases of Citation Farm Animals Rules. · 2. In these Rules unless lhc cnntcxt nlhflrwise requires "farm animal'' means cattle. sheep. goats and swine. lntcrorcta~ tion 3.-(1) The owner or person in charge of any farm animal Notification shall notify the nearest inspcclor of the death of any such farm dr::~h or animal within a period of twenty-four hours of death. (2) The owner or person in charge of any farm animal shall notity the nearest inspector of any appare11t disease in such animal, within twenty-four hours of the first symptoms being noticed. 4. The owner or person in charge of any farm animals shall assemble such farm animals for the purposes of examination and enumeration in such manner as an inspector may in writing direct. 5. The owner or person in charge of any farm animals shall give such information as to sickness, increases or decreases in, and keep such records of, such animals as an inspector shall require. 6. An inspector itt\'cstigaling a reported or ~uspccted outbreak of disease, shall. if he is of opinil111 that any farm animals are infected with any disease. or has reason to bcfieve that any farm animals have been exposed lo inferlion, forthwith cause the said farm animals to be isolated or dealt with in such other manner as he may deem expedient in order to prevent the spread of such disease; and may direct that no other animals shall be brought or allowed to remain on any pml uf the estate, farm, land or area which has become infected: Provided that an inspector shall not cause any farm animal to be slaughtered C)(ccpt on the irn,trw.:tiuns of a veterinary officer. Examination Keeping of records Isolation 7.-(1) Any inspector may. at any time require any farm Disinfecting animal or premises in which anim::ds have b~n or are kept, to and testing be sprayed, dipped, washed or otherwise disJofected, inoculated, or to undergo a period of quarantine if he tihould consider the same to be necessary in orda lo prevent the spread of disease . . (2) A ny i~spector may. for the purpose of detecting or d1agnosmg disease, apply such tests ·as he may iWnsider necessary. l.R.O. 1)101} LAWS OF MALA\\'1 Co11lrol and Diseases of Animals Cap. 66:02 41 ·····--···-· /l.101·e1111ml (If Farm A11imals Rules s.· The Chief Yeterimuy Officer or Principal Veterinary Officer may, for the purpose of preventing disease. prohibit the holding of any exhibition of fann animals whether at an agricultural show or elsewhere or the sale of animals in open mnrket, or in private sales. 9. AH vehicles, railway trucks, ships and. aircraft used for the purpose of transporting unimals shall be washed and disinfected by being swept and washed with a disinfectant approved by the Chief Veterinary Officer before being used again for the con veyance of animals. [Subsidiary] Prohibition of exhibi tions Disinrection of vehicles 10,-(1) No person shall remove from any infected area any Removal of grass or other herbage, dung, Jitter, fodder or earth, except with grass, etc. permission in writing of an inspector. (2) No person shall in any infected area open or leave open any gate in any fence erected to restrict the movement of farm animals. L.R.O. 1//980