Regulations for the Importation of Cattle from Singapore into Malaysia

REGULATIONS FOR THE IMPORTATION OF CATTLE FROM SINGAPORE INTO MALAYSIA ( Empowered under section 8 of Animal Rules, 1962 ) 1. Import licence The consignment of animals shall be accompanied by a valid import licence issued by the Director General of Veterinary Services, Malaysia or the State Director concerned into which the animals are being imported, permitting the importation of such animals into the State(s) of Malaysia. 2. Description of Animal The consignment of animals shall be accompanied by a certificate containing a full description or identification of the animals. 3. Veterinary Certification The consignment of animals shall be accompanied by a veterinary health certificate issued by a competent veterinary officer of the Primary Production Department (PPD), Singapore certifying that : 3.1 the animals are bonafide Singapore origins; 3.2 the animals have been examined and found to be healthy and free from any clinical sign of infectious or contagious diseases at time of export; 3.3 foot and mouth disease and rinderpest had never been exist in Singapore. 4. Transportation The consignment of animals shall be carried by truck/ship/aircraft direct to the prescribed landing place or any other point of entry/port/airport as directed by the Director General of Veterinary Services, Malaysia. 5. Special Conditions for Animals Imported from or Transhipped in Singapore 5.1 animals imported from any country, other than Singapore for the pupose of slaughter shall, unless they have undergone not less than ten (10) days quarantine in an approved quarantine station in Singapore and are accompanied by a certificate from a veterinary officer of the PPD Singapore certifying that such animals are free from disease, immediately on arrival enter a quarantine station at the prescribed landing place and there undergo quarantine for a period of not less than ten (10) days and shall thereafter proceed direct to an abattoir or to another quarantine station or approved holding yard/farm and there remain until required for slaughter. 5.2 animals imported direct from Singapore for slaughter purposes, which were born there shall not be subject to quarantine at a prescribed landing place, and shall be exempted from quarantine in the place to which they are consigned by the veterinary authority of the locality. 5. Fee The following fee are payable for each consignment of cattle imported in Malaysia: (i) Import licence : RM 5 per head