Subsidiary Legislation of Ebonyi State Diseases of Animals Law [CAP. 36]-Control of Trade Cattle Regulations( made under section 3)

.821 c{~mpcnsll!foll shall no! he p<lid in respect oflll1y t!Qg which ili,·6r is suspccle!l of being, inl.'ecte,d with rabi~, or in respect of any animal in relation to wltich any offence under .lhese. or any 0U1er regulations under Ute Law ha'! been cotrnnittcd, nr in n~specf nf atw anlmlll which was infocted with djS(lU&e, or In respect of u:uy hide or skin or other pa.rt oflmy ea(casl' wbkh ls ·cerlil1ed hy a veterinary 0111\X!f 10 he infoetcd with di.~ea1>e. Where ;my unimaJ is slttughiJ1ied or any hide uf~kfo or pthcrpan of !lllY, carcass is dest.mycd by or4ers gjven under these regulations a hertiticatc by a veterinary officer that such animal ()r hide or skin 1irn1her part l),fthe carcass was infodcd wif!1 dis~;tse s.haH biz. ni:;ccpte.d as conclusive probf thereof in uny, legal prtim::eding1>. · The cmnpcnsnti(in wlticl1 mny be 1>aid ii1 respt~l ol' <lily :mimal sla,nghtered .Qrany bide or !>kin or pa11 of ,a carca.'ls destrnycd under the provisions of these regulations $half not cXcf:cQ the value of.the anln;al or hide tJr 'sk.in or part oC the i::.1rcas'S iiumed!:11ely before h was slaughtered or dcst.royed and in nu c:;ase i;hall llW' compeusat\{m paid iiirespcct of:l horse exceed five diousimd quirn. Clalnu; for cQmpens:11ion shall tie. made in wrl1ing to the Chic.f Veteriiimy Clffo .. 'Cr through a Mai:istr:ale having jurisdiclfon in the area ill which the imirria! was slaughtered, arid the Chief Vetcrim1.ry Officer if, Mter ' ~tu:\t inquiry as he may lhinkp ropct, he is satisfied thn! compensation 1nay bt• paid in .the· l::ircum~tiim;.e$ .of the clili/11, miiy asst;lsS the compe1tsalion an~ direct. the :payment therj!(}f: P1·(;vk!ed lhl1! 11t1y person who iii dissntisfii:d with lb~ dec.ision tlf the Chief Ve1ednary Officer, iuiiy :,ippeal f() t\1c Commfasioner, whose decisipn . ~hall . be final. · \ Control of Trade Cattle !{egulatfons madt'- under ser:timr J Tlu!Se rcgu.lati.ons may be cited as the ConJrol of Trnde 01ltle Regulation,< ln rhc.~e regulalii:m~: "nre;i" means an qre~\ Hr wllieh tltese rcgu.1111.ion.<> have be.en applied; "l)ircc(Or" me11ns the Chief Veterinary Officer of the Veterinary Divi~lm! .of the MJ11is1r;r(.1fAgriculture antlFtiod: "disea.~e" .. means. rmderpcst. contitgiou11 ptenro-pnt.!t\mt>llia, black-quarter, haemorrhagk septicaemia, anthrax, tubcrculosi~, :md foot liild mouth disea~e: ' 822 "1.,ocal Government C9u11cil". ·unk~ the corllru.ry irih.mtion uppeu:rs, lndudt:S :1ny pc.t'$On duly authorized by Local Government Council to exercise or perform any or· ull of the po>Vcm duth.i.~ <lefogate~! m u lm~µJ government· cQ1,1nd l under rcgufation.4 · tfons;. · "Jircscribcd ufTkcr' a perso11 duly autlmrized by tlle, l)frcdor tu ex~'.rcisc n power or perform to which the c.xpn:ssfon is use<l, or. where. such power or"(luty is cxerclsedor performed by n Local Government Cmmdl. the pcrsqn dttly ;1uthorlzpc,I by a Local Governrt1en1 Couocil: "ttade catflp" includ~s afl eattle intended for slaughter or for .use a~ pui;k animals \Vheiher cPming qvcr land from ~ny i11ace ou.tside Ebonyi State 61' Nigcrhi or purd1u$cd in nnd intended to be moved out of un urea.J1ut not c.'l!Ufc proceeding 10 grn·ling.gmunds and notimendedfor sale or for use us pack animals. l The Comrnisslonernw.y, by no1kc in,tbc 1$bcmyi State ilf Nigeria G1m:tic, ~pccity the. arcils..to which these t'9gtilatiOJ)!l shitll apply and lherenpt>n these regulations shall apply to those areas, By the sanw. or ;mother notice, he rnay cstnl,lbh inspt'Climi statiotw and oon1ro1 · post>;at ·spc4:ificd placos. 4 (I) (2,) (4) The .control : of trade call.le prescribed in these regulations shall he e11.crei~cd h1.\.the . Dirccto1' ·and by such un!eers qf the Veterinary Division as hi! shall appoint. for the pu'rpo~c. The Direct.or mny, by :1gr<!cmcn1 with u Loel!I Gnvc111mcnt C6l1Mil m1d \\iilh the appfovtll of the Secretary to.the Stale Government where i>uch luL" jurisdicti~m, dc!egnte to such .Local Govemmeilt Co1111dl uny or al I or the powers undi duties conferred or impo..->ed "<>n . the Director hy thci:c regt1lations: Provided thµt the powers and d~1ties so delegated shall riot j)c exercised nr ' perrotmed by a Local Gove.rnment Council outside the men of il8 jurisdiction. Arty dt}lCt,,<iltion to a Local Govcrm.ncnt Council imdcr the foregoing i provisions of !his regulation 1uay, with the approv:ll oftl1e Secn.:tnry 10 !he St«ltl.'< Government be determined ~~.Y u noticl.'< served <>n the tocal Gnvemment Council by the Director or may, with the nppr<rval of the Secretary H} the St.a\e Govcnul'lcnl he rclinqulshcd by a notice i;crvcd mi the DireCior by !he Locnl .Govcrnmcnt Council.. Subjc«t to tht! agreement, mld apprvval 1ncntionc.d i11 sub-reg11latlm1 ('.! ), the Director !)y himsell' or uny officer of the Veterinary Dcpanment mt1y, within tl1e area o.f such Local Government Council'sjurisaiction, exercise and perform any 1->f the powers -Or tlmic~ delegated ttJthe Council. to which t!:Jpsc regt1.Mlons <>f Niger-fa. sh;11! (!rive j)n """'""'""' stalh'l1L Where trade cat He hnve be.c.n pnrehMcd the person in charge ,1;hali, belb~ movi 1tg . U1em <Htt. Qf lhe.nren Whe1~ I hey arc siHJul<: at the time of pltrchase, take them 1ntl1e ne;1re!if inspt:ct\011 stulltm within ;;qeh area, and, ifthe1): ll·e no inspection station, tq the nearest.con!ro.I po>.t; Pmvl(!ed Ihm Wherel!ri lnspce1iv11 stntionllf It control f)-OSI in ..'lt1(Jther. area Is · rtenr9r to thll pllt~JC in which· the. cnule are silmHe at the time 1)f purelu1se, lhe t\iufle . n1;1y be · !liken !11 that inspeqlton slat io11 pr conln!I post, ;\s llw case may he: .Provided tilso that if !here be no . inspection statiwror e1Jl:llml Polit in 1.hat !l!:ea $1,kh emtle shall he !a ken tg .the ne:ire$\ in~psctipn stntinh or coni ml in $oO<e mhcn11t:a. \2) are being mo.ved fnim (Jt\e t11 m1vther for the ptH'ftt>sµ . 9f being slaughtered, !hey may •he w!lhput res!!Jdlon provided .tha1 th.e dishtnce to IX: .. !ravelled does not exceed twenty t1ve ki!ometers ll¥J!lst1red try the mo$1 direct cattle r-01ge: Pravtded t II.at !f there he mi in$peetipn St!ttio!1 or control poSI <tlnng ~ueh t-Olltc, tht: etiltlc shall bc 'IU.ke!l to »tli.:h inspectinn'si:Hion or control pon1., 11~ ihe eaile.11wy be,, {! i Th6 person· hi charge !rnde eatlle shnll, n.mu:>vin~ t)1e s<1.mc from a11y i 1/~peeflflll or control post, a permit (ill thes..: regulminog referred tu ui'> n movement permit) from the pre11crihed officer f11 which shPll l>c set lhe route to he followed and !he c(mw:il posts over or t!mJ11,gh which ;ii I the cattle mu$! pass. C?i The PefMYll . f\aving elmr~e nf an}' trll\Jc cµH!c shi1H, umil the destina1 inn me11tiqncd inthe permit t11w.been J~ll.Ched., mall times keep.such }!C:rmit in his possession,md $hall m1 dt:mtlnd produce the same for the i n;<i.pectim1 of ffh)' pfos.crilmd officer. A pn-:..scrihed ol'!lcet shuU ini;pcct 1111 trridc cattle bn~ught to :m !11spct1tfon ~t<Hion or C(}l)troJ post in aecnrdam.:e with regll!at!on~ 5, 6 and 7, n11(! tl1c ·prescribed o!Ticcr mtt)', i E hit(hfoks fit, brand or affix :my identlfica~it,rt n;ark ht such cnlllc and, for the cum qr prevention nf dlseai;e,. may !ictah) inmb cmth.: for the purpo:ics !if obs!;lf>.':ttiunnr treatment at sm.;b inspectk;n station or cqntrul post, !\24 (l) (2) Tnti:h.H:au)e.stml! not be load~d,wp a railway wa}lg<111, 1norot qfm.~ntVcsscl . ororp111y ai:rcmff l~>r ll'ansp1.w1 fl·?rn on!;} · .unles.~ t~i;t qwner pf !luch eqttlc ls in pQsses;;ion pf ;x permit issuqd by the prnsctil>e!I 9Jfa:er in resp9c1 of tnule C:r!tle, sm.:h permit shall be Ip the form set mll hei·eionnd ~hall b;;: valid for a spedfiedjourney-0nly. A YtJtcdnl\tJY . lqmJing .. pcnnlt shall .. um · be .. i~s;ied .1111li:ss tl11: pn:scribed officer is satisfied that. the .. pxovi.~iqns i;if the~~ • rei;ulali()1)s . ii~ n:\l'!peci . of trade cmtle have been cq1~plled.with ;111d furtllern1ore ifon sucll cmt!e are, in his opir.r\fm, Jn ;1fi1 emR!ilinrno tr;ivcl. . · A lon<lhW pertnit shall vnl,y be iss11edtn'll pt:fl'!on who haK.lieen di din a!.'CQl'dnnce with theprovision11ofregn!ution HJ; It shall bc't11dawful for /\u anmmF )iccflt'.e may he granted only tn snch own~1';; ~'ho, d~ring th<: twelve moryths prior to lhc . dale . of grnMing of such · l!ccnt1c, . hnvc !rm11>fHJ~e(I by r<:1p. niotur vchielc, river or {ft't.Um ve~s(~I or . by ;,1ir(·rn.ft m11 les~ . thunJwo . lumdrcd Md fifty herd uf cattle .. ·Sueb· l~tcrii:te sh;11l lw vu!id · for ll. period ofone year rmm lhc first d;;y of Jao.u4ry and !i>lrn n nu\ tr:msfemb.lc .. Such Hceucc shall he. in the form sei in the $cliedulc. l~.cretu and lh1;. Jee pay:1blc ihere(o1;. :1h:1ll lhmt&aml (ivc lumdred nairn An owner who h.lls .l\ot qnallfic4 Cqr mi temporary licence whkh shall he vaUd iiiduding the month nf isstle, Sudi shall he fo the fbnn · set um in the p"yabl~•tl~erefor·~b;1ll•·l:ie the su1n. 9f one mo1,rnr1w1 f4J The fl(i!der of 11n annmvl li\:encc or a te.mplm1ry . ll.:cnec pennl!tedto ~ninspnrt 1:µrircdmn ·nve l.)l!iusand hertlofc;lllle in each lieenct\ The .1mmlmr of trnnspQrted ln •~ach conmgu1ncnf , the date thereof be c,1idtrscd on the rn~!.1.11.1.iw;mN 11 p1tr1w111 is required ; a !h:.;ence or tn rcnew the applic;ill( inlt1test''\lf the !rude, Any iu writing, h.> from·" plucewi1hint!1c 1,tte;1 t)fthejudsdk1ifin ;,,.,,.,..,.,m,•n1 Council (herein tefotrecl tu as the pface: pf vf ilw jurlsdk'.liqn of nnnlhcr Loni! R> as the t>lih:~: (Jf <lcslint1tio11), ur such II {>h1ec l}f dcpi!l'{Urt~ l(l sudt ll pia!.'C l<> have nn1lmvcncd in posscl'ision cif a ynlld mnwln\?lli Miitui:111e1:. or !Wlls any or all nf his ca\tlc before of dc~thw1Hn11 mentioned .in th1; . pt\rmit 826 13. 14. /)i.\'ef)se.~ OJAitimaf;: Low {CAP •. 361 (a) no cattle infected or suspected of being ililected with dist:ase 1>hall he sold C)(Cepl with the authority of the prescribed offkcr. (>t (b) in the case of the slaughter or a sale or sa les of some only uf the number of cattle in rei;pect of which the movement permh h:i~ ti.~n issued. he reports the . fact. of such slaughter or sale or sales ut t.he next po8t or station on the prescribed route, with. in the case or sale or sales, full particulars ·of thp plat:e and date and the nume m names of the purchaser or pm·eha.sers. or ( c) in the case of the slaughter or-:1 sale or Sl!les resulting in . the disposul of :di of the cattle in respect of which a movemer.1t permit has been issued, he reports the fact of such slaughter oi· sale or sales either to t.be next. post or station on the prescribed route or lo the post m statlon·al. which he .last rcporl.ed, with, in the case of sale or sales, full particulars of the place anf{ date and the name 't>r : .. n\1me.11 of the purchaser or purchasers. (2.) Upon fopt>(ting the fact of .the shwghter or a sttle or sales to a post or station the permit shall, in the cusc of the !I laughter or a sale of part only of the cattle. be endorsed by the prese.ribcd officer m the post or station with an endorsement· showing the place and du.le of all sale~. and the m11nhcr or caltle for which the permit continues to be valid; and in the case of the sla1Jghter o.r a sale of all of the cmtle, the pem1it ~hall be retained by the prescribed offi.ccr at such post or station. The person in charge of any trade cattle which. while in the process or nwvemwt l'rom any place or. a.rea lt) uny other place or ;iren, dies of or shows symp101wi of ' suffering from any disease, shall report the death or illness of such cattle, as the cilse muy he. to the prescribed officer on arrival a.t the first inspection station ()f • contm! post at which he culls after such death or i!Jne,i;s. Any person who: (a) fails to take trade cul.tie to an inspection station or control post or fails to take them by the most direct rnute as pro\•ided by these regulations: (b) refuses orifuils to ()bey the instructions of the prescribed officer regarding the inspection treatment or detenti.on of animals in qµaraminc al sµch inspection iitation or control post; · {c) removes tf'Jde cattle from :m inspection station or control P\)SI withqut having obtained a movement permit (d) fails to produce a movement permit for h1spcction when required 10 d(} so by a prescribed officer; '