Foot and Mouth Disease Regulations (Cap. 252)

in Kasama District SECTION 15-THE FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE REGULATIONS Regulations by the Minister Government Notice 446 of 1963 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Foot and Mouth Disease Regulations. Title 2. For the purposes of these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires Interpretation "place" means (a) in the case of a farm, the said farm; (b) in the case of a grazing area leased or granted by Government, the said grazing area; (c) in all other cases, an area within a radius of 6.4 kilometres of the cattle kraal used by the stock; "specified area" means an area declared by the Minister to be a specified area in terms of regulation 3; "stock" means those animals having cloven hooves which are included in the definition of stock in the Act. 3. The Minister may, by statutory notice, declare any area to be a specified area for the purposes of these Regulations. Declaration of specified areas 4. (1) No person shall move or cause or allow to be moved into, out of, from any place within, or through any specified area any stock or any carcass or article specified in the Schedule, except under a permit issued by a Veterinary Officer. Movement of stock and animal products prohibited (2) No person shall, by his own act or neglect, allow any stock to stray into, out of, from any place within, or through any specified area. 5. Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of regulation 4 shall be guilty of an offence. Offence 6. A Veterinary Officer may cause to be seized and detained, removed or destroyed any stock or any carcass or article specified in the Schedule found being moved in contravention of these Regulations, or any stock found straying within, into, or out of any specified area. Disposal of stock, etc., wrongfully moved or straying 7. (1) A Veterinary Officer may cause to be inoculated or branded with a distinctive brand or both inoculated and branded any stock in any specified area. Inoculation and branding (2) For the purpose of such inoculation, a Veterinary Officer may cause to be seized any stock which, in contravention of any instruction issued under the provisions of section nine of the Act, has not been assembled in accordance with such instruction. 8. A Veterinary Officer may, within or at any point on the boundary of any specified area, cause any vehicle to be stopped and examined for the presence of any stock or any carcass or article specified in the Schedule and may cause any vehicle so stopped to be disinfected forthwith. Disinfection and examination of vehicles 9. A Veterinary Officer may cause any building, cattle kraal, enclosure or other structure within a specified area to be disinfected in such manner as seems to him necessary for the prevention of the spread of foot and mouth disease and may, by written order attached thereto, prohibit the introduction into any building, kraal, enclosure or other structure of any stock. Disinfection of premises, etc. 10. The provisions of the Stock Diseases Regulations are hereby suspended in any specified area in so far as they are in conflict with these Regulations. Suspension of Stock Diseases Regulations SCHEDULE (Regulations 4, 6 and 8) Any carcass, but excluding any cooked or processed part thereof. Milk or any product thereof taken from stock within the specified area. Forage, grass, hay or straw. Manure. SECTION 15-THE STOCK DISEASES (VETERINARY FEES) REGULATIONS Statutory Instrument 121 of 1993 Act No. 13 of 1994 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Stock Diseases (Veterinary Fees) Regulations. Title 2. Registered Veterinary Surgeons and those authorised by the Director shall charge the fees set out in the Schedule to these Regulations for Veterinary services rendered by them. Fees for Veterinary Services SCHEDULE (Paragraph 2) Fee units Consultations (verbal discussions only) 20 Night and weekend calls at the farm: first hour 60 for each subsequent hour or part thereof 40 charge/kilometre (if transport not provided) 2 LARGE ANIMALS-ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENT First treatment (consultation and treatment fee) 100 Follow up treatment 40 LARGE ANIMALS-SURGICAL PROCEDURES Large animals caesarian section 200 Calving case 120 Rasp teeth in horses 36 Castration in horses 160 Castration in cattle 8 Repair of fractures in horses 20