Animal Diseases (Importation) Control Regulations, 1948

ANJMA.I.S (DISEASES A.ND IMPORTATION) THE ANIMALS (DISEASES AND IMPORTATION) ACT REGULATIONS (under section 14) THE ANIM.'..LS DISEASES (IMPORTATION) CONTROL REGULATIOiiS, ] 948 (Made by the Govemar in Executh'e Council on the 1st day of October, 1948) L.N. ;9/4b .·trndt,;: ; ,N,'-. "i ;[..;:J ~~/4Q 211 ~o 57 / 51 37/52 48/54 239/ 58 12!1/61 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Animals Diseases (Importa tion) Control Regulations, 1948. General 2. For the purposes of these Regulations "animal" shall not include a monkey: "inspector" means an inspector appointed under section 3 of the Act. 3. No animal shall be imported into the Island except in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations. 4. No animal shall be imported into the Island except in accordance with the terms of a permit granted by the Director of Veterinary Services. 5.-(1) No animal shall be landed at any port other than Kingston or at any aerodrome other than the Norman Manley Internation~l Airport. (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) the Director of Veterinary Services may in his absolute discretion grant a permit in writing for an animal to be landed at such port or at su,h acrodro1:1e nnd upon such cor:ditions as may be specified in such permit. 6.-<J) Every animal before being landed shall be subject to inspec tion by the inspector who may (a) if satisfied (i) that any such animal is suffering from any disease: or ( The indusion <'f th's p:1~e is authori,cd hy LN. 5<{199! I 189/62 3198/i,2 277/68 341/68 419/68 309/72 326/'I(, 69 D1~'/ 7~ Sn/82 86/8S 40n/ ~'.9 10 THE ANIMALS DISEASES (IMPORTATION) CONTROL REGULATIONS, 1948 (ii) that any condition of a permit permitting the importa tion of any such animal has not been complied with, refuse permission for any such animal to be landed; or (b) grant pennission for any such animal to be landed either un conditionally or subject to such conditions as be may impose. (2) No animal shall be landed without the prior written permission of the inspector. 7.-(1) Subject to the provisions of regulations 6 and 9 and if so required by the inspector every animal upon being landed in the Island shall be removed by such means, in such manner and subject to such conditions as the inspector may direct to a quarantine depot approved by such inspector for the purpose of quarantine and shall there be kept in quarantine for such period as the inspector may direct. (2) The release from quarantine of any animal shall be subject to and dependent upon the result of re-inspection and of any diagnostic examination and any tests which the inspector may deem necessary to employ for the detection of disease. (3) Notwithstanding the expiry of the period of quarantine directed by the inspector under paragraph (1) no animal shall be removed from any quarantine depot without the prior written permission of the inspec tor and such permission may be either unconditional or subject to such conditions as may be specified. 8.-(1) The expenses of and incidental to the keeping in quarantine of an animal shall be borne by the consignee of such animal. (2) Every animal shall be kept in quarantine at the risk of the consignee. (3) When any animal, while in quarantine in accordance with the provisions of these Re~ulations, develops or, in the opinion of the inspector, shows symptoms of, any disease, the spread of which would endanger the health of livestock in the Island, such animal may, with the approval of the Minister, be destroyed without payment of compen sation. 9.-(1) The provisions of such of these Regulations as relate to the importation of animals shall not apply (a) to any animals (other than cats) imported by or on behalf of the Government of Jamaica; { The inclusion of this page is authorized by L.N. 55/1991 l THE ANIMALS DISEASES (IMPORTATION) CONTROL REGULATIONS, 71 1948 . (b) to any animals (other than cats and-- dogs) belonging to and imported by or on behalf of any Unit of Her Majesty's Forces posted to this Island or station or operating therein. (2) Any animal of the class described in sub-p;ragraph (a), or of the class described in sub-paragraph (b), of paragraph (1), shall be imported in accordance with the terms of a permit which the Director of Veterinary Services may grant for su ch purpose and the importation snail be subject to such conditions as he may deem fit to impose in each particular case. Dogs and Cats 10.-(1) No dog or cat shall be imported into the Island unless such dog or cat is imported directly from one of the countries specified in Part I of the First Schedule. (2) No dog or cat so imported shall be landed in the Island unless there is produced to the inspector in respect thereof a certificate issued by the appropriate authority stating (a) in respect of a dog, that such dog (i) received a series of vaccinations against canine parvo virus enteritis du.ring the six months immediately preceding the date of importation; and (ii) received the last of such vaccinations not less than three weeks preceding such date; (b) in respect of a dog or a cat, that (i) such dog or cat is in good health and free from any symptoms of infectious or contagious disease; and {ii) there has been no rabies among unquarantined dogs, cats or other animals in the country from which such dog or cat was exported during the six months imme diately preceding the exportation of such dog or cat from such country. (3) The appropriate authority means {a) in the case of a dog or cat shipped from Great Britain, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; {b) in the case of a dog or cat s,hipped from Northern Ireland, the Ministry of Agriculture; and {c) in the case of a dog or cat shipped from Eire, the Department of Agriculture. (The inclusion of this page is authorized by L.N. 73'1983) First Schedule. Part I. 72 THE ANlMALS DISEASES (IMPORT AT/ON) CONTROL REGULATIONS, Part II. /948 (4) No dog or cat so imported shall be landed in the Island if it has been in contact during the period of transportation with any other dog or cat, other than a dog or cat (a) in respect of which a certificate referred to in paragraph <•· has been given; or (b) which has been released from quarantjne in any of the countries specified in Part I of the First Schedule, as being in good health and free from rabies or any other infectious or cont~ious disease. (5) Nothing in this regulation shall affect the operation of regulation 7. Horses 11.-(1) No horse shall be imported int.:, the Island unless it is imported directly from one of the countries specified in Part II of the First Schedule (hereafter in this regulation referred to as the scheduled countries) and has been resident in a scheduled country for not less than three months prior to the date of exportation. (2) No horse shall be landed in the Island unless there is produced to the inspector an official certificate stating (a) that the country from which such horse was exported (i) is free from foot and mouth disease; or (ii) if such country is not free from foot and mouth disease, that the area from which such horse originated and through which it was transported to the port of embarkation is free from foot and mouth disease; and (b) that such horse was healthy and clinically free from infectious or contagious disease; and (c) that such horse has not more than thirty days prior to the date of exportation been subjected to the Mallein test for glanders or farcy with negative results; and (d) that so far as it has been possible to ascertain no case of duorine (mal du coit), mal de caderas, glanders, farcy, epizootic lympbangitis, ulcerative lymphangitis, influenza, equine infec tious anaemia (swamp fever), encephalomyelitis or mange has occurred within a radius of fifteen miles of the stables where such horse was kept during the thirty days immediately prior to the date of exportation : Provided that if during the period of thirty days prior to exportation to this Island the horse has been kept in more [l,be inclusion of this page is authorized by L.N. 73/ 1983) ... THE ANIMALS DISEASES (IMPORTATION) CONTROL REGULATIONS, 73 1948 than one country it shall be necessary to produce, for the purpose of this sub-paragraph and to the intent that a period of thirty days is covered, official certificates from each such country stating that during the period of the horse's stay in that country so far as it has been possible to ascertain no such disease as aforesaid has occurred within such radius as aforesaid; and (e) if the country from which the horse is exported is declared by the Minister to be a country where either encephalomyelitis or equine infectious anaemia (swamp fever) is endemic (in this regulation referred to as an "infectious territory") that (i) such horse was vaccinated against encephalomyelitis not less than twenty-eight days and not more than six months prior to the date of export; (ii) the particular area (the general size of which should be indicated) in which the horse was kept during the twelve months immediately preceding the date of export was not an area where encephalomyelitis or equine infectious anaemia (swamp fever) is endemic. (3) No horse shall be landed in the Island unless it is accom panied by an affidavit sworn before a notary public by the exporter that en route to Jamaica such horse was transported only through areas free of equine infectious anaemia. (4) Every horse imported from an infectious territory shall upon arrival in the Island and during such period thereafter as the inspector thinks fit (a) be subject to inspection and to such serological or other test for the detection of disease as the Director of Veterinary Services may require; and (b) be kept in quarantine at the Quarantine Station at the Palisadoes for a period which shall not be less than twenty eight days: Provided that if such horse does not show a feverish condition it may, with the permission of the inspector. be allowed to exercise or race with local horses. (5) In this regulation "horse" includes mare, mule, donkey, zebra; "local horses" means all horses in the Island which are not for the time being subject to inspection pursuant to paragraph (4); "official certificate" means a certificate purporting to have been given (The inclusion of Ibis page is authorized by L.N. 73/ 1983} 74 THE ANIMALS DISEASES (IMPORTATION) CONTROL REGULATIONS, Second Schedule 1948 (a) in the case of a horse shipped from Great Britain, by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries; (b) in the case of a horse shipped from Northern Ireland, by the Ministry of Agriculture; (c) in the case of a horse shipped from Eire, by the Department of Agriculture; (d) in the case of a horse shipped from the United States of America, by the United States Department of Agri culture, Bureau of Animal Husbandry; (e) in :the case of a horse shipped from Trittdad and Tobago, by the Minister of Agriculture; (j) in the case of a horse shipped from Barbados by the Ministry of Agriculture. Cattle, Pigs, Sheep and Goats 12.-(1) No cattle, pig, sheep or goat shall be imported into the Island unless any such animal is imported directly from one of the countries specified in the Second Schedule. (2) No cattle so imported shall be landed in the Island unless there is produced to the inspector in respect thereof a certificate stating that any such cattle (a) are physically sound, in good health, and free of symptoms of paratuberculosis (Johne's Disease) and other infectious diseases; (b) have passed negative to an intradermal tuberculin test within ten days prior to the date of shipment; (c) (i) in the case of males, have reacted negatively to the serum agglutination test for Brucellosis within thirty days prior to the date of shipment, and in the case of females, have reacted negatively to the serum-agglutination test for Brucellosis within thirty days prior to shipment; or (ii) have been inoculated with Brucella abortus vaccine (Strain 19) when between four and eight months of age and within three years prior to the date of shipment; or (iii) have reacted negatively to the serum-agglutination test for Brucellosis and have subsequently and within fourteen days of such negative reaction, been inoculated with Brucella abortus vaccine (Strain 19) when over eight months of age and within three years prior to the date of shipment; or (iv) having been previously vaccinated with Brucella abortus vaccine (Straip. 19) have been revaccinated within three [The inclusion of this pa,ge is authorized by L.N. 73{ 1983] THE ANIMALS DISEASES (IMPORTATION) CONTROL REGULATIONS, 75 1948 years of the previous vaccination, and within three years prior to the date of shipment. (3) No pig shall be landed in the Island unless there is produced to the inspector in respect thereof, a certificate stating that such pig originated from a herd where no infectious diseases of swine had existed for thirty days prior to the date of the shipment of such pig. Such certificate shall purport to be given (a) in the case of Great Britain, by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries; (b) in the case of Northern Ireland. by the Ministry of Agriculture; (c) in the case of Eire. by the Department of Agriculture; (d) in the case of Canada, by the Department of Agriculture; (e) in the case of the United States of America, by the Bureau of Animal Husbandry. (4) No sheep so imported shall be landed in the Island unless there is produced to the inspector in respect thereof a certificate stating that within ten days prior to shipment such sheep was physically sound, in good health and free from communicable disease and such certificate shall purport to be given ( a) in the case of Great Britain. by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries; (b) in the case of Northern Ireland. by the Ministry of Agriculture; (c) in the case of Eire, by the Department of Agriculture; (d) in the case of Canada, by the Department of Agriculture: (e) in the case of the United States of America, by the Bureau of Animal Husbandry. (5) No goat so imported shall be landed in the Island unless there is produced to the inspector in respect thereof a certificate stating that any such goat ( a) has passed negative to an intradermal tuberculin test within ten days prior to the date of shipment; (b) is free from Brucellosis as indicated by a negative reaction to the serum-agglutination test for that disease; (c) is physically sound. in good health, and free of indications of infectious diseases including Takosis, and every such certificate shall purport to be given (i) in the case of Great Britain, by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries; (ii) in the case of Northern Ireland, by the Ministry of Agriculture; ( The inclusion of this page is authorized by L.N. 55/ 1991 l ~\ecO'<'.d SchcJu!c. Third Schedule. TJ!E .!NIMALS DTSE !SES (TM,"0:7TATI0NJ CONTRO! REGUf.,ITJ,'JNS, /948 ( ,iiJ m the case of Eire, by the Department of i\gr<c,dture; ~iv) in the case of Canada, by the Department of Agriculture; \v) i.1 ti1e case of the United States of America, by the .Sureau of A,:ir,,al Husuandry; (vi) in the case of Puerto it:c:J, by d1·e Department cf Agriculture: :'rov:de1.i tint where cattle :ne bc;n~~ i1,,ported from Puerto :~ ico, th,:; c,:;rt:,icatc sh:,li ,;tatc:, ;n a( i::lon to tt1e requirements ,ct out in se,;b par::gr,1ph, (:1). (b; 2. 1 ' ; (c that the cattle we:re oon: i:1 one oi' ihe countries ,1~c:cifierl in tl,c Sccrni(1 Sched:1k. (6) N,) c,t'!e, p: '. !h-:cp or g,.,.;t shall be landed in the Island wilcss there is procluced to t:ie inspector in respect thereof a certificate st,:ji,J ,h • ,:1e C)llil"ry fr,,;1 which such cattle pi3, shee,:J or goat was e,;port-::d (a) is free from fc.o'.-and-mouth disease; or (b) if s·c1ch country is net free r,·om foot-and• mouth disease, that the rrca frr;m ".:,i,:l• ,uch c,t:'.e, pif, sheep or goat originated and through which it was transported to the port of embarka tion is free from foot-and-mouth disease. Rabbits. C·!inc-1 Pir!S, Fi . . '1, Tut/es and Caged Birds 13.-C:) No r.ccbit, gu::cea ! ):g, fish, turtle or cas;ed bird shaJ: ue imported intCJ th~ falu1 d fo,m an:• ,r 'lie countr1e:; s::-cci';d ''.l tk Third Schedule. (2) The provisions o; parnr,nph (i) shall not be deemed to apply co <lllY rish or turlle n,ifrvc to uny of the cm!ntrie, ,:rcci!:cd ,,~ the Third Scheoule which i~ caught alive near thr c1·,~:t c this Island and wh:ch i~ ir:iport:::d into the Island only for use in any aquarium. Monkeys 14. No monkey shall be imported into the Island. Carcasses .i.5.·· (i) No fresh carer ,. ,,,J;ether fro?en or chilled. nor any cured or pickled carc:iss, of any aniff,al whatsoever, or ~ :1.1 portio.~ cf any carcass, shall ce imported in!o !h~ Is1and except s•.1•'h car~·ass or portion thcrn1f is impo:ted [ The indtl'ion of this pa/:e is "uthorLcd by L.N. 55/ 1991 l THE ,L'!JM ,Ju; DISEA"ES :rM~":RT 'Tf''"' CONTWn REG/7T 'n~vs, 1948 (a) directl v from any of the countries speciiied in tl:e Fourth Fourth Schedultt. permit gr;mts.: r. the (2) The prov:,ions of p,•rc1:rnrih (]) shail not •1ppt:.1 ,o \ a) ?J1\' in:·,::,,·~~lfl·, .. ni.?. 1L1-- by c1r Oil ~)(:hQ~ .,. o~ ~ilf" ·~-':VCt"'•ir.;ent 0~ r~.r~1·- i;:::1: 'Jr (b) ~·n,: th'.)rctJ• l:~\/ c0~ . .J~(:~ l ~- ;: 1~i-· ,•: 1:· >•;t ;r·1 ,r:rt,~' r·· h:~'PH~fic:ii!y (~~ Fer tlJc purpoc'i~ nr this rcgt1htio11 ·'thoro~13hly cocked Ge:,t'' ,ne:rns •11::·,t ·lh:~t Ins been ~:ubj,0 c::j to h:;::t tr,.·atmenl and .. rhich ha~-; ;.~f:ain~d ~. te.1.r,pe1·r;ttp·c cf 110· !e•:'~ th~l!1 1-;0°;,. ·.:t the c\'•1:r:1I 1:ic1int for H ;,eriod of not Ir::; ,lun : 1.·o hm!r,,. 15A,-(l) No meat other than deLDned froz,~n b.-:'cf shall be imported into the Tshred fr<,rn Costa Rica Pr Belize. (2) Subject to the provisions of par:ieraph (3), no deboned frozen · e::f !:o ir.:1 orted Jwll i.:c la,~d-:d i : th;; ::;Ja,1d, unless there i'.; !)rodncted 10 f'.l.~ i•1s,;ector 2.ii (' r.,; ·1 '.'c· ',,, ,,· ' :c'.'c''' ' ' 11··1t pr, C:'<,:s lli vesicular stomatitis have o::c1-r,cd Y,ithin a 1adi11s of :iftcen mil:s of the farm where the cattle from which such beef ori,sinatrd v,,,s kept during a period of six months immediately prior to tbe date of sla11::;hter. (3) The provisi0.:s of pan--·r:,ph ('2' chall not apply to tlv jmport of deboned frozen beef fro:n Beli 7 .e unless an oetbreak of vesicular stomatitis occurs in that country d:.ir;n:; 1he "'criod of s11."h importation. 15ri-(I) No meat other than carc2.ss of noultry shall he imported in.to the IsJ .. ,.,rl fro1:1 Trinidad :md Tohaf!O. (2) The importation of any rarcass of poultry pmsuant to para ,eraph (1) shall te in acc-ordance ,vith the t•;111s of a permit grnnted by the Direc1or of Veterinary s~rvices. Fodder and Litter 16.-(l) No fodder and Jitter shall be imported into the Island except (a) directly fror;: r,ny of the countries specified in 1he Fifth Schednle; and (b) in acccrdanc~ ,,,ith th~ terms of a perm:t i,rantect by the Direct0r of Vcterinarv S?rvkes. • (2) :Notwithstanding the >1rovis1ons of p'.lra['.n>'lh (1), no frdder or litter imported from Gre~t nr:t ... in. ~hall be bnc'ed in the Idand unle~s there is produced to tlv~ in~~r:t1'i" in respect C ·reof a ccrti'ka+c> of tl,.~ :rvr:11:~~rv of Arr:c:,1:ture .,,,,, F·h~ries st 0 1:,,., t1,, 1 th~ arc'1 from wh:ch such fodder or li!t:cr o,·i"'inn:~c1 and t1· ~ di 'ric, t1,ro,!"h t Th;: .ndu~ion of th·. w.:'c i, authori;rcd by I .N. 55/ .991 l ;th ·· ·r'.i.;dule. 77 18 THE ANIMALS DISEASES (IMPORTATION) CONTROL REGULATIONS, 1948 which it was transported to the port of shipment is free from foot-and mouth disease. Dung 17.-(1) No dung (other than the excrements of birds) shall be imported into the Island. (2) The provisions of paragraph (1) shall not apply to any dung which is contained in any box or crate in which any animal is lawfully imported into the Island. Used or Second-hand Animal Blankets, Saddle Cloths, Felting, Pads, etc. 18.---(1) No used or second-hand animal blanket, saddle cloth, felting, pad or other similar article shall be imported into the Island. (2) The provisions of paragraph (l) shall not apply to any such articles which accompany and form part of the clothing or individual accoutrement of any animal lawfully imported into the Island if such articles were new at the time of shipment. Used or Second-hand Animal Trappings 19. No used or second-hand harness, saddle, halter, rein, girth, rope, yoke, chain or other trapping shall be landed in the Island unless such trappings shall first be treated by the inspector with an insecticide approved by the Director of Veterinary Services, at the risk of the person to whom such trapping is consigned before delivery to the consignee. Biological Products 20.---(1) No biological product of any animal intended for use in veterinary medicine shall be imported into the Island except in accord ance with the terms of a permit granted by the Director of Veterinary Services. (2) In this regulation "biological product" includes any sub stance commonly known as vaccines, sera, toxins. anti-toxins and antigens intended for use in the practice of veterinary medicine. Importation of Animals from the Turks and Caicos Islands and the Cayman Islands 21. No animal shall be imported into the Island from the Turks and Caicos Islands or the Cayman Islands. [ The inclusion of this page is authorized by L.N. 55/1991) ,/ THE ANIMALS DISEASES (IMPORTATION) CONTROL REGULATIONS, 1948 PART I Great Britain Northern Ireland Eire PART 11 Great Britain Northern Ireland Eire FIRST SCHEDULE United States of America Trinidad and Tobago Bar-bados SECOND SCHEDULE Great Britain Northern Ireland Eire Canada United States of America Puerto Rico mIRD SCHEDULE Trinidad and Tobago Any country forming part of the Continent of South America FOURIB SCHEDULE Great Britain Northern Ireland Eire Canada New Zealand Australia United States of America FIFTH SCHEDULE Great Britain Canada United States of America. fl"be inclusion of this page is authori7.ed by L.N. 71/ 19791 (Regulation 10) (Regulation 11) (Regulation 12) (Regulation 13) (Regulation 15) (Regulation 16) 79 l 1