Regulations for the Importation of Pigs from Singapore into Malaysia

REGULATIONS FOR THE IMPORTATION OF PIGS 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 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 sows, gilts or boars must be bona fide animals of the Republic of Singapore. 3.2 the animals were clinically healthy and free from any symptom of infectious or contagious diseases at the time of export and that the country has been free from foot and mouth disease, African swine fever and rinderpest for the past twelve (12) months prior to export. 3.3 the animals came from farm(s) certified free of transmissible gastroenteritis, aujeszky's disease, teschen's disease, swine vesicular disease, classical swine fever (hog cholera) and haemophilus infection for the past six (6) months prior to the date of export. 3.4 the animals came from farm(s) certified free of leptospirosis caused by leptospira serotype pomona, tarassovi (hyos), canicola and icterohaemorrhagiae; provided that should any animal came from farm(s) not so certified, such animal's blood should be tested by the microscopic agglutination test with titres less than 1/100 to the above serotypes, within one (1) month prior to export. 3.5 the animals have been treated with dihydrostreptomycin at 25mg/kg liveweight within seven (7) days of export. 3.6 that the blood of each animal to be exported to Malaysia has been tested by the agglutination or complement fixation method for brucellosis not more than one (1) month prior to export with negative results. 3.7 A health certificate signed by a competent Veterinary Surgeon certifying that he has examined the animals prior to export and found to be healthy and free from any clinical symptom of infectious or contagious diseases at the time of export. 4. Transportation The consignment of animals shall be carried by ship/aircraft or sealed trucks direct to the prescribed landing place or any other port or airport as directed by the Director General of Veterinary Services, Malaysia or the State Director concerned. 5. Fee The following fees are payable for each consignment of pigs imported into Malaysia : (i) Import licence : RM 3 per head