Disease of Animals Regulations

Diseases of Animal.Ii J4Sl C P. JS l. For the purposes of the Animal l)iseasc, Law (hc r cinafter refer~ed to as ··Law") the following arc hereby declared to be 1ncl11dcd Ill the term Additional diseases schedule ~"animal'· Cats; Domestic fowls, ducks and turkeys; Parrots and any birds of the parrot family~ Geese; Guinea fowl~ Pheasants; Partridges. 3. The diseases set forth in the Schedule hereto arc hereby declared to be included in the term ''disease'' for the purpose of the Law. SCHEDULE LIST OF DISEASES Bacillary white diarrhea Fowlpox Fowl typhoid Fowl choera Fowl plague Newcastle disease Psittacosis East Coast Fever African horse sickness Avian tuberculosis Pullorum disease Avian leucosis complex DISEASES OF ANIMAL REGULATIONS made under sect ion 3 1. These regulations may be cited as the Animal Diseases Regu\ations 2. In the these regulations- . f the HV t • r~ ,, rv1ce Q e ennary o ,1cer means a veterinary officer in the se Government· f the ,~ ' b r o veterinary su g ,, rnefll e 6 R 1 r eon means any person who is a fel\oW or 1crin~ · q~~~fi Co~\ege of Veterinary Surgeons or who possesses a ve \cation reco . d b ' ...iJ1 gmze v the Veterinarv Surgeons Act. ~ Diseases of Animals C (CAP. 35 Nof!flcation of Disease 3 • ( 1) Any person ~aving in his charge or under his control any animal infected or suspected to be infected with disease shall keep such animal separate from a~\~als ~ot so infected or suspected, and shall forthwith give notice of the fact 0 e anim~I being so infected or suspected, to a veterinary officer or to the nearest Magistrate or local government (2) When the ani~al ~o infected or suspected is travelling, neither such animal nor any animal which it ha~ be~n in contact with be moved except in so far as may ?e n~cessary for effecting 1solat1on or for procuring food or water, pending the d1rect1ons of a veterinary officer. 4. E~ery local go~ernment ~eceiving a notificati~n und:r t he last preceding regulation or otherwise becon1mg aware that any animal w1thm the limits of its jurisdiction is infected with disease shall forthwith notify the nearest Magistrate, and shall take measures to enforce the provisions of the said regulations with regard to isolation and non 1novement of the animal. S. A Magistrate receiving a notification under either or otherwise becoming aware of the presence of disease within the area of his jurisdiction shall communicate with the nearest veterinary officer and shall, pending the instruction of a veterinary officer, issue such orders, directions or prohibitions as he rnay deem proper for the prevention of the spread of the disease Provided that A Magistrate shall not order any animal to be ~laughtered except on the instruction of a veterinary officer, or if 1t should appear to the magistrate that an animal should~ slaughtered bef?re the inst!'llction of a veterinary officer can be obtamed, he may appoint a committee of not less than three persons, two at least of whom shall be officers in the service of the Government, to inquire into and to advise as to the necessity for slaughteri~g such anima l, and if the ~ajority of the members of such committee shall advise that the animal should be slaughtered, he may order the animal to be slaughtered. 6. A veterinary officer shall, if he is of opi~ion that any animal is infected with any disease or if he has reason to beheve that any animal has been exposed to infection. iss~ such orders, directions or prohibit~ons as he may consider necessary or advisable to preve~t the spread o~ the disease and may cause any such animaJ to be slaughtered •.f he shal I consider that the slaughter of the animal is necessary for the prevention of the spread of the disease. 1453 I ... ( 1) \\ hc:rt: tn) .urnn.11 . . . (a) dies of di'ic.: asc l, r , s ~laughh: rcd 1n au:ordancc \\1th orders I Leo unJ~r these 1cgulat1ons: nr ( b) b ~luug.hterc:<l othct·,, is~ than in ac~or~fancc ,, 1th o, dt:r~ 1:-1sucd under these regulations and Its cmca!',s 1s in the opm1on ul a , ctcnnan ol Jil'.er infoch:d ,, ith disease. the can.:ass shall be d1~po, d ot b, bun in!! or in su<.:h manner as the \ ctcrinary ol licc shall direct. · . ... 8. A \C:terinan ntficcr nm) for the purpo~c of examining an) animal lntcr at am time am bulld1~1l? tlf upon an) land. and may for the purpo-,c of di~1gnosing dist:a:i~. tnke bll;od smca;~ or '-~ll'iC them to he taken. from any animal. or appl~ !)uch test a he ma, cnn~idcr nc:n:~san . . ~ 9. An administratiH:. ,cterinary or police officer may (aJ arrc~t \\ ithout \\·arrant any person whom he ha~ rca~onahlc grouml for bcl ie'-' ing that he has othen\ isc conlran:ncd an~ ,,i thc-,t: regulations or an) order or direction gi\cn umkr an~ ~ud1 regulations: (h) ~cizc and detain any animal in relation to \\hich an> 'illl:h br~ad1 non- compliance or contravention has been committed: Provided that such seizure and detention shal I be reported. ,, ithout d~la~. to a Magistrate havingjurisdiction in the area in,, hich the animal ha~ b~cn seized. IO. (I) ~n} pcr son who is guilty of any such breach. non-compliance 1 r contra\'cnt,on as a loresaicJ. shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable tu a 1!nc of on~ hundred na1ra or to imprisonment fo r six months. anc.l an\ animal in rdaunn to which the offence has been committed may be forcfcitcd . · h (2 1 ~ ~hcncver ~ Magistrate is satisfied bv cvidcnc1: on oath that there h rcnst)ll It' e tc\e that an offence I l · ., . · I I -. been · d . . ias )Cen committed 111 relation to anv animal ,, hJC 1 ,a sei7c clnd detarned but tl l tl 1·r · " · ·1 I ' Jll:l' d.. h , . . 1a 1e o ,ender 1s unknO\\ n or cannot be tounu. 1\. · or er t e lorl~1ture of such animal : Provided that no o d I 11 b I , ),, n~r (·1·, ·. r er s 1a c made under thi s r nrat!raph unit.: "-... 111.: l , , 11 s name and ,, h .. b h .... 111 , lr1~i ,1n opport . 1 , crea outs ekno\ )of such animal sh:1 1:-i,1.: • 1,1 sho ldunnyb' o appearing he fore the Maoistratc to ~ho\\ cau~c" h) th~ llfl l: . u not c made. e (3~ Wher:::vcr a Magistrate i . . . · ·::tS\)ntl' believe that an offenc ~ 1 h s sat,s1 ied by evidence on oath that there 1~ 'l' ·. t,cl!n se· d c 1as een com ·t d · · I h'ch ha:i rze and detained 1, m i te 111 relation to anv a111ma " 1 1 -111:h s · e may order th ., rou1 ~ um as he may consider . e owner of such nnimal to pay into . ,,1th th~ seizure. removal a11rdeadsonabte to cover the expenses of and in conne,1~n r 1ill Wtthin 1 . ' etention of th · I 1111 "e · · SUc 1 time as may bes . . e animal, and, unless sue 1 st, orteitt:d pecified tn the order. the ani1nal shall h~ t Diseases o(, f nimals ICAP. 35 Compensation 11. Subject to the pr?visions. of ~egulations 14. compcnscJtIOn ma) he paid to the O\vner of any animal which 1s slaughtered or "In) J 11 ·d. 01 . s' · tl . . , u t.: -'"-Ill or n 1er Part of a carcass which is destroyed under the prov·i·s,·ons of' tl I · 1cs~ rel.!u at10ns . .... 12. Compen.sati~n shall not be paid in respect of any dog \\ h,ch is. or 1 ~ suspected ofbe1ng, infected with rabies, or in respect of any animal in rl'l.ition to which any offence under these or any other regulutions under the I a\\ has been com~itte~ or in respect of any animal or hide or skin or other part of any carcass which 1s certified by a veterinary officer to be infected with disease. 13. Where any animal is slaughtered or any hide or skin or other part of any carcass is destroyed by orders given under these regulations a certificate b) a veterinary officer that such animal or hide or skin or other part of the carcas.., was infected with disease shall be accepted as conclusive proof thereof in an) legal proceedings. 14. The compensation which may be paid in respect of any animal slaughtered or any hide or skin or part of a carcass destroyed under these regulations shall not exceed the value of the animal or hide or skin or part of the carcass immediately before it was slaughtered or destroyed and in no case shall the compensation paid in respect of a horse exceed thirty naira. 15. Claims for compensation shaJI be made in writing to the Chi~f Veterinary Officer through a Magistrate having jurisdiction in the area m which the animal was slaughtered, and the Chief Veterinary Officer if. after such inquiry as he n1ay think proper, is satisfi ed that compensati on may be paid in the circumstance of the claim, may assess the compensation thereof and direct the payment thereof. Provided that any person who is dissatisfied with the decision of the Chief Veterinary Officer, may appeal to the Commis~ioner. \\ho\e decision shall be final.