East Coast Fever Regulations (Cap. 252)

boundary of that farm to Beacon T.219, its south-westerly corner beacon; thence westwards following the southern boundary of Forest Reserve No. 31: Kabwe, for a distance of approximately 3840.48 metres; thence in a southerly direction along the watershed between the Munyama and Mutenga streams to the point of starting in the Chikonkomene Hills. 9. North Choma Intensive Conservation Area. Mwomboshi Intensive Conservation Area. East Lusaka Intensive Conservation Area. North Lusaka Intensive Conservation Area. 10. Starting at a point on the Mashi River due south of Shangombo Village, the boundary proceeds northwards on a true bearing of 39 degrees for a distance of 16 kilometres; thence south-eastwards parallel to and at a distance of 16 kilometres from the Mashi River for a distance of 99.2 kilometres; thence south-westwards on a true bearing of 219 degrees to a point on the Mashi River; thence northwards along this river to the point of starting. 11. The Gwembe District. SECTION 15-THE EAST COAST FEVER REGULATIONS Regulations by the Minister Government Notice 445 of 1963 1. These Regulations may be cited as the East Coast Fever Regulations. Title 2. For the purposes of these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires Interpretation "hide" means the untanned skin of any cattle, sheep or goats; "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 in use by the stock; "specified area" means an area declared by the Minister to be a specified area in terms of regulation 3; "stock" means cattle, sheep and goats. 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 hide or grass or hay or straw, except under a permit issued by a Veterinary Officer or other person authorised by a Veterinary Officer. Movement of stock, etc., prohibited (2) No person shall, by his own act or neglect, allow 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. (1) A Veterinary Officer may cause to be seized and detained, removed or destroyed any stock or any hide, hay or straw found being moved in contravention of these Regulations or any stock found straying within, into or out of any specified area. Powers of seizure and destruction (2) For the purposes of inspection or disinfection, 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 instructions. 7. (1) A Veterinary Officer may cause any stock within any specified area to be dipped or sprayed or otherwise disinfected and may destroy or cause to be destroyed any stock suffering from or which he suspects to be suffering from East Coast fever. Disinfection and branding (2) A Veterinary Officer may brand or cause to be branded with a distinctive brand any stock within any specified area. 8. 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 REGULATION 3-SPECIFIED AREAS UNDER THE EAST COAST FEVER REGULATIONS Notice by the Minister Government Notices 32 of 1964 497 of 1964 The areas described in the Schedule are hereby declared to be specified areas. SCHEDULE 1. The Isoka District. 2. The Lundazi District. 3. The Mbala District. 4. That portion of the Angoni Reserve in the area of Chief Mpezeni bounded by a line starting at the headwaters of the Lutembwe River and following that river to its intersection with the boundary of Farm No. 28; thence along the southern and eastern boundaries of Farms Nos. 28, 27, 34, 32 and 33 to the southernmost corner of Farm No. 33; thence south-east to Makwe Hill; thence due east to the point of intersection with the western boundary of Farm No. 73; thence along the western and north-western boundaries of Farms Nos. 73 and 50 to the Zambia-Malawi International Boundary; thence in a northerly direction along the Zambia-Malawi International Boundary to the point of starting. SECTION 15-THE BRANDING OF CATTLE (KASAMA DISTRICT) REGULATIONS Regulations by the Minister Statutory Instrument 128 of 1970 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Branding of Cattle (Kasama District) Regulations. Title 2. It is hereby provided that all cattle within the Kasama District of the Northern Province shall be branded with the brand mark V.K. Compulsory brand for cattle