ANIMAL HEALTH ACT, 2010: SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION
INDEX TO SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION
Animal Health (Livestock Cleansing) Order
Animal Health (Control and Prevention of Animal Disease) Order
Animal Health (Veterinary Services Fees) Regulations
Animal Health (Notifiable Diseases) Regulations
Animal Health (Tsetse Fly Area and Tsetse Fly Control Area) (Declaration) Notice
Animal Health (Establishment of Tsetse Control Pickets and Check Points) Regulations
Animal Health (Designated Border Inspection Posts) Regulations
Animal Health (Bee Keeping) Regulations
Animal Health (Destruction of Pigs) (Compensation) Order
ANIMAL HEALTH (LIVESTOCK CLEANSING) ORDER
[Section 40]
Arrangements of Paragraphs
Paragraph
3. Declaration of livestock cleansing areas
4. Cleansing interval for livestock
SI 16 of 2014.
This Order may be cited as the Animal Health (Livestock Cleansing) Order, 2014.
In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires-
"cleanse" means maintaining livestock free from tick infestation by using an effective destroying agent, submerging it in a dipping tank, hand dressing (pour-on, tick grease) or spraying; and
"livestock" has the meaning assigned to it in the Act.
3. Declaration of livestock cleansing areas
(1) The areas specified in the Schedule are declared livestock cleansing areas.
(2) An owner of livestock in a livestock cleansing area shall undertake cleansing of livestock infested with 10 or more ticks.
4. Cleansing interval for livestock
(1) Subject to of section 42 of the Act, the cleansing of livestock shall be undertaken at regular intervals as specified in this Order.
(2) The interval of cleansing shall be once every 14 days from 1st June to 31st October and every 7 days from 1st November to 31st May.
(3) Veterinary Assistants and dip-tank attendants shall maintain cleansing records which shall state the date, species, number and categories of animals cleansed during the prescribed period.
SCHE
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LIVESTOCK CLEANSING AREAS
The entire territory of Zambia
ANIMAL HEALTH (CONTROL AND PREVENTION OF ANIMAL DISEASE) ORDER
[Section 80]
Arrangements of Paragraphs
Paragraph
SI 24 of 2014.
This Order may be cited as the Animal Health (Control and Title Prevention of Animal Disease) Order, 2014.
2. Mand
(1) An owner of an animal shall vaccinate the animal against the diseases in the areas specified in the Schedule.
(2) A veterinary assistant shall, where an animal is vaccinated in accordance with this Order, enter the vaccination dates and farmer cards into the stock register.
(3) An owner of a vaccinated animal shall give a veterinary assistant the used vaccine vials for verification and disposal.
(4) A vaccinating veterinarian shall issue a vaccination certificate for African Horse sickness and Rabies to an owner o f an animal vaccinated against African Horse sickness and Rabies.
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SPECIFIED DISEASES AND AREAS
1. DISEASES AND AREAS
Animal | Area |
Cattle | |
Anthrax | Eastern Province, Western Province |
Black leg | the entire Zambia |
Haemorrhagic Septicaemia | the entire Zambia |
Contagious bovine pleuro-pneumonia | Western Province and North-Western |
Foot and Mouth Disease | Kazungula, Livingstone, Namwala, |
Lumpy skin disease | the entire Zambia |
Horses | |
African Horse sickness | the entire Zambia |
Dogs/Cats | |
Rabies | the entire Zambia |
Cattle | |
Anthrax | annually between the months April and |
Black leg | annually between the months April and June |
Haemorrhagic Septicaemia | annually between the months April and June |
Contagious bovine pleuro-pneumonia (CBPP) | annually between the months July and August (Veterinarians only) |
Foot and Mouth Disease | bi annual, May/June and September/October (Veterinarians only) |
Lumpy skin disease | once, at the age of six to seven months |
Horses | |
African Horse sickness | two vaccinations three weeks apart for foals six months of age followed by boosters at intervals not exceeding 12 months (Veterinarians only) |
Poultry, excluding broiler,layers and parent stock schedules | |
Newcastle disease | day one for all day old chicks biannual, March/April and September/October for village chickens |
Dogs/cats | |
Rabies | at the ages of three months, nine months and then at intervals not exceeding 12 months (Veterinarians only) |
ANIMAL HEALTH (VETERINARY SERVICES FEES) REGULATIONS
[Section 80]
Arrangement of Regulations
Regulation
3. Revocation of S.I. No. 105 of 2016
SI 22 of 2018.
These Regulations may be cited as the Animal Health (Veterinary Services Fees) Regulations, 2018.
The fees set out in the Schedule are applicable fees for the matters specified in that Schedule.
3. Revocation of S.I. No. 105 of 2016
The Animal Health (Veterinary Services Fees) Regulations, 2016, are revoked.
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PRESCRIBED FEES
Fees Units |
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A | VETERINARY CLINICAL SERVICES | |
1. | Consultations (verbal discussions only) | 166.67 |
2. | Farm calls and visits - for first hours | 416.67 |
3. | For each subsequent hour or part thereof | 333.33 |
B | MISCELLANEOUS VETERINARY SERVICES | |
1. | Pregnancy diagnosis per animal | 33.33 |
2. | Slaughter permit per batch of animals or less | 33.33 |
3. | Slaughter permit per batch of animals not exceeding 100 for livestock and 10,000 for birds | 166.67 |
4. | Slaughter permit per pregnant animal | 666.67 |
5. | Slaughter permit per immature animal | 333.33 |
6. | Meat inspection per animal | 100.00 |
7. | Cattle dipping (per animal) | 16.67 |
8. | Artificial insemination per animal (for labour) | 166.67 |
9. | Fertility testing per animal | 833.33 |
10. | Field tests (rapid disease or product tests) | 166.67 |
C | EXPORT INSPECTION AND PERMITS | |
Health Certificate for Export and Other Purposes | ||
1. | Minimum cost of a health certificate per animal | 166.67 |
2. | Large ruminants (cattle, horses and similar species) per 50 animals | 833.33 |
3. | Small ruminants (goats, sheep and pigs or similar species) | 500.00 |
4. | Small animals (dogs, cats and small size species) per 5 animals | 500.00 |
5. | Game animals per 10 animals | 3,333 |
Poultry | ||
1. | Up to 1000 birds | 166.67 |
1,001 to 20,000 birds | 333.33 |
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Above 20,001 birds up to 100,000 | 500.00 |
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2. | Tortoise/ornamental fish per consignment not exceeding 100 animals | 500.00 |
Livestock products and stock feed per 30MT | 500.00 |
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Sanitation of Animal Products | ||
1. | Game Trophies (per game animal or part thereof) | 666.66 |
Cattle Products | ||
1. | Per 100 hides | 333.33 |
2. | Per 100 kgs horns | 166.67 |
3. | Meat inspection per carcass for export | 100.00 |
Export Permit | ||
Non-Commercial | ||
1. | Minimum cost of an export permit (5 domestic animals or less) | 166.67 |
2. | Consignment of animal products up to 20 kgs | 166.67 |
Commercial | ||
1. | Large ruminants (cattle, horses and similar animals) (per consignment not exceeding a truck load of 50 animals) | 333.34 |
2. | Small ruminants: goats, sheep (per consignment not exceeding a truck load of 400 animals) | 333.34 |
3. | Small animals: dogs, cats and similar animals | 333.34 |
4. | Poultry (per consignment not exceeding 100,000 birds) | 333.34 |
5. | Game/wild animal (per consignment not exceeding a truck load | 333.34 |
6. | Tortoise/ornamental fish (per consignment not exceeding 100 animals) | 333.34 |
7. | Livestock products and stock feed (per consignment not exceeding a truck load of 34MT) | 333.34 |
8. | Semen and embryos per consignment | 333.34 |
Export Related Inspection | ||
1. | Establishment/Plant inspections (abattoir, processing, any other) | 833.33 |
2. | Quarantine/Farm (premises) inspection | 833.33 |
D | IMPORT AND TRANSIT PERMIT | |
Import and Transit Permit | ||
Non-Commercial | ||
1. | Minimum cost of an import permit (5 domestic animals or less) | 333.33 |
2. | Consignment of animal products up to 20 kgs (except for semen, embryos or medicaments) | 333.33 |
Commercial | ||
1. | Large ruminants (cattle, horses and similar species) per consignment not exceeding a truck load of 50 animals | 833.33 |
2. | Small ruminants (goats, sheep and similar species) per consignment not exceeding a truck load of 400 animals | 833.33 |
3. | Small animals: dogs, cats, tortoise/ornamental fish and other similar animals, (per consignment not exceeding 100) | 833.33 |
4. | Poultry (per consignment not exceeding a truck load of 100,000 birds) | 833.33 |
5. | Livestock products and stock feed (per consignment not exceeding a truck load of 30MT) | 833.33 |
6. | Semen and embryos per consignment | 833.33 |
Import Related Inspections | ||
1. | Establishment/Plant inspections (abattoir, processing, any other) | 833.33 |
2. | Quarantine/Farm (premises) inspection | 833.33 |
E | STOCK MOVEMENT PERMIT (INTER DISTRICT OR INTER PROVINCIAL) |
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1. | Pets (cats and dogs); per consignment moved on the same day maximum 2 pets | 166.67 |
2. | Livestock per consignment moved on the same day (cattle 1-4; goats or sheep 1-9; pigs 1-9; poultry 1-99; other animals 1-9) | 66.67 |
3. | Livestock per consignment moved on the same day (cattle 5-50; goats or sheep 10-100; pigs 10-100; poultry 100-20,000; other animals 10-100) | 166.67 |
4. | Game per consignment moved on the same day; maximum 100 animals | 166.67 |
F | LABORATORY TESTS |
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1. | Large animals post mortem (per animal) | 833.33 |
2. | Small animals post mortem (per animal) | 500 |
3. | Chicken post mortem (per sample of 5 chickens) | 166.67 |
4. | Serological testing per porcine sample | 100.00 |
5. | Serological testing per sample (3 tests runs per bovine sample) | 233.33 |
6. | Microscopic tissue/blood smear examination per 10 smears | 166.67 |
7. | Advanced laboratory tests (PCR) per sample | 500 |
8. | Culture examination per sample | 166.67 |
9. | Clinical biochemistry per sample | 266.66 |
10. | Haematology (full blood count) per sample | 500 |
11. | Faecal examination per sample | 33.33 |
12. | Residue examination up to per samples | 999.99 |
13. | Histopathology per sample | 666.67 |
14. | Incineration per 3 kgs of material | 166.66 |
ANIMAL HEALTH (NOTIFIABLE DISEASES) REGULATIONS
[Section 80]
Arrangement of Regulations
Regulation
2. List of notifiable diseases
SI 81 of 2019.
These Regulations may be cited as the Animal Health (Notifiable Diseases) Regulations, 2019.
2. List of notifiable diseases
The diseases specified in the Schedule are the notifiable diseases.
[Regulation 2]
LIST OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES
1. | African swine fever |
2. | American foulbrood (Paenibacillus larvae) |
3. | Anthrax |
4. | Bluetongue |
5. | Bovine anaplasmosis |
6. | Bovine babesiosis |
7. | Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy |
8. | Bovine tuberculosis |
9. | Bovine virus diarrhoea |
10. | Brucellosis (Brucella abortus) |
11. | Brucellosis (Brucella melitensis) |
12. | Brucellosis (Brucella suis) |
13. | Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) |
14. | Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia |
15. | Contagious equine metritis |
16. | Dourine |
17. | Duck virus hepatitis |
18. | Enzooltic abortion |
19. | Epizootic ulcerative syndrome (Alphanomyces invadans) |
20. | Equine infectious anemia |
21. | Equine viral arteritis |
22. | European foulbrood (Mellissococcus plutonius) |
23. | Foot and mouth disease |
24. | Glanders |
25. | Haemorrhagic septicaemia |
26. | Heartwater |
27. | Highly pathogenic avian influenza |
28. | Infection with African horse sickness virus |
29. | Infection with equine herpesvirus1 (EH 1) |
30. | Infection with peste des petits ruminants virus |
31. | Infectious bovine rhinotracheaitis |
32. | Infectious bursal disease (Gumboro disease) |
33. | Infestation of honey bees with Varroa spp. (Varroosis) |
34. | Johne's disease |
35. | Koi herpesvirus disease |
36. | Lumpy skin disease |
37. | Malignant catarrhal fever |
38. | Nairobi sheep disease |
39. | Newcastle disease |
40. | Porcine cysticercosis (infection with taenia solium) |
41. | Q Fever |
42. | Rabies |
43. | Rift Valley Fever |
44. | Scrapie |
45. | Sheep pox and goat pox |
46. | Sring viraemia of carp |
47. | Theileriosis/East Coast Fever |
48. | Tilapia lake virus |
49. | Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy |
50. | Trypanosomiasis (Tsetsetransmitted) |
51. | Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia |
ANIMAL HEALTH (TSETSE FLY AREA AND TSETSE FLY CONTROL AREA) (DECLARATION) NOTICE
[Section 49]
Arrangement of Paragraphs
Paragraph
2. Tsetse fly area and tsetse fly control area
SI 85 of 2020.
This Notice may be cited as the Animal Health (Tsetse Fly Area and Tsetse Fly Control Area) (Declaration) Notice, 2020.
2. Tsetse fly area and tsetse fly control area
The areas set out in the Schedule are declared as tsetse fly areas and tsetse fly control areas as specified in the Schedule.
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1. TSETSE FLY AREAS |
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Tsetse Fly Area | Affected Province | Affected Districts |
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(a) | Kwando-Zambezi belt | Western | Shangombo, Sesheke, Sioma, Mulobezi and Mwandi |
(b) | Luangwa Lunsemfwa Eastern belt | Eastern Muchinga, Central and Lusaka | Nyimba, Petauke, Mambwe, Sinda, Katete, Chipata, Lundazi, Chama, Mpika, Rufunsa, Mafinga and Luano |
(c) | Lower Zambezi belt | Southern and Lusaka | Siavonga, Chirundu, Luangwa and Kafue |
(d) | Upper Zambezi belt | North-Western | Mufumbwe, Mwinilunga and Kabompo |
(e) | Kafue Belt | Southern, Western, North-Western, Copperbelt and Central | Mumbwa, Itezhi-tezhi, Ngabwe, Namwala, Choma, Kalomo, Kazungula, Mwandi, Mulobezi, Kaoma, Kasempa, Nkeyema and Lufwanyama |
(f) | Tanganyika-Mweru- | Northern and Luapula | Mpulungu, Kaputa, Nsama, Nchelenge and Mporokoso |
(g) | Bangweulu-Luapula Chambeshi belt | Northern, Central and Luapula | Samfya, Chilubi, Luwingu and Mansa |
2. TSETSE FLY CONTROL AREAS |
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(a) | Kwando-Zambezi belt | Western | Shangombo, Seshcke, Sioma, Mulobezi, Nkeyema and Mwandi |
(b) | Luangwa-Lunsemfwa (Eastern) belt | Lusaka, Central, Eastern and Muchinga | Rufunsa, Luano, Mafinga, Chama and Nyimba |
ANIMAL HEALTH (ESTABLISHMENT OF TSETSE CONTROL PICKETS AND CHECK POINTS) REGULATIONS
[Section 2]
Arrangement of Regulations
Regulation
2. Tsetse control pickets and check points
SI 86 of 2020.
These Regulations may be cited as the Animal Health (Establishment of Tsetse Control Pickets and Check Points) Regulations, 2020.
2. Tsetse control pickets and check points
The Tsetse control pickets and check points on roads and recognised footpaths are as set out in the Schedule for the areas specified in the Schedule.
[Regulation 2]
TSETSE CONTROL PICKETS AND CHECK POINTS
No. | Tsetse Control Picket (Site) | District | Province |
1. | Sinjela: on Great East Road | Rufunsa | Lusaka |
2. | Mphomwa: on Chipata-Mfuwe Road | Chipata | Eastern |
3. | Msoro: on Mfuwe-Katete Road | Mambwe | Eastern |
4. | Nalusanga: on Lusaka-Mongu Road | Mumbwa | Central |
5. | Tateyoyo: on Lusaka-Mongu Road | Nkeyema | Western |
6. | Mulobezi: on Nkeyema-Mwandi Road | Mulobezi | Western |
ANIMAL HEALTH (DESIGNATED BORDER INSPECTION POSTS) REGULATIONS
[Section 2]
Arrangement of Regulations
Regulation
2. Designated border inspection posts
SI 87 of 2020.
These Regulations may be cited as the Animal Health (Designated Border Inspection Posts) Regulations, 2020.
2. Designated border inspection posts
The border or point of entry set out in the Schedule are designated as border inspection posts.
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