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Animal Disease (Control) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations

Commencement: 16 October 2000

ANIMAL DISEASE (CONTROL)
(MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) REGULATIONS

Order 14 of 2000
Order 51 of 2003

To provide for the control over the movement of animals and animal products within the Republic of Vanuatu and to prescribe notifiable diseases and controlled diseases.

1. Restrictions on the movement of animals and animal products
(1) No person shall move, or cause, or permit to be moved any animal or animal product to, or from, or within any specified place otherwise than in accordance with any authorization given by the Principal Veterinary Officer or any Veterinary Officer authorized to act on his behalf.

(2) The Principal Veterinary Officer or any Veterinary Officer authorized to act on behalf of the Principal Veterinary Officer may authorize:

(a) the unrestricted movement of specified animals and animal products to, or from, or within any specified place; or

(b) the movement of specified animals and animal products to, or from, or within any specified place subject to such conditions as he may consider necessary or proper.

(3) Any authorization given under this regulation shall be in writing and may be amended or revoked at any time without prior notification.

(4) Any animal or animal product which has been moved to, or from, or within any specified place otherwise than in accordance with any authorization given under this regulation may be seized, impounded or destroyed on the authority of a Veterinary Officer.

(5) An authorization under this regulation shall be in the form set out in Schedule 4 in the English, French and Bislama languages.

(6) For the purpose of this regulation “specified place” means a place or area specified in a permit under sub-regulation (5) for the movement of any particular animal or animal products for which the permit is issued.

2. Notifiable diseases
The diseases referred to in Schedule 1 are notifiable diseases.

3. Controlled diseases
The diseases listed in Schedule 2 are controlled diseases.

3A. Compulsory vaccination
(1) Each bull is to be vaccinated against Bovine Venereal Campylobacteriosis at such time and in such manner as may be directed by the principal veterinary officer.

(2) The owner of the bull must pay the cost of each vaccination.

(3) Vaccinations are not required if the disease is eradicated from Vanuatu.

4. Communicable diseases
The diseases listed in Schedule 3 are communicable diseases.

SCHEDULE 1

Notifiable Diseases

The diseases listed in the Terrestrial Animal Health Code or the Aquatic Animal Health Code published by the Office Internationale des Epizootie (OIE).

SCHEDULE 2

Controlled Diseases

Brucellosis in cattle (Brucella Abortus Infection) and other animals carrying such infection.

Tuberculosis in cattle (Mycobacterium bovin Infection) and other animals carrying such infection.

Bovine Venereal Campylobacteriosis

SCHEDULE 3

Communicable Diseases

SCHEDULE 4

PERMIT TO MOVE ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS

Permission is hereby given to : ...............................................................

To move : ...............................................................

From : ...............................................................

To : ...............................................................

Before : ...............................................................

According to the following conditions : ...............................................................

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Signature : ...............................................................

Official Stamp

Date : ...............................................................

Table of Amendments

2 Amended by Order 51 of 2003
3A Inserted by Order 51 of 2003
Sched 1 Substituted by Order 51 of 2003
Sched 2 Amended by Order 51 of 2003