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LAWS OF FIJI
CHAPTER 159
ANIMALS IMPORTATION
Ordinance No. 32 of 1969, Act No. 14 of 1976
AN ACT TO REGULATE AND CONTROL THE IMPORTATION OF ANIMALS
[31st July, 1970]
Short title
1. This Act may
be cited as the Animals Importation Act.
Interpretation
2. In this Act,
unless the context otherwise requires-
"animal" means any living stage of any member of the animal kingdom except human beings and in the case of any mammal, bird or reptile includes the egg or semen or the carcass thereof;
"animal product" means any part of the animal including the flesh, wool, hair, skin, hide, bones, horns, hooves, feathers and other portions of the carcass and any product that is wholly or partly derived from an animal or any part of an animal being a product or a part of an animal which has not been treated or sterilised to the stage where it is rendered free from any disease and from carrying any disease;
"Assistant Director" means the Assistant Director Agriculture (Animal Health and Production);
"carcass" in relation to any mammal, reptile or bird means the dead body thereof including the whole or any part and every animal product derived therefrom;
"disease" means any disease specified in the Schedule;
"fittings" means any stall, stable, sheep pen, milking shed, horse box, cage, kennel or other premises for keeping or confining animals and any halters, brushes, clothes, buckets or other articles or things whatsoever which have been brought into contact with any animal;
"imported animal" or "imported animal product" means any animal or animal product brought into Fiji by sea or by air;
"inspector" means the Permanent Secretary, the Director of Agriculture, any veterinary officer, veterinary assistant, livestock officer or agricultural officer and includes any person appointed by the Minister to be an inspector for the purposes of this Act;
(Amended by 14 of 1976 s. 15.)
"packing material" means any straw, grass or leaves used in packing any goods and any other type of material in which animals or animal products are cased, covered, enclosed, contained or wrapped;
"Permanent Secretary" means the Permanent Secretary for Agriculture and Fisheries:
"place" includes any land, water, harbour, wharf, ship and aircraft within the outer limits of the territorial waters of Fiji;
"quarantine ground" means any land or place set apart by the Minister under the provisions of section 3.
Quarantine grounds
3.-(1) The
Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, set apart and define any land as a
quarantine ground for the detention of imported
animals or any one or more kinds
of imported animals.
(2) The Permanent Secretary may give directions on
the regulation, management and control of quarantine grounds and the disposal
and
treatment of animals while in quarantine or in transit thereto or therefrom
and may specify the time during which animals intended
to be imported shall
remain in quarantine.
Restrictions on importation of animals
4.-(1) No person
shall import or introduce any animal, animal product, animal manure, packing
material, fittings or fodder into Fiji-
(a) without the written permit of the Assistant Director or of a person authorised by him in that behalf; or
(b) in contravention of any regulations made under the provisions of this Act; or
(c) in contravention of the provisions of section 5.
(2) Every permit issued under
the provisions of paragraph (a) of
subsection (1) shall be subject to such conditions as may be specified therein
or in any regulations made under the provisions
of this Act and, without
limiting the generality of the foregoing-
(a) conditions may be imposed which take effect after the importation or introduction of any animal or any animal product, animal manure or fittings; and
(b) conditions, may be imposed by any such regulations requiring the payment of a deposit or the entering into a bond', with or without sureties, for the compliance with the conditions of any such permit or regulations.
(3) Any permit
issued under the provisions of this Act or of any regulations made thereunder
may be general or may relate to a specified
importation.
(4) Any permit
issued under the provisions of this Act or of any regulations made thereunder
may be revoked or varied at any time
by the Minister or by any person authorised
by him to grant such a permit.
(5) Where any animal is imported or
introduced into Fiji in accordance with the provisions of this Act or of any
regulation made thereunder
and at the time of such importation or introduction
or at any time thereafter the animal is found to be affected with any harmful
animal, harmful fungus, harmful bacterium or harmful virus being the causal
agent of any of the diseases for the time being specified
in the Schedule, the
animal so imported or introduced may be seized and destroyed and no compensation
shall be payable in respect
of it. The cost of and incidental to any such
seizure or destruction shall be borne by the owner of the animal at the time of
its
seizure.
Prohibition of importation or liberation of certain animals
5.-(1) Subject to
the provisions of section 6, no person shall import or introduce into Fiji any
of the following animals:-
(a) any snake of any species whatsoever;
(b) any venomous reptile or any living stage of any venomous amphibian, venomous fish or venomous invertebrate;
(c) any red vented bulbul (Molpastes cafer L.);
(d) any American grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis gmelin);
(e) any red fox or silver fox (Vulpes vulpes L);
(f) any musquash or muskrat (Ondatra zibthica L);
(g) any hamster (Mesocricetus spp);
(h) any mongoose (Herpestes spp);
(i) any coypu or nutria (Myocastor coypus);
(j) any mink (mustela vison);
(k) any parrot (psittaci spp);
(l) such other animal* which the Minister, by notice in the Gazette, may specify as likely to become a nuisance or to cause injury or damage.
*Live rabbits (Oncytolagus caniculus) added by notification 11th March, 1972.
(2) No person shall liberate or
allow to go at large in Fiji any noxious reptile or any living stage of any
noxious amphibian, noxious
fish or noxious invertebrate.
Importation for special purposes
6.
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 5, a permit may be issued under the
provisions of this Act in respect of any animal required
to be imported or
introduced into Fiji for-
(a) the purpose of research or experiment to improve the quality of animals in Fiji and the products to be derived therefrom; or
(b) the purpose of any zoological garden or display approved by the Minister.
Seizure and disposal of certain animals, etc., on ships and aircraft
7. Where any
animal or animal product is found by an inspector on any ship or aircraft and
the animal or animal product is not being
imported or introduced into Fiji in
accordance with the provisions of this Act or is not listed on the manifest of
such ship or aircraft,
the inspector may direct either that the animal or animal
product be retained on the ship or aircraft and re-shipped therewith or
the
inspector may seize and destroy such animal or animal product in which case no
compensation shall be payable in respect thereof.
Duty to prevent animal from being landed
8. The owner,
charterer, agent and master or captain of any ship or aircraft arriving in Fiji
shall-
(a) prevent any animal from being landed from such ship or aircraft unless permitted by the inspector and
(b) if so required by an inspector enter into a bond for such amount not exceeding one thousand dollars as the inspector may require to secure due compliance with the provisions of this section.
Animals, etc., introduced in contravention of Act
9.-(1) Any person
who imports or introduces into Fiji any animal, animal product, animal manure,
fittings, fodder or other thing otherwise
than in accordance with the provisions
of this Act and of any regulations made thereunder or of any permit issued under
the provisions
of this Act or such regulations or who knowingly has in his
possession any animal, animal product, animal manure, fittings, fodder,
or thing
which has been unlawfully imported or introduced into Fiji or any descendant of
any such animal shall be guilty of an offence
and shall be liable on conviction
to a fine not exceeding four hundred dollars.
(2) Any inspector may seize
any animal which has been unlawfully imported or introduced into Fiji and any
descendant of any such animal
and shall destroy or otherwise deal with any
animal so seized as the Assistant Director or such other officer as he may
authorise
may direct.
(3) Any inspector may seize any animal product,
animal manure, fittings, fodder or thing imported or introduced into Fiji in
contravention
of the provisions of this Act or of any regulations made
thereunder and shall destroy, fumigate, disinfect or otherwise deal with
any of
them so seized as the Permanent Secretary or any officer authorised by him may
direct in which case no compensation shall
be payable in respect
thereof.
(4) All costs and expenses of and attendant upon any such
seizure of any animal, animal product, animal manure, fittings, fodder or
thing
and the destruction or other dealings therewith under the provisions of
subsection (3) shall be borne by the owner thereof
and shall be recoverable from
him as a debt due to the Crown.
(5) An inspector may require to be opened
or may open any package or Laggage and may inspect or examine any goods or thing
arriving
in Fiji from overseas when he has a reasonable suspicion that the
provisions of this Act or of any regulations made thereunder are
being
contravened.
Minister may impose restrictions on importation
10. In addition
to any prohibition or restriction upon importation which may be imposed under
the foregoing provisions of this Act or
under the provisions of any regulations
made thereunder, the Minister may for the purpose of preventing the introduction
of disease
into Fiji-
(a) by notification in the Gazette make an order prohibiting or restricting the importation or introduction into Fiji of any animal or animal product for such period as he may specify in such notification;
(b) by notice to the person in possession of any animal, animal product, animal manure, fittings, fodder or thing prohibit the importation or introduction into Fiji or the moving or use within Fiji of the animal, animal product, animal manure, fittings, fodder or thing either absolutely or subject to such conditions as he may specify.
Regulations
11. The Minister
may make regulations for all or any of the following purposes:-
(a) prohibiting or restricting the importation or introduction into Fiji, either generally or from such countries or places and during such periods as may be necessary or expedient for the purpose of preventing the introduction into Fiji of any disease affecting animals and either absolutely or unless such conditions as may be specified in the regulations or in any licence or permit issued or granted under the provisions of this Act are complied with, of all or any of the following:-
(i) animals or one or more kinds of animals;
(ii) animal products or animal manure or one or more kinds thereof;
(iii) any fodder, fittings, bedding or articles of any kind which have or are reasonably believed by an inspector to have come into contact with any animal, animal product or animal manure;
(b) prescribing charges or authorising charges to be made for the destruction, fumigation, disinfection or other treatment of any animal, animal products, animal manure, fittings or articles of any kind which are imported or introduced into Fiji;
(c) prescribing ports or airports at which animals or any particular kind or kinds of animals may be introduced;
(d) providing for the issue or revocation of permits for animals, animal products, animal manure, fittings and fodder or any of them to enter Fiji and specifying any conditions which may be necessary for preventing the introduction of disease into Fiji;
(e) requiring certificates of health from the authorities of the country or place from which any animal, animal product, animal manure, packing material, fittings or fodder is intended to be introduced as a condition to the introduction thereof;
(f) providing for the inspection of animals, animal products and animal manure or any of them introduced or about to be introduced into Fiji;
(g) prescribing the charges to be made for conveying animals to and from quarantine and for the maintenance and inspection of such animals whilst in quarantine;
(h) regulating the duties of masters or captains of ships and aircraft in relation to any animals whether or not intended to be introduced into Fiji and in relation to the storage of garbage aboard ships and aircraft and in relation to the disposal of garbage therefrom;
(i) requiring the sealing to the satisfaction of an inspector of food lockers containing any meat which has been in the same locker as meat which has come from an overseas country, on all ships and aircraft arriving in Fiji from any overseas country;
(j) prescribing the manner in which persons or things coming into contact with any animal or soil or animal manure or animal product or any ship, aircraft, conveyance or fittings used for any animal, animal product or animal manure shall be disinfected;
(k) providing for the confiscation and destruction or incineration of animals, animal products, animal manure, fodder and fittings where necessary for controlling or preventing the introduction into Fiji of any disease;
(l) generally for all or any purpose which maybe necessary for preventing the introduction of diseases into Fiji.
Diseases
12. The Minister
may, from time to time, by notification in the Gazette, amend the
Schedule.
SCHEDULE
(Section
4 (5))
DISEASES
Acariasis of bees.
African horse sickness.
African
swine fever.
American foul brood.
Anaplasmosis.
Anthrax.
Avian
infectious synovitis.
Avian pneumo-encephalitis (Newcastle
disease).
Aujeszki's disease.
Babesiosis.
Blue tongue.
Borna
disease.
Brucellosis.
Braula coeca.
Buffalo fly infestation.
Chronic
respiratory disease.
Contagious bovine
pleuro-pneumonia.
Cysticercosis.
Equine encephalomyelitis.
Equine
infectious anaemia.
Equine influenza.
Ephemeral fever.
Epizootic
lymphangitis.
Foot and mouth disease.
Fowl cholera.
Fowl
plague.
Fowl pest (all varieties including Newcastle disease).
Fowl
pox.
Fowl typhoid.
Fowl tick fever.
Gape worm
infestation.
Glanders.
Haemorrhagic
septicaemia.
Heartwater.
Infectious avian encephalomyelitis.
Infectious
bronchitis.
Infectious laryngo-tracheitis.
Infectious pneumonia of
swine.
Johne's
disease.
Leptospirosis.
Listerellosis.
Louping-ill.
Lumpy skin
disease.
Lymphomatosis.
Malignant catarrhal
fever.
Mange.
Meloidosis.
Mucosal disease.
Multiceps multiceps
infestation.
Nodule worm infestation.
Nosema
disease.
Piroplasmosis.
Psittacosis (Ornithosis).
Pullorum disease
(bacillary white diarrhoea).
Q fever.
Rabies.
Rhinitis of
swine.
Rickettsiasis.
Rift Valley
fever.
Rinderpest.
Scrapie.
Screw worm infestation.
Sheep scab
infestation.
Sheep lice infestation.
Sheep ked infestation.
Stick fast
flea infestation.
Swine fever.
Swine dysentery.
Swine
erysipelas.
Swine influenza.
Teschen disease.
Tick
infestation.
Trichinosis.
Trichomoniasis.
Trypanosomiasis.
Tularaemia.
Variola
caprina.
Variola suilla.
Vesicular exanthema.
Vesicular
stomatitis.
Vibriosis.
Warble fly infestation.
Wesselsbron
disease.
Controlled by Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
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[Subsidiary Legislation]
ANIMALS IMPORTATION
SECTION 3-QUARANTINE GROUNDS
Legal Notices Nos. 70 of 1975, 92 of 1979
The Lands defined below have been set apart as quarantine
grounds:-
1. All that parcel of land situated at Muanivatu in the City of
Suva and bounded as follows:- Commencing at high water mark of the
sea coast at
Laucala Bay at a point being the projection South-Easterly of the South-Western
boundary of the Vatuwaqa Cemetery thence
by line bearing 305 degrees 40 minutes
30 seconds distance 130 m approximately to the South-Eastern corner of the said
Vatuwaqa Cemetery
thence by lines bearing 15 degrees 13 minutes distance 109 m
and 6 degrees 13 minutes distance 160m to a concrete peg on the eastern
corner
of lot 106 of the Muanivatu subdivision thence in a northerly direction for a
distance of 23 m approximately crossing a roadway
to the South-Eastern corner of
lot 105 of the said Muanivatu Subdivision thence by line bearing 39 degrees 04
minutes distance 68
m approximately to high water mark of the sea coast thence
in a Southerly direction and following high water mark of the sea coast
to the
point of commencement.
2. All that parcel of land shown as lot 3 on plan
2,308 deposited in the office of the Registrar of Titles and available for
inspection
at the office of the Senior Fisheries Officer of the Department of
Agriculture, Lami.
3. All that portion of Crown Land in the tikina of
Malomalo in the province of Nadroga and Navosa, containing an area of
approximately
500 acres, comprising whole of Nawaicoba Research Station Sheep
Farm Paddocks 1-50 as shown on plan D.S.W. 91 and being parts of
Crown Land
represented as parts of lots 1, 2, 16, 21 and 25 on Native Lands Commission
Sheets H/22 2 & H/23 1. The above described
area being more particularly
shown in red on plan PP136 kept at the office of the Permanent Secretary for
Lands and Mineral Resources
with copies available for inspection at the office
of the Permanent Secretary for Primary Industries, the Principal Agricultural
Officer (Western) and the Nawaicoba Agricultural Research Station.
Legal Notice No. 83 of 1981
4. The whole of the island of Makogai.
SECTION 5-PROHIBITED IMPORTS
Legal Notice No. 29 of 1972
The importation of live rabbits
(Oncytolagus
caniculis) is prohibited.
SECTION 10-PROHIBITED IMPORTS
Legal Notice No. 86 of 1976
The importation of the following has been
prohibited:-
1. Live pigs, pork and pork products, other than canned pork products, from New Zealand, or which have originated in New Zealand.
Legal Notices Nos. 9 of 1978, 159 of 1978
2. Live cattle, sheep, goats and ruminants of every other description and the semen thereof from, or originating from, Australia, except with the written permission of the Permanent Secretary or of a person authorised by him in that behalf.
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SECTION 11-ANIMALS IMPORTATION REGULATIONS
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
PART I-PRELIMINARY
REGULATION
1.
Short title
2.
Interpretation
PART
II-GENERAL CONDITIONS RELATING TO
THE
IMPORTATION
AND LANDING OF LIVE ANIMALS
3. Ports and
Airports of entry
4. Declaration to
be forwarded
5. Death or loss of
animal on voyage
6. Death or escape
of animal in Fiji
7. Contact with
other animals
8. Order or permission
of inspector
9. Delivery
declaration
10. Release of
animal
11. Inspection landing
fees
12.
Fodder
13. Clothing, harness,
etc.
PART
III-REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICULAR
ANIMALS
PERMITTED
TO BE IMPORTED
14. Horses, asses
and mules
15.
(Revoked)
16.
Cattle
17. Bovine
semen
18. Sheep and
goats
19.
Swine
20. Dogs and
cats
21.
(Revoked)
22. Day-old
chicks
23. Laboratory animals for
scientific purposes
24. Honey
bees
25. Fish and fish
eggs
26. Other requirements
PART IV-QUARANTINE
27. Quarantine of
imported foreign animals
28.
Treatment while in quarantine
29.
Destruction of diseased animals
30.
Notice of destruction
31.
Compensation
32. Liability for
charges and expenses
33.
Charges
34. Loss to be borne by
importer
35. Release of animals from
quarantine
36. Failure to remove
animal from quarantine
37. Seizure
or destruction of animals
38.
Unauthorised entry to quarantine
grounds
39. Conveyance of animals or
goods into or out of quarantine grounds
PART
V-CONDITIONS RELATING TO ANIMALS ON
VESSELS
IN FIJI
OR FIJI WATERS OR AERODROMES
40.
Procedure
40A. Storage of animal
products under seal
41. Ships' dogs,
etc.
42. Dogs, etc., not to be taken
aboard foreign-going vessels
43.
Seizure, etc., of dog or other animal landed in contravention of
Regulations
44. Power of
destruction
45. Animals in transit
or to be transhipped
PART VI-IMPORTATION OF CARCASSES
46. Meat and meat
products
46A. Beef carcases and
canned beef from Vanuatu
47.
(Revoked)
48. Dried blood and
blood albumen
49. Dairy
products
50.
Eggs
51. Further powers of Assistant
Director
PART VII-IMPORTATION OF MISCELLANEOUS GOODS
52.
General.
PART VIII-PENALTIES
53.
Penalties.
First Schedule-Landing and Inspection Fees in respect of
Shipments of Animals
Second Schedule-Fees for Disinfection and
Fumigation
Third Schedule-Period of Detention in Quarantine Station
Fourth
Schedule-Fees for Upkeep and Sustenance of Animals in Quarantine
Fifth
Schedule-Fees for Dipping and Spraying Cattle, Sheep, etc.
Sixth
Schedule-Diseases Specified for the Purposes of Regulation 14
Seventh
Schedule-Diseases Specified for the Purposes of Regulations 16 and 17
Eighth
Schedule-Diseases Specified for the Purposes of Regulation 18
Ninth
Schedule-Diseases Specified for the Purposes of Regulation 19
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SECTION 11-ANIMALS IMPORTATION REGULATIONS
Legal
Notices
Nos.
82
of
1970,
79
of
1971,
92
of
1971,
148
of
1973,
127
of
1974,
210
of
1974,
23
of
1975,
56
of
1975,
69
of
1975,
23
of
1976,
127
of
1978,
17
of
1979,
92
of
1979,
83
of
1982,
97
of
1982,
120
of
1982,
58
of
1983,
67
of
1983
PART I-PRELIMINARY
Short title
1. These
Regulations may be cited as the Animals Importation Regulations.
Interpretation
2. In these
Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:-
"cattle" includes any bull, cow, ox, steer, heifer or calf and the carcass or any portion thereof, respectively;
"domesticated animal" includes any horse, cattle, sheep, goat, dog, cat or pig and any animal kept as a pet;
"day-old chicks" means the young of domesticated poultry up to five days old;
"domesticated poultry" includes any fowl, duck, turkey, goose, pigeon, guinea-fowl and pea-fowl of any age and the carcass or any portion thereof respectively and their eggs;
"domiciled" means living in a country other than in quarantine premises;
"goat" includes any billy, nanny, kid and the carcass or any portion thereof, respectively;
"Government veterinary officer" means a veterinarian who is a full time officer employed by the Government Veterinary Service of any country;
"horse" includes any horse, mare, gelding, colt, filly, foal, ass, or mule or the carcass or any portion thereof, respectively;
"import" with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions means to bring or cause to be brought within Fiji or the waters thereof;
"importer" includes any owner or his agent, or any other person for the time being possessed of, or beneficially interested in any animal, animal product, vaccine or sera at the time of import thereof;
"infected animal" includes any animal which may have been exposed to a disease or any animal from a country from which the importation of animals of that species into Fiji is prohibited by any written law;
"master" in relation to any aircraft or vessel means the person in charge or in command of such aircraft or vessel;
"owner" includes the attendant and any other person in charge of an animal for the time being;
"sheep" includes any ram, ewe, wether or lamb and the carcass or any portion thereof respectively;
"swine" includes any boar, barrow, sow or pig of any age or the carcass or any portion thereof respectively;
"undomesticated animal" means any animal not included under the definition of domesticated animal or poultry;
"vermin" means any ectoparasite of animals and includes fleas, lice, ticks, their eggs and intermediate stages;
"vessel" includes aircraft;
"veterinarian" means:-
(a) a Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons; or
(b) any person holding a degree or diploma which is registrable with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons; or
(c) any person holding any other veterinary qualification recognised by the Minister.
(Amended
by
Legal
Notice
83
of
1982.)
PART
II-GENERAL CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE
IMPORTATION
AND LANDING OF LIVE
ANIMALS
Ports and Airports of entry
3.-(1) Subject to
the provisions of this regulation-
(a) the ports of Suva and Lautoka shall be first ports of entry for the introduction of animals into Fiji, and all animals imported by sea shall be landed at one of those ports;
(b) the Nadi International Airport and the Nausori Airport shall be first airports of entry for the introduction of animals into Fiji, and all animals imported by air shall be landed at one of those airports.
(2) Every dog or cat landing
at Nadi International Airport shall immediately after entry be transported at
the expense of the consignee
thereof to Nausori Airport under quarantine
supervision in the same container in which it arrived at Nadi Airport and shall
be collected
by an inspector on arrival at Nausori Airport and immediately taken
to a prescribed quarantine ground where it shall remain in quarantine
for the
period prescribed for that class of animal in the Third Schedule.
(3)
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this regulation the Assistant
Director Agriculture (Animal Health and Production)
may specify in relation to
any particular importation the port or airport at which any animal or group of
animals shall be
landed.
(Substituted
by
Legal
Notice
83
of
1982.)
Declaration to be forwarded
4. The shipper of
any animal intended to be imported into Fiji shall forward by the master of the
vessel in which the animal is proposed
to be conveyed to Fiji such declarations,
certificates, notices, and permits as are prescribed by these
Regulations.
Death or loss of animal on voyage
5. The master of
any vessel shall, immediately on arrival at a first port of entry, report to an
inspector the occurrence of any death
or loss of an animal during the voyage to
Fiji and shall furnish such particulars of the animal, and of its death or loss,
as such
inspector requires.
Death or escape of animal in Fiji
6. If any animal
on board an overseas vessel dies or escapes while the vessel is in a port in
Fiji or in Fiji territorial waters the
master shall as soon as practicable
report that death or escape to an inspector.
Contact with other animals
7.-(1) No animal
may be landed in Fiji if whilst en route to Fiji it has come into contact with
any other animal in respect of which
the requirements of these Regulations for
introduction into Fiji have not been complied with.
(2) No animal may be
landed in Fiji if whilst en route to Fiji it has landed in any place from which
the introduction into Fiji of
animals of the same kind is prohibited: Provided
that this paragraph shall not apply to dogs or cats introduced into Fiji from
the
United Kingdom by air which have landed en route at Los Angeles or Honolulu
and in respect of which the requirements of regulation
20 have been wholly
complied with.
(Substituted
by
Legal
Notice
83
of
1982.)
Order or permission of inspector
8. Any animal
intended to be imported into Fiji shall be securely confined on board until
removed or otherwise disposed of by order
or permission of an inspector. The
inspector may order or allow such animal to be placed on a wharf or aerodrome in
such a manner
as to facilitate inspection or handling but in no case shall such
animal be turned loose on such wharf or aerodrome. No animal shall
be allowed to
leave such wharf or aerodrome until the inspector has examined the animal and
found it free from disease and has issued
a permit authorising the landing of
such animal.
Delivery declaration
9. On the arrival
at a port of entry of a vessel on which there is any animal to be landed in
Fiji, the master of such vessel or agent
shall give notice of such arrival to
the inspector at that port and shall immediately deliver to him all
declarations, certificates,
notices and permits which in accordance with these
Regulations should be in his possession.
Release of animal
10.-(1) If the
inspector is satisfied that the declarations, certificates, notices and permits
prescribed under these Regulations are
in order and that the provisions of these
Regulations have been complied with, and that the relevant animals are free from
any illness
or disease the inspector shall arrange with the attending officer of
Customs for the animals sought to be imported to be released
to the consignee or
his agent or to be removed at the importer's expense to a prescribed quarantine
ground there to undergo such
period of quarantine as may be necessary under
these Regulations. The inspector may before authorising such removal as
aforesaid
require the importer of such animal to deposit with him such sum of
money as the former deems sufficient to pay all charges and expenses.
(2)
Where in the opinion of the inspector any animal is showing signs of any illness
or disease the inspector may remove such animal
to a quarantine station for such
period as may be directed by the Assistant Director whether or not a period of
quarantine is laid
down for such animal, or he may prohibit the landing of such
animal.
Inspection landing fees
11. The importer
of an animal shall pay to an inspector the fees prescribed in the First
Schedule.
Fodder
12. Fodder
carried on a vessel for use in connection with an imported animal, may be landed
and removed with that animal to a quarantine
ground for the use of that animal
during the detention in quarantine, if a period of quarantine has been directed
or prescribed.
Clothing, harness, etc.
13. Clothing,
fittings, utensils, crates, boxes, kennels, harness, saddlery, implements or any
appliance or thing used on the vessel
in connection with any animals imported in
accordance with these Regulations may be landed in Fiji provided that all such
clothing,
fittings, utensils, crates, boxes, kennels, harness, saddlery,
implements or other appliances or things are subjected at the expense
of the
importer or consignee to such disinfection as the Assistant Director directs in
accordance with fees prescribed in the Second
Schedule.
PART
III-REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICULAR
ANIMALS
PERMITTED TO BE
IMPORTED
Horses, asses and mules
14. Horses, asses
and mules may be imported only from New Zealand or Australia, except the
Northern Territory, and in all cases, each
shipment shall be accompanied
by-
(a) a declaration by the shipper giving a description of each animal and certifying that it has been free from disease during the 6 months immediately preceding the date of shipment and giving the address or addresses at which the animal has been kept during that time; and
(b) a certificate by a Government Veterinary Officer of the country of origin certifying-
(i) that he has examined each animal within 7 days preceding its shipment and found it to be free of clinical disease and ectoparasites;
(ii) that the place of origin of each animal and the premises from which it has been shipped are free of the disease contagious equine metritis;
(iii) that each animal has been treated for internal helminth parasites and bots (Gasterophilus spp-) within 7 days preceding its shipment;
(iv) that each animal has been sprayed thoroughly with an insecticidal preparation within 7 days preceding its shipment;
(v) that none of the diseases specified in the Sixth Schedule has existed in the country of origin, or in the case of Australia, the State of origin, of the animal for the period of 12 months preceding its shipment.
(Substituted
by
Legal
Notice
83
of
1982.)
[15.
* * ** * (Revoked
by
Legal
Notice
83
of
1982.)]
Cattle
16. Cattle may be
imported only from New Zealand, or Australia except the Northern Territory and
areas of Queensland and Western Australia
North of 22° South latitude, and
shall be individually identified by serially numbered ear tags, and animals in
each shipment
shall be accompanied by-
(a) a statutory declaration by the shipper giving the ear tag number and certifying that the animal has been free of disease during the period of six months immediately preceding the date of shipment and stating the address or addresses at which the animal has been kept during that period;
(b) a tuberculin test certificate by a veterinarian certifying that he has subjected each animal to a recognised intradermal tuberculin test using a tuberculin approved by the Department of Agriculture in the country or state in which the test was performed with negative results and stating the dates on which the test was applied and read and certifying that it has not been tested by tuberculin on any other occasion during the 2 months immediately preceding its shipment;
(c) a certificate from a Government veterinary officer stating-
(i) that he has examined each animal within the 7 days immediately preceding its shipment and found it to be free from clinical evidence of infectious or contagious disease and ectoparasites;
(ii) that each animal has been dipped or thoroughly sprayed on at least two occasions at 4 day intervals, the last of which was within 24 hours of shipment, with an approved acaricide, the name of which shall be given;
(iii) that, in the case of animals imported from New Zealand, the M.P.I, standard complement fixation test for bovine brucellosis has been applied to each animal with negative results within 14 days immediately preceding the date of shipment, and in the case of animals imported from Australia, each animal has been subjected to the complement fixation test for bovine brucellosis within 14 days immediately preceding the date of shipment with negative result, that is to say, in the case of a non-vaccinated animal less than 50% fixation at a serum dilution of I in 2 and in the case of a vaccinated animal, less than 50% fixation at a serum dilution of I in 4;
(iv) that each animal in the shipment has been subjected to either the Johnin intradermal test or the complement fixation test for Johnes' disease with negative result;
(v) that all animals contained in the shipment have been treated by intra-muscular injection on each of the 3 days immediately preceding shipment of Streptomycin at the rate or 10 mg per kg body-weight daily, or with such other antibiotic as may be specified by the Assistant Director Agriculture (Animal Health and Production);
(vi) that each animal has been treated for internal parasites (Nematodes including lungworm, Cestodes and Trematodes) within 7 days immediately preceding its shipment;
(vii) that none of the diseases specified in the Seventh Schedule have occurred in the country of origin, or in the case of Australia, the State of origin, of the animal during the period of 12 months immediately preceding its shipment;
(d) in the case of cattle originating from Australia, a further certificate from a Government Veterinary Officer of the country of origin stating that-
(i) all animals in the shipment come from an area free from cattle tick (Boophilus microplus) and have never been during any stage of their lives within an area where the tick is known to exist;
(ii) in the case of an animal having to enter an area not free from cattle tick (Boophilus microplus) for the purpose of shipment, that such enty was immediately prior to shipment and that the animal did not leave the vehicle in which it was travelling through that area;
(iii) each animal in the shipment has been tested by the serum neutralisation test for bovine ephemeral fever with negative result within 14 days immediately preceding shipment and that it had been in an area free of the disease for a period of at least 21 days prior to testing;
(iv) each animal in the shipment has been tested by the Complement Fixation Test or Agar Gel Precipitin Test for Bluetongue with negative result within 14 days immediately preceding shipment.
(Amended
by
Legal
Notice
83
of
1982.)
Bovine semen
17.-(1) Subject
to the provisions of this regulation bovine semen may be imported only from
Australia, except the Northern Territory
and the areas of Western Australia and
Queensland north of 22° South latitude, or from New Zealand.
(2)
Bovine semen shall not be imported under paragraph (1) unless-
(a) it has been produced at an Artificial Insemination Centre licensed, in the case of Australia by the appropriate State Government , and in the case of New Zealand by the Ministry of Agriculture of the New Zealand Government;
(b) if it has been previously imported into Australia or New Zealand such importation was undertaken in accordance with the requirements of the Government of Australia or New Zealand, as the case may be;
(c) the semen is packaged in individual doses sealed in either a plastic straw or glass ampoule clearly marked with the name of the donor bull and the A.I. centre batch number or date of collection of the semen.
(3) Except as
provided in paragraph (4) each shipment of bovine semen imported into Fiji shall
be accompanied by-
(a) a written description thereof stating-
(i) the name and breed of the donor bull;
(ii) the number of straws or ampoules and the dose volume;
(b) a certificate by the authorised Veterinarian in charge of the A.I. centre stating-
(i) that the donor bull has been subjected to regular testing for tuberculosis, brucellosis, trichomoniasis and camphylobacteriosis with negative result;
(ii) that to the best of his knowledge, the bull has never shown clinical evidence of infection with infectious bovine rhinotracheitis/infectious pustular vulvo-vaginitis virus;
(iii) that antibiotics have been included in the dilutent and giving the names of the antibiotics used;
(iv) that the fertility of the donor bull has been consistently within the normal range;
(v) that the donor bull is approved for widespread use in the country of origin;
(vi) in the case of semen from Australia, that the bull was subjected to the complement fixation or agar gel precipitin test for bluetongue not less than 30 or more than 60 days after the collection of the semen included in the consignment, with negative result;
(vii) that the semen has not been stored at a farm other than an approved A.I. centre and that it has never been stored in a flask which has been used on farm premises unless such flask was thoroughly disinfected inside and out before being used for storage of the semen;
(c) a certificate from a Government Veterinary Officer of the country of origin, signed within 7 days immediately preceding the date of shipment, stating that the diseases specified in the Seventh Schedule, and when diluents containing egg yolk are used, clinical Newcastle disease, have not existed in the country of origin for the period from 6 months immediately prior to the collection of the semen to the date of signing of the certificate; and certifying also that the person who completed the certificate required under paragraph (3)(b) is the authorised veterinarian in charge of the relevant A.I. centre.
(4) The
provisions of paragraph (3) shall not apply to the importation into Fiji of
bovine semen which has previously been imported
into Australia and New Zealand
from another country but each shipment of such semen to Fiji shall be
accompanied by-
(a) a certificate from the authorised veterinarian in charge of the A.I. centre or Store from which the semen is re-exported stating that it has been stored in accordance with paragraph (3) (b) (vii); and
(b) a certificate by a Government Veterinary Officer of the country of re-export stating that the semen has been approved for use in New Zealand or Australia as the case may be.
(Substituted
by
Legal
Notice
83
of
1982.)
Sheep and goats
18. Sheep and
goats may be imported only from New Zealand and Australia, except the Northern
Territory and areas of Western Australia
and Queensland north of 22° South
latitude, and in all cases each shipment shall be accompanied by-
(a) a declaration by the shipper setting forth the kind, number, sex and marks of brand or ear-marks of all animals therein, certifying that all such animals have been free from disease during the 6 months immediately preceding shipment and giving the address or addresses at which they have been kept during that time;
(b) a certificate from a Government Veterinary Officer of the country of origin stating that-
(i) he has examined each of such animals within 7 days immediately preceding the date of shipment and found them to be free from clinical disease and ectoparasites;
(ii) each animal has been vaccinated twice against blackleg (Clostridium chauvoei), malignant oedema (Clostridium septicum) tetanus (Clostridium tetani) and enterotoxaemia (Clostridium welchii type D) in accordance with the vaccine manufacturer's specifications;
(iii) each animal is free from evidence of foot-rot infection;
(iv) each animal has been shorn and dipped or sprayed using an approved dipping fluid within 3 days of shipment the name of such dipping fluid being stated (short-haired goats need not be shorn);
(v) each animal has been treated for internal parasites within 7 days immediately preceding shipment, using drugs effective against Nematodes (including lung-worm), Trematodes and Cestodes, and that each animal originates from an area which is free of or has a low incidence of Hydatidosis;
(vi) each animal originates from a farm which is free of clinical evidence of Brucella Ovis infection; that females included in the shipment have never been mated or are mated for the first time only with males vaccinated against Brucella Ovis', and that males included in the shipment have not been vaccinated against Brucella Ovis and have been submitted to the Complement Fixation Test for Brucella Ovis within 14 days immediately preceding shipment with negative result:
Provided that where the requirement regarding the mating of females cannot be met, the Assistant Director of Agriculture (Animal Health and Production) may, in his discretion, authorise as an alternative the blood testing of females by the complement fixation method, to be conducted as a group test with failure of any member of the group having the effect of excluding the entire group;
(vii) each animal has been tested by either the serum agglutination test or the Complement Fixation Test for Brucella Abortus within 14 days immediately preceding shipment with negative result that is to say less than 30 international units for the serum agglutination test and less than 50% fixation at a serum dilution of 1 in 2 for the Complement Fixation Test;
(viii) in the case of animals imported from an Australian State where cattle tick (Boophilus microplus) is known to exist, that each animal comes from an area free of the parasite;
(ix) in the case of an animal having to enter an area not free from cattle tick (Boophilus microplus) for the purpose of shipment, that such entry was immediately prior to shipment and that the animal did not leave the vehicle in which it was travelling through that area;
(x) in the case of animals originating from Australia, each animal has been submitted to the Complement Fixation Test or the Agar Gel Precipitin Test for Bluetongue within 21 days immediately preceding shipment, with negative result;
(xi) the diseases specified in the Eighth Schedule have not existed in the country of origin or, in the case of Australia, the State of origin, for the period of 12 months immediately preceding shipment;
(xii) in the case of goats, each animal-
(A) originates from premises where the disease Caprine Arthritis and Encephalitis has never been diagnosed; and
(B) has been subjected to a serological test for that disease within 28 days of shipment, within negative result;
(xiii) in the case of goats originating from New Zealand, each animal-
(A) originates from premises where diseases due to infection with Caprine Herpesvirus have never been diagnosed; and
(B) has been subjected to a serological test for Caprine Herpesvirus within 28 days of shipment, with negative result.
(Substituted
by
Legal
Notice
83
of
1982;
amended
by
Legal
Notice
58
of
1983.)
Swine
19. Swine may be
imported only from Australia, except the Northern Territory and areas of Western
Australia and Queensland, north of
22° South latitude, and in all such
cases, each shipment shall be accompanied by-
(a) a declaration by the shipper setting forth the kind, number, sex, and marks of brand or ear-marks of all animals therein, and certifying that all such animals have been free of disease during the 6 months immediately preceding shipment and giving the address or addresses at which they have been kept during that time;
(b) a certificate by an Australian Government Veterinary Officer stating-
(i) that he has examined each animal within 7 days of the date of shipment and has found it to be free from clinical disease and ectoparasites;
(ii) that the diseases specified in the Ninth Schedule have not existed in the State from which any such animal is exported during the period of 12 months immediately preceding the date of shipment;
(iii) that each animal originates from a herd free of Brucella Suis infection;
(iv) that each animal has been treated on each of the 3 days prior to shipment with streptomycin by injection at the rate of 10mg per kg body-weight, or such other antibiotic as the Assistant Director Agriculture (Animal Health and Production) may direct;
(v) that each animal has twice been dipped or sprayed with a recognised acaricide at an interval of 4 days and that the latter dipping or spraying was within 48 hours of the time of shipment.
(Substituted
by
Legal
Notice
83
of
1982.)
Dogs and cats
20.-(1) Dogs and
cats may be imported only from New Zealand, Australia, excepting the Northern
Territory, and the United Kingdom.
(2) Dogs and cats from the United
Kingdom may be transported by air via Los Angeles or Honolulu or both of those
places, being the
only places where a change of aircraft is permitted, but the
scheduled transit time at each of those places shall not exceed 6 hours;
or they
may be transported by sea, using a route approved by the Permanent Secretary
responsible for Agriculture.
(3) Dogs and cats travelling by air shall be
transported in containers which comply with the International Air Transport
Association
Live Animals Regulations currently in force and in the case of
importation of dogs and cats from the United Kingdom such containers
shall be
nose-proof, tongue-proof and paw-proof, and the door thereof shall be sealed in
2 places with official seals prior to departure
from the United Kingdom of which
seals at least one is required to be intact on arrival in Fiji.
(4) Each
shipment of dogs or cats shall be accompanied by-
(a) a declaration by the shipper setting forth the kind, number and sex of every animal therein and certifying that-
(i) each animal has been domiciled in the country or state from which it is shipped for the period of 6 months immediately preceding shipment; in the case of puppies and kittens this sub-paragraph shall apply both to the mother and to the lifetime of the puppy or kitten;
(ii) it has been free from disease during the 6 months immediately preceding shipment; in the case of puppies and kittens this sub-paragraph shall apply to the animal's lifetime;
(b) a certificate by a Government Veterinary Officer of the country of origin stating that he has examined each animal within 7 days of shipment and found it to be free of disease and ectoparasites, and endorsing the shipper's declaration to the effect that after due enquiry he has no reason to doubt its correctness;
(c) a certificate from a veterinarian that:-
(i) each dog has been vaccinated against canine distemper and infectious canine hepatitis within the 6 months immediately preceding shipment;
(ii) each dog has been treated for Echinococous Granulosus infestation by oral administration of either bunamidine or praziquantel or arecoline hydrobromide, or such other drug as the Assistant Director Agriculture (Animal Health and Production) may approve, within the 4 weeks immediately preceding shipment and that an examination of a faecal sample taken at the time of dosing showed the dog to be free of infestation;
(iii) each dog or cat has been treated with a recognised insecticide within the 48 hours immediately preceding shipment;
(iv) each dog has been treated by injection of streptomycin at the rate of 10 mg per kg body-weight, or such other drug as the Assistant Director Agriculture (Animal Health and Production) may approve, on each of the 3 days immediately preceding shipment;
(v) each dog has been vaccinated against canine parvovirus disease, within 3 months preceding the date of shipment;
(d) in the case of dogs and cats which are transported by sea, a statutory declaration by the master of the vessel in which they were conveyed to the effect that they have had no direct contact with other animals en route.
(Substituted
by
Legal
Notice
83
of
1982.)
21.
* * * * * (Revoked
by
Legal
Notice
83
of
1982.)]
Day-old chicks
22. Day-old
chicks and fertile eggs of domestic poultry may be imported only from New
Zealand and Australia and each shipment shall be
accompanied by-
(a) a certificate by a veterinary surgeon stating-
(i) the whole flock from which the eggs were collected for hatching or shipment had been tested by the agglutination test for Salmonella pullorum not more than 6 months prior to such collection and found 100% free from infection and that such test was conducted by a Government Veterinary Officer or by a lay tester approved by the Animal Health Division of the Department of Agriculture in New Zealand or the State of origin in Australia;
(ii) that the flock from which the eggs were collected was entirely separate from any other untested flock;
(iii) that the eggs were hatched in an incubator used solely for hatching eggs from flocks tested for Pullorum disease and found free;
(b) a certificate from a Government Veterinary Officer of the country of origin endorsing the veterinarian's certificate to the effect that after due enquiry he has no reason to doubt its correctness and also stating that fowl plague and Newcastle disease (Velogenic and Mesogenic forms only) have not occurred in the country of origin during the 6 months immediately preceding shipment and that the flock of origin is free of clinical and serological evidence of Egg Drop Syndrome.
(Substituted
by
Legal
Notice
83
of
1982;
amended
by
Legal
Notice
97
of
1982.)
Laboratory animals for scientific purposes
23.-(1)
Laboratory animals may be imported from New Zealand, Australia or the United
Kingdom by an institution of learning for scientific
purposes under and in
accordance with a permit issued by the Assistant Director Agriculture (Animal
Health and Production).
(2) Each shipment of animals imported under
paragraph (1) shall be accompanied by a certificate signed by a Government
Veterinary
Officer of the country of origin stating-
(a) that the animals originate from an officially recognized specific pathogen-free colony;
(b) that he has examined all the animals included in the shipment within 72 hours immediately preceding their departure and found them to be free of clinical disease and ectoparasites; and
(c) that no bedding of cereal origin is accompanying the shipment.
(Substituted
by
Legal
Notice
No.
83
of
1982.)
Honey bees
24. Honey bees
may only be imported from Australia or New Zealand and in each case the shipment
shall be accompanied by:-
(a) a declaration by the owner of the apiary of origin stating that, to the best of his knowledge, the bees included in the shipment and the apiary from which they came are free from disease; and giving his name, his address and address of the apiary;
(b) a certificate from an officer of the Ministry of Agriculture of the country of origin whose duties relate to apiculture, certifying that the bees:-
(i) have been produced in an apiary which has been officially registered and inspected in accordance with the relevant legislation of the country or state of origin;
(ii) are from an area that is free from American Foul Brood Disease (Bacillus larvae), European Brood Disease (Streptococcus Pluton) and other bacterial or fungal diseases;
(iii) are from a country or state that is free from Acarine disease (Acarapis Woodii intemus) Varroa Disease (Varroa Jacob soni), Tropilaelaps clariae and bee louse (Braula coeca).
(Substituted
by
Legal
Notice
83
of
1982.)
Fish and fish eggs
25. Fish and fish
eggs may be imported only under and in accordance with a permit issued by the
Chief Fisheries Officer and if each shipment
is accompanied by a statutory
declaration by the shipper stating-
(i) the number of fish or eggs and their species (the scientific name and common name to be given);
(ii) the state or country of origin of such fish; and
(iii) that all fish in the shipment have been kept in aquaria for the three months immediately preceding shipment and have been free from disease during that period.
(Amended
by
Legal
Notice
83
of
1982.)
Other requirements
26.
Notwithstanding any of the requirements of regulations 14, 16 to 20 and 22 to
25, the Assistant Director may impose any other requirements,
conditions or
biological tests as he may deem necessary.
PART IV-QUARANTINE
Quarantine of imported foreign animals
27. The classes
of animals the importation of which is permitted by these Regulations shall
respectively undergo a prescribed quarantine
ground the minimum period of
quarantine as set out in the Third Schedule. This period of quarantine may be
extended to such period
as the Assistant Director may determine.
Treatment while in quarantine
28. While
undergoing the period of quarantine imposed by these Regulations or any
extension thereof, all animals shall be housed, fed
or otherwise managed, and
shall undergo such examinations, diagnostic tests and treatments as the
Assistant Director may direct.
Destruction of diseased animals
29. If any animal
while undergoing quarantine is found by means of diagnostic test or other means
to be suffering from a disease, such
animal may be destroyed or otherwise
disposed of.
Notice of destruction
30. Before any
animal is destroyed or disposed of pursuant to the provisions of regulation 29
the Assistant Director shall, if practicable,
give to the importer of such
animal not less than 2 days' notice in writing or otherwise of the intention to
destroy or dispose of
such animal and on the destruction of such animal if the
Assistant Director Agriculture (Animal Health and Production) so approves
a post
mortem examination shall be made by a Government veterinary officer in the
presence of the importer or his agent should they
so request. Any further
examinations on specimens or organs may be made as deemed necessary to determine
the presence or otherwise
of
disease.
(Amended
by
Legal
Notice
83
of
1982.)
Compensation
31. If the post
mortem or subsequent examination of any animal destroyed as being diseased
discloses that such animal was free from disease,
compensation shall be payable
to the owner of the animal, but the amount of the compensation paid shall not
exceed the original purchase
price paid by the importer in the country whence it
was imported together with all charges for forage and keep and any other
expenses
legitimately incurred up to the time of destruction.
Liability for charges and expenses
32. Charges and
expenses for quarantine of animals including charges for transport to and from
quarantine, inspection fees, dipping or
other treatment charges, shall be
calculated on the total number of animals dealt with at one time, and where
there is more than
one owner or importer each owner or importer shall be liable
for a proportional share of such charges and expenses:
Provided that the
Minister may, with effect from I January 1975, waive or reduce such charges and
expenses if he considers that the
importation of any animal is in the national
interest.
(Amended
by
Legal
Notice
23
of
1976.)
Charges
33.-(1) The
charges for up-keep and sustenance of animals whilst in quarantine shall be as
set out in the Fourth Schedule.
(2) The charges for dipping and spraying
of animals shall be as set out in the Fifth Schedule.
Loss to be borne by importer
34. Any loss
sustained with respect to any imported animal while being conveyed to or from or
within quarantine (whether by accident
or by sickness arising from natural
causes or contraction from any other animals or by destruction or detention in
quarantine or
by dipping or dressing such animal to prevent the spread of
disease) shall be borne by the importer and no inspector shall be liable
for any
loss of or damage occasioned to any animal by any act of such inspector unless
such loss or damage has been caused by his
wilful neglect or default.
Release of animals from quarantine
35. On the
expiration of the prescribed period of quarantine each animal therein shall be
examined by a Government veterinary officer
who shall, if satisfied that such
animal is free from disease and if all charges and expenses due have been paid,
but not otherwise,
allow it to be released.
Failure to remove animal from quarantine
36. If any
importer or consignee refuses or fails within 7 days after the expiry of the
prescribed period of quarantine or on receiving
notice that he may remove any
animal from quarantine or if he refuses or neglects to pay any charge or expense
incurred with respect
to any such animal, it may be sold or destroyed and the
proceeds if any paid into the Consolidated Fund:
Provided that if the
amount realised from the sale of any such animal or animals exceeds the total
amount of the charges and expenses
payable in respect thereof, the balance of
the proceeds after deducting the amount of charges and expenses so payable shall
be paid
to the importer or person entitled thereto.
Seizure or destruction of animals
37. Any animal
carried, conveyed, brought to or escaping from a prescribed quarantine ground
contrary to any of the provisions of these
Regulations may be seized and
returned to such quarantine ground by an inspector or police officer or may be
destroyed or otherwise
dealt with as the Assistant Director may direct.
Unauthorised entry to quarantine grounds
38. No person
shall enter a prescribed quarantine ground without the permission of the
Assistant Director.
Conveyance of animals or goods into or out of quarantine grounds
39. No animal or
goods of any description may be taken into or out of a prescribed quarantine
ground without the permission of the Assistant
Director, and if any animals or
goods other than those so permitted are found therein such animals or goods may
be seized, destroyed
or otherwise dealt with as the Assistant Director may
direct.
PART V-CONDITIONS RELATING TO ANIMALS ON VESSELS IN FIJI OR FIJI WATERS OR AERODROMES
Procedure
40. When a vessel
on which there is any animal or animal product not intended to be landed in
Fiji, arrives in Fiji or Fiji waters, this
Part shall apply and remain in force
while the vessel remains in Fiji or Fiji waters and the master of such vessel
and the owner
of such animal or animal product shall be generally liable for any
breach thereof.
(Amended
by
Legal
Notice
83
of
1982.)
Storage of animal products under seal
40A. Where a
vessel arrives in Fiji or Fiji waters carrying any animal product which does not
comply with the requirements of these Regulations
an Inspector may direct that
such animal product be stored under seal in the vessel for the duration of the
vessel's stay in Fiji
waters.
(Inserted
by
Legal
Notice
83
of
1982.)
Ships' dogs etc.
41. Where any
vessel carries a ship's dog, cat or other pet or any animal intended for use on
such vessel the master shall, on entering
a port of entry in Fiji, enter into a
bond in respect of such animal for such sum as the Government may deem
appropriate that during
such time as his vessel is in Fiji or Fiji waters, he
shall not allow the animal to leave the vessel but shall keep the animal on
board in such secure manner as is approved by an
inspector.
(Amended
by
Legal
Notice
83
of
1982.)
Dogs, etc. not to be taken aboard foreign going vessel
42.-(1) The
master of any vessel, carrying any animal not intended to be landed in Fiji
shall not allow any dog or other animal to go
or be taken on board or come into
contact with any such animal not intended to be landed in Fiji while his vessel
is in Fiji or Fiji
waters.
(2) The owner of a dog or other animal shall
not take or allow his dog or other animal to be taken on board any vessel
carrying an
animal not intended to be landed in Fiji during such time as the
said vessel is in any roadstead, port, harbour or aerodrome in Fiji.
Seizure, etc., of dog or other animal landed in contravention of Regulations
43. The master of
any foreign-going vessel who allows a dog or other ship's animal to leave his
vessel or any owner who takes a dog or
allows it to go or be taken on board any
foreign-going vessel whilst in any roadstead, port, harbour or aerodrome in Fiji
except
in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations shall be liable to
have the animal seized and destroyed, or detained in quarantine
for such period
as the Assistant Director may deem necessary and such master or owner (as the
case may be) shall be liable for all
expense incurred thereby.
Power of destruction
44. If an
inspector reports that any animal on board any foreign-going vessel is suffering
from a disease, such animal may be destroyed
or sent to a quarantine ground or
otherwise disposed of as the Permanent Secretary may direct and the ship or any
part thereof deemed
to be contaminated may at the discretion of the Assistant
Director be immediately disinfected in a manner and place determined by
him
before any further contact with the shore be allowed.
Animals in transit or to be transhipped
45.- (i) The intending shipper of any animal for transhipment in Fiji whether by sea or air shall obtain prior permission from the Assistant Director who may impose such conditions as he may deem necessary.
(ii) No animal arriving in Fiji for transhipment may be removed from the vessel in which it arrived in Fiji without the prior permission of an inspector, and subject to such conditions as he may impose.
PART VI-IMPORTATION OF CARCASSES
Meat and meat products
46.-(1)
Unsterilised carcasses may be imported only from New Zealand and Australia and
then only upon condition that all such carcasses
have come from animals killed
in duly registered or licensed slaughtering establishments or have been
processed or prepared in duly
registered or licensed export packing houses and
bear identification marks to this effect:
Provided that pig carcasses
shall not be imported from New Zealand.
(2) Cooked meat and edible
animal parts contained in hermetically sealed cans shall not be imported
unless-
(a) such cans are accompanied by a certificate issued by an officer of the Ministry of the Government of the country from which they are exported responsible for inspection of canneries, or from a quarantine officer of the Government of any of the countries specified in paragraph (b), certifying in each case that both the cannery at which such cans of cooked meat or edible animal parts were manufactured and the contents thereof are approved for supply to any of the countries specified in paragraph (b); or
(b) such cans of cooked meat or edible animal parts were manufactured in either Australia, New Zealand or the United States of America and clearly labelled to that effect.
(3) Hides and skins may be imported
only from New Zealand or Australia and then only upon the following
conditions-
(a) that a declaration is made by the consignor of the shipment stating:
(i) that the hides or skins are not derived from any animal that has died by any means other than by slaughter in a registered slaughterhouse in New Zealand or Australia for human consumption;
(ii) in the case of hides, that they have been thoroughly salted or treated in a manner approved by the Assistant Director Agriculture (Animal Health and Production);
(b) that certificate is obtained from a Government Veterinary Officer of the country of origin stating that-
(i) he has made due enquiry and has no reason to doubt the truth of the declaration referred to in sub-paragraph (a);
(ii) neither foot-and-mouth disease nor rinderpest, nor anthrax has occurred within the preceding 6 months in the country or state from which the shipment was consigned;
(c) that the shipment enters Fiji by sea at Suva or Lautoka and that immediately upon arrival it is transported to an approved tannery in a manner directed by the Assistant Director Agriculture (Animal Health and Production).
(4) Fish meal
may be imported-
(a) from Australia or New Zealand; or
(b) from other countries only in accordance with a permit issued by the Assistant Director Agriculture (Animal Health and Production), who may prescribe such conditions as he considers to be appropriate in each case.
(5) (a) Pork casings may be imported from Australia and New Zealand provided that they have been prepared at a duly registered processing plant or abattoir and are accompanied by a certificate to that effect signed by a Government Veterinary Officer of the country of origin;
(b) Pork casings which have previously been imported into Australia or New Zealand from a third country may be imported if accompanied by a certificate signed by a Government Veterinary Officer of the re-exporting country stating that the casings were imported in full compliance with Australian or New Zealand quarantine legislation, as the case may be, and were released for use in that country.
(Section
substituted
by
Legal
Notice
83
of
1982;
para.
(5)
inserted
by
Legal
Notice 120
of
1982.)
Beef carcasses and canned beef from Vanuatu
46A. Beef and
goat carcasses may be imported from Vanuatu subject to the following
conditions:-
(a) the carcasses are derived from animals killed at an abattoir and packed at a packing house approved by the Permanent Secretary; and
(b) the carcasses are accompanied by a declaration in a form approved by the Permanent Secretary and signed by a Vanuatu Government Veterinary Officer certifying that the requirements of sub-paragraph (a) have been complied with.
(2) Cooked beef contained in
hermetically sealed cans may be imported from Vanuatu subject to the following
conditions:-
(a) the cans are produced in Vanuatu at a cannery approved by the Permanent Secretary responsible for Agriculture; and
(b) the cans are accompanied by a declaration in a form approved by the Permanent Secretary responsible for Agriculture and signed by a Vanuatu Government Veterinary Officer certifying that the requirements of sub-paragraph (a) have been complied with.
(Section
inserted
by
Legal
Notice
83
of
1982;
para.
(i)
amended
by
Legal
Notice
67 of
1983.)
[47.
* **** (Revoked
by
Legal
Notice
83
of
1982.)]
Dried blood and blood albumen
48.-(1) Dried
blood, dried blood albumen, fertilizer and stock food of animal origin may be
imported only from New Zealand or Australia.
(Amended
by
Legal
Notice
148
of
1973.)
(2) This regulation does
not apply to fish meal.
Dairy products
49.-(1)
Unsterilised dairy products may be imported only from New Zealand and
Australia.
(2) Milk, cream, ghee, butter and yoghurt, from countries or
territories other than New Zealand or Australia, may be imported only
if
accompanied by a declaration from the manufacturer stating-
(a) that the product referred to has been effectively sterilised; and
(b) the sterilisation method used, including temperatures and times, where heat sterilization has been employed.
(Substituted
by
Legal
Notice
83
of
1982.)
(3) Cheese may be
imported from countries other than New Zealand or Australia if it is accompanied
by:-
(a) a declaration such as is specified in paragraph 2 (a), or
(b) a certificate from a Government Veterinary Officer of the country or origin stating that the cheese has been stored for a period of at least 4 calendar months after manufacture before being exported; or
(c) in the case of cheese being re-exported from Australia or New Zealand, a certificate from a Government Veterinary Officer of the re-exporting country stating that the cheese has satisfied the import requirements of Australia or New Zealand, as the case may be.
(Inserted
by
Legal
Notice
83
of
1982.)
Eggs
50. Unsterilised
eggs, egg pulp, dried eggs, egg noodles and egg albumen in any form, may be
imported only from New Zealand or
Australia.
(Amended
by
Legal
Notice
148
of
1973.)
Further powers of Assistant Director
51.
Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing regulations, the Assistant Director
may, with the approval of the Minister, prohibit or
impose conditions upon the
importation of any animal product.
PART VII-IMPORTATION OF MISCELLANEOUS GOODS
General
52. The
importation of-
(a) fodder, litter, fittings, or animal manure,
(b) cereal straw or articles made therefrom, and
(c) soil, refuse or any other article which in the opinion of the Assistant Director may introduce any infectious or contagious disease or vermin affecting animals, is hereby prohibited:
Provided that any article so
contaminated or potentially contaminated may be introduced after being
disinfected to the satisfaction
of the Assistant Director.
PART VIII-PENALTIES
Penalties
53. If any person
contravenes-
(a) any of the provisions of regulations 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 38, 39, 41, 42 or 45; or
(b) any direction given by an inspector under regulation 41A or by the Permanent Secretary responsible for Agriculture under regulation 44,
he shall be
guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding
$400.
(Substituted
by
Legal
Notice
83
of
1982.)
FIRST
SCHEDULE
(Regulation
II)
(Substituted
by
Legal
Notice
83
of
1982.)
LANDING
AND
INSPECTION
FEES
IN
RESPECT
OF
SHIPMENTS
OF
ANIMALS
Horses,
asses,
mules
and
cattle:
For
any
number
up
to
five
...................................................................
3.00
For
each
additional
head
in
excess
of
five
...........................................
1.00
Dogs
and
cats
imported
by
sea:
For
each
one........................................................................................
5.00
Dogs
and
cats
imported
by
air:
For
each
one........................................................................................
15.00
Sheep,
goats
and
swine:
For
each
one........................................................................................
2.00
SECOND
SCHEDULE
(Regulation
13)
(Substituted
by
Legal
Notice
83
of
1982.)
FEES FOR DISINFECTION AND FUMIGATION
$
(a)
Horse
and
cattle
boxes
and
multiple
pens
for
sheep,
goats,
or
swine ....
2.25
(b)
Single
pens
for
sheep,
goats
or
swine
........................................................
1.25
(c)
Dog
kennels
..................................................................................................
1.50
(d)
Fumigation
fees
for
other
goods
according
to
quantity,
minimum
of.....
0.75
THIRD
SCHEDULE
(Regulation
27)
(Substituted
by
Legal
Notice
83
of
1982.)
PERIOD OF DETENTION IN QUARANTINE STATION
Horses,
asses
and
mules
from
New
Zealand
and
Australia
.............
7
days
Cattle
from
New
Zealand
and
Australia
..........................................
7
days
Sheep
and
goats
from
New
Zealand
and
Australia ..........................
7
days
Swine
from
Australia
........................................................................
7
days
Dogs
and
cats
from
U.K. -By
Air
...................................................
90
days
-By Sea................................................... 60 days
Dogs
and
cats
from
Australia
and
New
Zealand .............................
7
days
FOURTH
SCHEDULE
(Regulation
33
(1))
(Substituted
by
Legal
Notice
83
of
1982.)
FEES
FOR UPKEEP AND SUSTENANCE OF
ANIMALS
IN QUARANTINE
Per day
$
Horses
and
cattle-For
each
animal
per
day .....................
0.40
Pigs-For
each
animal
per
day
...........................................
0.75
Sheep
and
goats-For
each
animal
per
day .......................
0.25
Dogs
and
cats-For
each
animal
per
day ...........................
2.00
Provided that in the event of the actual cost of sustenance
exceeding the prescribed charges an extra charge may be made.
FIFTH
SCHEDULE
(Regulation
33(2))
(Substituted
by
Legal
Notice
83
of
1982.)
FEES FOR DIPPING AND SPRAYING CATTLE, SHEEP, ETC.
$
Cattle
and
horses
..............................................................................
0.40
Sheep,
goats
and
swine
.....................................................................
0.30
SIXTH
SCHEDULE
(Regulation
14)
(Substituted
by
Legal
Notice
83
of
1982.)
African Horse Sickness; Equine Infectious Anaemia; Equine
Encephalitis (East &
West; Venezuelan; Japanese; W. Nile; Semliki
Forest); Vesicular Stomatitis;
Glanders; Equine Trypanosomiases;
Epizootic Lymphangitis.
SEVENTH
SCHEDULE
(Regulations
16
and
17)
(Substituted
by
Legal
Notice
83
of
1982.)
Foot & Mouth Disease; Rinderpest; Vesicular
Stomatitis; Jembrana Disease;
Contagious Bovine Pleuro-pneumonia;
Theileriosis (except T. Mutans).
EIGHTH
SCHEDULE
(Regulation
18)
(Substituted
by
Legal
Notice
83
of
1982.)
Foot-and-Mouth Disease; Maedi-visna (Progressive Ovine
Pneumonia); Goat Pox;
Sheep Pox; Pulmonary Adenomatosis; Brucella
Melitensis; Contagious Agalactia;
Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia;
Theileriosis (T. Hirci); Scrapie, Sheep Scab
(Psoroptes Ovis).
NINTH
SCHEDULE
(Regulation
19)
(Substituted
by
Legal
Notice
83
of
1982.)
Foot-and-Mouth Disease; Swine fever; African Swine Fever;
Swine Vesicular
Disease; Vesicular Stomatitis; Aujeszky's Disease;
Vesicular Exanthema.
Controlled by Ministry of Primary Industries
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