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Animal Diseases Act, 1984 (Act No. 35 of 1984)

Notices

Control Measures relating to Outbreaks of Foot and Mouth Disease

2. Purpose of these Control Measures

 

2.1 Prescribe specific procedures to be implemented on farms or locations in the case of a suspected and/or confirmed outbreak of FMD in livestock;

 

2.2 With the exception of clauses 7.2, 7.3.2, 8.1, 9.3, 10.2, 11, 12 and 19, these control measures do not apply to vaccinated cloven-hoofed animals that were never infected with FMD nor under quarantine due to FMD; Such animals are deemed disease free and may be moved and traded without restriction, including animals that were previously under quarantine but which has subsequently been lifted.

 

2.3 These control measures revoke and replace all control measures previously issued under section 9 of the Act in so far as they deal with FMD in domesticated, cloven-hooved animals.