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

Notices

Control Measures relating to Outbreaks of Foot and Mouth Disease

Part A: Immediate Measures on FMD Suspect and Confirmed Locations

8. Biosecurity

 

8.1 General biosecurity measures must be put in place by the responsible person of the infected farm and suspicions farm, including but not limited to:
(a) limiting entry of visitors and vehicles;
(b) access registers;
(c) washing and disinfecting visitors’ and workers’ clothes on the premises, that were in contact with infected animals, clothes should remain on the farm;
(d) visitors and workers to refrain from contact with other cloven-hoofed animals within 48h of exposure/contact, etc;
(e) equipment amenable to disinfection and vehicles must be cleaned and disinfected with a registered disinfectant upon entry and exit from the infected property; and
(f) No objects that have been in contact with the infected animals and that have not been disinfected may leave the property. The responsible person must retain the name, registration number, batch number and expiry date of the disinfectants used as proof.

 

8.2 All material that is deemed infectious must be disposed of in a safe manner on the premises, unless there is a request for safe removal. Potentially infective material includes manure, leftover feed, milk, meat, wool, semen, embryos, bedding, carcasses, etc.

 

8.3 Safe disposal of risk material is the responsibility of the responsible person (i.e. the manager of the land, the owner of the land or the owner of the animals). The responsible person must keep proof of safe disposal or safe removal of infectious material.

 

8.4 Options that can be considered for safe disposal of risk material include rendering, composting, burying, burning, and disposal at approved high-hazardous landfills. The relevant Provincial Department of Environmental Affairs must give written permission for any of these options, taking the environmental impact into account.