Animal Health Act
ZambiaAct of Parliament2010
In force, and amended by 1 amendment Act. Check the amendments before relying on the wording of a section.
The Animal Health Act is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia enacted in 2010. It contains 93 sections. Read its sections below, or ask Levy any question about the Animal Health Act and get an answer grounded in the Act with citations.
Sections of the Animal Health Act
- S. 1Short title
- S. 2Interpretation
- S. 3Appointment of Director and other staff
- S. 4Functions of Department
- S. 5Powers of officer
- S. 6Power of veterinary officers
- S. 7Power to carry out test
- S. 8Release, seizure and destruction
- S. 9Appointment of veterinary inspectors
- S. 10Obstruction of veterinary officer, veterinary inspector or
- S. 11Indemnity
- S. 12Power to control introduction and spread of disease
- S. 13Declaration of infected area
- S. 14Owners of land to provide handling and other facilities
- S. 15Government to provide livestock structures
- S. 16Restriction of movement
- S. 17Notification of officer of suspected disease
- S. 18Isolation and separation of diseased animal
- S. 19Power of entry into farm, ranch, etc.
- S. 20Power to order assembly of animals for inspection, etc.
- S. 21Identification and traceability of animals
- S. 22Declaration of disease control zone
- S. 23Declaration of quarantine area
- S. 24Designation of animal quarantine stations
- S. 25Lifting of quarantine
- S. 26Permit to manufacture or sell virus, vaccine, etc.
- S. 27Import of animal, animal product, animal by-product or
- S. 28Importation for scientific, educational or research purposes
- S. 29Export of animals, animal products, animal by-products and
- S. 30Approval of laboratories
- S. 31Regulatory powers for eradication of diseases
- S. 32Obligation of transporter of animals in transit
- S. 33Transportation of animals
- S. 34Transporter of animals to maintain records
- S. 35Prohibition of slaughter of certain livestock
- S. 36Permit to slaughter livestock
- S. 37Permit for slaughterhouse
- S. 38Power of entry
- S. 39Regulations in respect of livestock slaughtering
- S. 40Declaration of livestock cleansing area
- S. 41Obligation of owner of livestock cleansing area
- S. 42Exemption to cleanse livestock
- S. 43Powers of officer in livestock cleansing area
- S. 44Owner of land to provide cleansing facilities
- S. 45Provision of tick control facilities
- S. 46Government to provide dipping tanks or spraying races
- S. 47Tick destroying agent to conform to prescribed standard
- S. 48Interpretation
- S. 49Declaration of tsetse fly area
- S. 50Powers of Minister in respect of private land
- S. 51Regulations on tsetse fly control
- S. 52Zoosanitary border post and internal checkpoints
- S. 53System for disease control
- S. 54Declaration of disease free zone
- S. 55Prohibition of use of pesticides, etc. on animals without
- S. 56Restrictions on bee keeping
- S. 57Prevention and control of fish diseases
- S. 58Prohibition of herding or grazing near public road
- S. 59Restriction on importation, manufacture or sale of animal
- S. 60Restriction on importation, manufacture, etc. of animal
- S. 61Permit for rendering plant
- S. 62Regulatory provisions for animal feed
- S. 63Declaration of animal disease emergency
- S. 64Animal Disease Control Fund
- S. 65Financial year
- S. 66Accounts and audit
- S. 67Establishment of Animal Disease Control Interdisciplinary
- S. 68Reports to Committee
- S. 69Regulatory power with respect to compensation
- S. 70Claim for compensation
- S. 71Compensation to be withheld in certain circumstances
- S. 72Appeals
- S. 73General offences
- S. 74General penalty
- S. 75Prohibition of disclosure of information to unauthorised
- S. 76Arrest without warrant
- S. 77Forfeiture provisions on conviction
- S. 78Disposal of seized animals, etc.
- S. 79Surrender of permit on conviction
- S. 80Regulations
- S. 81Repeal of Cap. 252
- S. in the proceedings.
- S. IPRELIMINARY
- S. IIADMINISTRATION
- S. IIIMEASURES FOR CONTROLLING AND PREVENTING ANIMAL DISEASES
- S. IVTRANSPORTATION OF ANIMALS
- S. IXTHE ANIMAL DISEASE CONTROL FUND
- S. VLIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER AND CLEASING
- S. VITSETSE CONTROL
- S. VIIGENERAL PROVISIONS ON CONTROL OF ANIMAL DISEASE
- S. VIIIANIMAL FEED
- S. XCOMPENSATION
- S. XIGENERAL PROVISIONS