Botswana - 1926 - Health

Diseases of Stock Regulations

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

The regulations make provision with respect to the prevention and fighting of animal diseases. Importation of stock shall be imported only after having obtained a permit from authorities, and certificate from a government veterinary surgeon. The regulations introduce various measures to control movement and hygiene of stock, including: import control, inoculation, examination, slaughter, stock free zones, inspection, destruction of stock, isolation of stock, impounding of stray stock, and branding of cattle.

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Diseases of Stock Regulations Current Version

January 2022

The regulations make provision with respect to the prevention and fighting of animal diseases. Importation of stock shall be imported only after having obtained a permit from authorities, and certificate from a government veterinary surgeon. The regulations introduce various measures to control movement and hygiene of stock, including: import control, inoculation, examination, slaughter, stock free zones, inspection, destruction of stock, isolation of stock, impounding of stray stock, and branding of cattle.

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