Botswana - 2005 - Agriculture and Rural Development

Diseases of Animals (Livestock Identification and Trace-back) Regulations

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

The regulations provide for the inspection of export slaughterhouses and introduce a system of identification of cattle for purposes under the Diseases of Animals Act. Inspection of export slaughterhouses may be carried out by the Director of Animal Health and Production or any veterinary officer, to ensure that meat hygiene at the slaughterhouse conforms to best practices and to control livestock identification and trace-back records.

Process Flow

Contacts

Approver

Anselm Anyanwu

Director of Expenditure (Economics) Department

Budget Office of the Federation

Approver

Ben Akabueze

Director-General

Budget Office of the Federation

Approver

Olusola Olayinka Idowu

Permanent Secretary

Ministry of Budget and National Planning.

Approver

Clem Agba

Honourable Minister of State

Ministry of Budget and National Planning.

Approver

Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed

Honourable Minister

Ministry of Finance, Budget & National Planning

Approver

Muhammadu Buhari

President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

Approver

Ahmad Lawan

Senate President

National Assembly

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Diseases of Animals (Livestock Identification and Trace-back) Regulations Current Version

January 2022

The regulations provide for the inspection of export slaughterhouses and introduce a system of identification of cattle for purposes under the Diseases of Animals Act. Inspection of export slaughterhouses may be carried out by the Director of Animal Health and Production or any veterinary officer, to ensure that meat hygiene at the slaughterhouse conforms to best practices and to control livestock identification and trace-back records.

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