Botswana - 1977 - Agriculture and Rural Development

Diseases of Animals Act.

Botswana, Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security

The Act makes provisions guiding the prevention and control of diseases of animals. It regulates the import, export, and general movement of animals; while stipulating quarantine measures and procedures under certain circumstances. Under the act, animals are categorized as any bull, cow, ox, heifer, calf, sheep, goat, camel, horse, mule, donkey, pig, domestic fowl, and any other vertebrate animal or bird. It also covers any wild carnivore tamed and kept as a pet, guineafowl, pigeon, pea-fowl, dog, cat, and any other creature prescribed as an animal for this Act.

Process Flow

Contacts

Contributor

Ministry of Women Affairs.

Approver

Anthonia Akpabio Ekpa

Permanent Secretary

Ministry of Women Affairs & Social Development

Approver

Dame Pauline Tallen (OFR)

Honourable Minister

Ministry of Womwn Affairs

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 Act. Current Version

January 2022

The Act makes provisions guiding the prevention and control of diseases of animals. It regulates the import, export, and general movement of animals; while stipulating quarantine measures and procedures under certain circumstances. Under the act, animals are categorized as any bull, cow, ox, heifer, calf, sheep, goat, camel, horse, mule, donkey, pig, domestic fowl, and any other vertebrate animal or bird. It also covers any wild carnivore tamed and kept as a pet, guineafowl, pigeon, pea-fowl, dog, cat, and any other creature prescribed as an animal for this Act.

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