Animal Diseases Act, 1984 (Act No. 35 of 1984)9. Control measures |
| (1) |
| (a) | The Minister may for any controlled purpose prescribe general control measures, or particular control measures in respect of particular animal diseases and parasites. |
| (b) | A control measure may be prescribed in respect of the whole of the Republic, or in respect of a particular defined area. |
| (c) | If a control measure has been prescribed for a particular area under the control of an officer, the director shall in the prescribed manner notify all owners and managers of land, or owners of animals, in that area, of the area and, where applicable, the period within which the control measure shall apply. |
| (d) | A control measure shall remain in force, where any period for the duration thereof has been prescribed, until such period has expired, or, in any other case, until rescinded by the Minister. |
| (2) | Control measures may relate to— |
| (a) | the powers and duties of owners and managers of land, and owners of animals, in respect of infectious or contaminated things, or of animals or things which can on reasonable grounds be suspected of being infected with or contaminated by any controlled animal disease or parasite, with regard to controlled veterinary acts, or any other examinations or acts in connection with such animals or things; |
| (b) | the certificates or other documents which shall be issued, given, obtained, kept or produced as proof of, or in connection with, the performance of such examinations or acts; |
| (c) | restrictions on and control of the slaughter, killing, hunting or catching and the movement and removal of such animals or things on, over, from or to land where a controlled animal disease or parasite occurs, or is suspected to be present; |
| (d) | subject to applicable provisions of any other law, restrictions on and control of the movement of conveyances and persons on, over, from or to land where any animal or thing referred to in paragraph (a) is or was present, or is suspected to be or to have been present, and the decontamination or other manner of treatment of any person, conveyance or other object; |
| (e) | the powers and duties of owners in respect of such animals or things, or of the director in relation to the establishment or construction of fences or other temporary or permanent structures or appliances, together with the required equipment and appurtenances, on land, and the use, maintenance and removal thereof, |
| (f) | particulars and information which are required to be recorded by owners in respect of such animals or things in registers or other documents; |
| (g) | the powers and duties of the director, including powers to require the performance, or the abstaining from the performance, of acts by owners in respect of such animals and things, or by owners or managers of land; and |
| (h) | any other matter which the Minister deems expedient or necessary in respect of the relevant controlled purpose, such animals and things, or any animal disease or parasite, the generality of the powers conferred by this paragraph not being limited by the provisions of the preceding paragraphs. |