Animal Diseases Act, 1984 (Act No. 35 of 1984)

Notices

Control Measures relating to Foot and Mouth Disease Routine Vaccination

1. Definitions
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In this Scheme any word or phrase to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act and the Regulations, shall have that meaning, unless the context indicates otherwise—

 

“the Act”

means the Animal Diseases Act, No. 35 of 1984;

 

“agricultural industries”

mean official associations or organisations of farmers of cloven-hoofed animals affected or potentially affected by FMD;

 

“animals”

means, for the purposes of this scheme, domesticated cloven-hoofed animals;

 

“authorised”

means a veterinarian or veterinary paraprofessional authorised by the National Director: Animal Health in terms of the Act and appointed by a participant.

 

“committee”

means the Committee established in paragraph 7;

 

“department”

means the National Department of Agriculture;

 

“FMD” or “Foot and Mouth Disease”

means the disease as specified in column 1 of Table 2 of the Animal Diseases Regulations GNR.2026 of 26 September 1986;

 

“GLN”

means Global Location Number;

 

“Minister”

means the Minister of Agriculture;

 

“National Director” or “Director”

means the officer in the department referred to in section 2(1) of the Act also referred to as the National Director Animal Health, unless referring to a Provincial Director.

 

“officer”

means any employee as defined in section 1(1) of the Public Service Act, Proclamation R103 of 1984, acting under delegation from or control of a Provincial or National Director;

 

“owner”

for the purposes of this scheme, includes any person who owns or exercises control over animals or a person authorised as such;

 

“participant”(s)

mean owner(s) of animals participating in the scheme;

 

“Scheme”

means the Routine Vaccination Scheme for Foot and Mouth Disease;

 

“state veterinarian”

means a veterinarian who is an employee of government;

 

“traceable animal”

means any animal marked with a permanent identification mark (branded or tattooed) and, in the case of cattle, adult pigs and small stock, uniquely identified with an eartag. In the case of slaughter pigs, a batch number identifying the week of birth, and in the case of sheep and goats, a batch number recorded on the traceability system;

 

“traceability system”

means a system that enables the identification and tracking of animals (and animal products) throughout their entire life cycle—from birth, through movements and ownership changes, to slaughter or export.

 

“veterinarian”

means a person as defined in section 1 of the Veterinary and Para-Veterinary Professions Act, No. 19 of 1982.

 

“veterinary paraprofessional”

means any person who is registered or deemed to be registered as such in terms of the Veterinary and Para-Veterinary Professions Act, 1982 (Act No. 19 of 1982).