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Cattle Cleansing Act, 1930

This section gives the Act’s short title: the Cattle Cleansing Act. This section defines key terms used in the Act and gives the Minister and the Director of Veterinary Services notice-based powers over certain…

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Zambia
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18 provisions
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Act 15 of 1930
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As at 31 Dec 1996
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“This section gives the Act’s short title: the Cattle Cleansing Act.”

This section gives the Act’s short title: the Cattle Cleansing Act. This section defines key terms used in the Act and gives the Minister and the Director of Veterinary Services notice-based powers over certain cattle-cleaning matters. Owners of land in any area may ask the Minister in writing to apply the Act to that area, and the petition must clearly set out the area's boundaries and the approximate number of cattle there. After receiving a petition, the Minister must publish notice of it and invite written objections from affected land and cattle owners. After objections close, the Minister must consider the petition and objections, then grant or refuse the petition. If objections come from owners of one-third of the land in the area, the petition cannot be granted.

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§ 1Short title ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1Short title

This section gives the Act’s short title: the Cattle Cleansing Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cattle Cleansing Act.
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§ 2Interpretation .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1Repeal

This section defines key terms used in the Act and gives the Minister and the Director of Veterinary Services notice-based powers over certain cattle-cleaning matters.

2. Interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— "cattle" means bulls, cows, heifers, calves and oxen, and any other animals to which this Act may be applied by the Minister by statutory notice; "to clean" means the maintaining of cattle free from tick infestation by submerging such cattle in a dipping tank containing an effective tick destroying agent, and/or by hand dressing and clipping in such manner as the Director of Veterinary Services may from time to time prescribe by statutory notice; "dipping tank" means any contrivance for the cleaning of cattle by submerging, and structures incidental thereto approved by the Director of Veterinary Services; "effective tick destroying agent" means an aqueous solution containing the equivalent of 0.16 per centum of arsenious oxide or such other percentage of arsenious oxide or such other ingredients in such proportion as the Minister may, from time to time, prescribe by statutory notice; "engorged tick" means any tick obviously distended with blood; "inspector" means any Government Veterinary Officer or Government Livestock Officer and Assistant Livestock Officer and other person duly appointed to carry out the provisions of this Act; "owner", as applied to land, includes any person in actual occupation of or entitled as owner, lessee, or licensee to occupy any land, or the representative of any such person; "owner", as applied to cattle, includes every person claiming jointly or severally any right, title or interest in any cattle in his possession, or having charge, control or management of cattle, as well as the owner of land in respect of cattle belonging to his servants and running on such land; "tick infestation" means ten or more engorged ticks. [As amended by G.N. No. 319 of 1964] By Laws.Africa and contributors. Licensed under CC-BY. Share widely and freely. 1 Cattle Cleansing Act, 1930 (Chapter 248) Zambia Repealed
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§ 3Owners in any area may petition Minister to apply Act .................................................................................................................. 2Amendment

Owners of land in any area may ask the Minister in writing to apply the Act to that area, and the petition must clearly set out the area's boundaries and the approximate number of cattle there.

3. Owners in any area may petition Minister to apply Act The owners of land in any area may petition the Minister in writing to apply the provisions of this Act in such area as may be asked for in the petition. Such petition shall clearly describe the boundaries of the said area and the approximate number of cattle within such area. [As amended by G.N. No. 319 of 1964]
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§ 4Minister to publish petition and call for objections .......................................................................................................................... 2Amendment

After receiving a petition, the Minister must publish notice of it and invite written objections from affected land and cattle owners.

4. Minister to publish petition and call for objections The Minister shall, on the receipt of a petition as aforesaid, cause notice of the same to be published in the manner he may deem best calculated to reach all owners of land and cattle in the area mentioned in the petition. Such notice shall set out the boundaries of the area and shall call upon such owners to lodge in writing, within a reasonable time to be fixed by such notice, objections (if any) to the petition being acceded to, accompanied by a statement as to the area of land and the number of cattle belonging to such owner. [As amended by G.N. No. 319 of 1964]
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§ 5If objections predominate, Minister shall refuse petition ............................................................................................................... 2Amendment

After objections close, the Minister must consider the petition and objections, then grant or refuse the petition. If objections come from owners of one-third of the land in the area, the petition cannot be granted.

5. If objections predominate, Minister shall refuse petition The Minister shall, on the expiration of the period fixed for receiving objections, consider the petition and objections thereto, together with such further information (if any) as he may deem necessary to call for or take into consideration in connection therewith and shall thereafter grant or refuse the petition: Provided however that in no case shall a petition be acceded to if objections are received from the owners of one-third of the land included within such area. [As amended by G.N. No. 319 of 1964]
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§ 6If petition granted, notice applying Act and describing area to be published ......................................................................... 2Amendment

If the Minister grants the petition, the Minister must publish a statutory notice applying this Act to the described area.

6. If petition granted, notice applying Act and describing area to be published Upon the Minister acceding to a petition as aforesaid, he shall, by statutory notice, apply the provisions of this Act, as from such date as may be mentioned therein, to the area the boundaries whereof shall be described in such notice. For the purposes of this Act, such area shall be known as a "declared area." [As amended by G.N. No. 319 of 1964]
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§ 7Power to apply Act in event of a serious outbreak of disease ....................................................................................................... 2Amendment

The Minister may, by statutory notice, apply this Act to specified area or areas if there is a serious outbreak of disease.

7. Power to apply Act in event of a serious outbreak of disease Notwithstanding anything to the contrary hereinbefore contained, the Minister may, upon a serious outbreak of disease as defined by section two of the Stock Diseases Act, by statutory notice apply the provisions of this Act to such area or areas as may be described in such notice. [As amended by G.N. No. 319 of 1964] [Cap. 252]
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§ 8Owners to clean their cattle ...................................................................................................................................................................... 2Commencement

Owners of cattle in a declared area must clean their cattle at the intervals prescribed.

8. Owners to clean their cattle From and after the date upon which this Act comes into operation within any declared area, all owners of cattle within such area shall clean their cattle at such intervals as may be prescribed.
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§ 9Powers of inspectors and penalty for hindering in execution of duties ..................................................................................... 2Repeal

Inspectors may inspect and count cattle, sample dipping tank contents, and require owners to produce cattle for inspection. Owners must tell the nearest inspector the usual dipping date and place and any changes. Anyone who blocks an inspector can be fined or jailed.

9. Powers of inspectors and penalty for hindering in execution of duties Every inspector shall have full power and authority to inspect and count any cattle at any time, and to take a sample or samples from the contents of any dipping tank, and to call upon all owners to produce all cattle in their possession or under their control for the purpose of inspection or enumeration. Every owner shall advise the nearest inspector of the usual date and place of dipping his cattle and of any change of By Laws.Africa and contributors. Licensed under CC-BY. Share widely and freely. 2 Cattle Cleansing Act, 1930 (Chapter 248) Zambia Repealed such date or place. Any person who shall refuse to allow any inspector to enter upon any land or premises or to examine cattle, or who shall impede or hinder or attempt to impede or hinder any such inspector in the execution of his duties, shall be liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding one thousand five hundred penalty units or, in default of payment, to imprisonment with or without hard labour for a period not exceeding three months. [As amended by Act No. 13 of 1994]
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§ 10Penalty on failure to clean cattle at prescribed intervals ............................................................................................................. 3Offence

An owner of cattle can be penalized for not cleaning the cattle at the prescribed intervals, even if the cattle are free from tick infestation.

10. Penalty on failure to clean cattle at prescribed intervals The owner of cattle, notwithstanding that such cattle are free from tick infestation, shall be liable to the penalties prescribed in the last preceding section if it is shown that he has failed to clean them at such intervals as may be prescribed: Provided that should it appear that it was impossible or inexpedient to clean such cattle within such prescribed intervals, the onus of proof of which shall be on the owner, the said interval may be exceeded but in no case beyond fourteen days in all.
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§ 11Director of Veterinary Services may temporarily exempt owners ............................................................................................... 3Provision

The Director of Veterinary Services, or a written delegate, may temporarily exempt owners in declared areas from section 8 and set the cleaning interval during the exemption.

11. Director of Veterinary Services may temporarily exempt owners The Director of Veterinary Services or any person duly authorised by him thereto in writing may, for considerations of weather, drought or condition of the cattle, or for other causes beyond the control of the owner, temporarily exempt owners in any declared areas from the provisions of section eight, and may during such period prescribe the interval of cleaning. A list of all exemptions granted under this section shall be posted whilst in operation, at the magistrate's office and all police stations in the district and at the inspector's office in the declared area in which the cattle affected are located. No movement of cattle shall be permitted from any declared area in which exemption from dipping under this section is in force unless the cattle are twice cleaned within fourteen days immediately prior to removal.
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§ 12Owners may be required to provide facilities in respect of cattle ............................................................................................ 3Amendment

Landowners affected by cattle residence on their land may be required by the Minister to provide cattle-cleaning facilities.

12. Owners may be required to provide facilities in respect of cattle The owners of land on which owners of cattle reside may be required by the Minister to provide facilities, including, if necessary, the erection and maintenance of dipping tanks and the provision of effective tick destroying agents, for the cleaning of such cattle on terms and conditions to be approved of by the Minister. Any owner of land failing to make provision as aforesaid shall be liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding one thousand five hundred penalty units or, in default of payment, to imprisonment with or without hard labour for a period not exceeding three months, but the payment of such fine or the undergoing of such imprisonment shall not relieve the said owner of his obligation to provide the said facilities. [As amended by No. 47 of 1963, G.N. No. 319 of 1964 and Act No. 13 of 1994]
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§ 13Government may act on behalf of absentee owners ...................................................................................................................... 3Amendment

If an owner of land with cattle is absent from Zambia and has no authorized representative there, the Minister may authorize performance of the Act on that owner’s behalf, and the costs can be recovered by selling enough of the owner’s cattle and goods at auction.

13. Government may act on behalf of absentee owners Should any person own land with cattle thereon, the property of such person, and be absent from or not have a representative or agent in Zambia having authority to carry out the terms of this Act, the Minister may authorise the due performance of the terms of this Act in such manner as he may deem expedient, and any disbursements thereby incurred shall be recoverable by summary sale by auction of sufficient cattle and goods, the property of such person, to repay the said disbursements. [As amended by G.N. No. 319 of 1964 and S.I. No. 57 of 1965]
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§ 14Tick destroying agent sold must conform to prescribed standard ............................................................................................. 3Repeal

A person must not sell or offer for sale a tick-destroying article or fluid unless it conforms to the standard prescribed under the Act.

14. Tick destroying agent sold must conform to prescribed standard It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale as an effective tick destroying agent any article or fluid which does not conform to the standard prescribed under this Act. By Laws.Africa and contributors. Licensed under CC-BY. Share widely and freely. 3 Cattle Cleansing Act, 1930 (Chapter 248) Zambia Repealed
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§ 15Certificate of analyst to be evidence .................................................................................................................................................... 4Provision

In proceedings under this Act, a certificate of analysis signed by an analyst is evidence of the facts stated in it.

15. Certificate of analyst to be evidence In any proceedings under this Act, a certificate of analysis under the hand of an analyst shall be evidence of the facts therein contained.
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§ 16Prohibition on movement of cattle into declared area without permit ................................................................................... 4Provision

Cattle may not be moved into a declared area unless they have been cleaned as required or are certified free of ticks, and the movement must be by an inspector’s permit.

16. Prohibition on movement of cattle into declared area without permit No movement of cattle shall be permitted from any area in which this Act is not in operation to any declared area unless the cattle have been twice cleaned within fourteen days immediately prior to removal or until such time as an inspector shall certify them as free from ticks. The movement of such cattle shall only be by permit issued by an inspector and shall be subject to such conditions as shall be endorsed upon the permit.
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§ 17Regulations ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4Amendment

The Minister may make regulations, by statutory instrument, about how often cattle must be cleaned and generally to help carry out the Act.

17. Regulations The Minister may, by statutory instrument, make regulations prescribing the intervals at which cattle shall be cleaned and providing generally for the better carrying out of the objects and purposes of this Act. [As amended by G.N. No. 319 of 1964]
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§ 18General penalty ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 4Amendment

If a person breaches this Act or its regulations and no specific penalty is provided, the person is liable on conviction to a fine up to 1,500 penalty units or, if unpaid, imprisonment up to 3 months.

18. General penalty Any person contravening the provisions of this Act, for which no penalty is expressly provided, or the provisions of any regulations made thereunder, shall be liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding one thousand five hundred penalty units or, in default of payment, to imprisonment with or without hard labour for a period not exceeding three months. [As amended by Act No. 13 of 1994] By Laws.Africa and contributors. Licensed under CC-BY. Share widely and freely. 4
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  • By Laws.Africa and contributors. Licensed under CC-BY. Share widely and freely. 2 Cattle Cleansing Act, 1930

    Section 9

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  • Stock Diseases Act

    Section 7

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  • Veterinary Services notice-based powers over certain cattle-cleaning matters. 2. Interpretation In this Act

    Section 2

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