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Procedure Name | Import Permit for Dogs |
Description |
Category
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Import Permit for Dogs
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Responsible Agency
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Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock
(Department of Veterinary Services)
Adress: P.O. Box 50060
Lusaka 10101
ZAMBIA
Phone:+260 211 252608
Email: info@mfl.gov.zm
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Legal base of the Procedure
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The Control of Dogs Act, 1929
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Fee |
Application fee: ZMW 52.50
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Required Documents
No.
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Type of information
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Note
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1
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Application Form
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Supporting documents. |
2 |
Veterinary health certificate of dog (s) country of origin |
3 |
Invoices |
4 |
Valid vaccination records |
Process Steps
Step 1
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The applicant must be in possession of; invoices, a health certificate and valid vaccination records from the country of origin indicating the dog's type, disease status and indicate clearly the purpose for importation.
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Step 2
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The Applicant pays the application fee, completes and submits an application form along with the relevant supporting documents to the Department of Fisheries and Livestock Marketing.
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Step 3 |
The application is then forwarded to the Department of Veterinary Services if approved for a grant of a sanitary clearance and issuance of a veterinary permit. |
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Step 4 |
The veterinary permit and application are then forwarded back to the Department of Fisheries and Livestock Marketing and a Control of Goods permit is then issued. |
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Step 5
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Finally, the applicant proceeds to collect the permit.
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Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock (Department of Veterinary Services)

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Category | Import |
The following form/s are used in this procedure
This procedure applies to the following measures
Name | Measure Type | Agency | Description | Comments | Legal Document | Validity To | Measure Class |
Import Permit requirement for Dogs | Permit Requirement | Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock (Department of Veterinary Services) | In order to import dogs, a person must be in possession of an import permit issued by the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock (Department of Veterinary Services).
| No person shall import dogs without a valid import permit. | The Control of Dogs Act, 1929 | 09-09-9999 | Good |
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