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| Procedure Name | Transit Permit requirement for Animals |
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Category
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Transit Permit requirement for Animals
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Responsible Agency
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Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries
Address: The Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock.
Mulungushi House
P O Box 50060
Lusaka
Email: info@mfl.gov.zm
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Legal base of the Procedure
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The Animal Health Act, 2010 |
| Fee |
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IMPORT AND TRANSIT PERMIT
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Import and Transit Permit
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Non-Commercial
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Minimum cost of an import permit (5 domestic animals or less)
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K100.00
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6 weeks
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Consignment of animal products up to 20 kgs (except for semen, embryos or medicaments)
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K100.00
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6 weeks
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Commercial
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Large ruminants (cattle, horses, and similar animals) per consignment not exceeding a truck load of 50 animals
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K250.00
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6 weeks
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Small ruminats; goats, sheep (per consignment not exceeding a truck load of 400 animals)
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K250.00
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6 weeks
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Small animals: dogs, cats, tortoise/ornamental fish and other similar animals (per consignment not exceeding 100 animals)
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K250.00
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6 weeks
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Poultry (per consignment not exceeding 100,000 birds)
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K250.00
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6 weeks
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Livestock products and stock feed (per consignment not exceeding a truck load of 30MT)
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K250.00
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6 weeks
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Semen and embryos per consignmnet
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K250.00
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6 weeks
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STOCK MOVEMENT PERMIT (INTER DISTRICT OR INTER PROVINCIAL)
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Pets (cats and dogs); per consignment moved on the same day maximum 2 pets
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K50.00
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7 days
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Livestock per consignment moved on the same day (cattle 1-4; goats or sheep 1-9; pigs 1-9; poultry 1-99; other animals 1-9)
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K20.00
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7 days
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Livestock per consignment moved on the same day (cattle 5-50; goats or sheep 10-100; pigs 10- 100; poultry 100-20,000; other animals 10-100)
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K50.00
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7 days
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Game per consignment moved on the same day; maximum 100 animals
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K50.00
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7 days
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Required Documents
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No.
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Type of information
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Note
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1
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In-Transit Permit for Livestock and Livestock Products
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Letter of No Objection (LNO) from Director of Veterinary Services to importer’s application to import live animals.
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Pedigree tree (for Pedigrees) or certification from respective Breed society (For pure breeds) from the exporting country. Not applicable for commercial and cross-breeds.
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Commercial Invoice (or letter of sale) |
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Process Steps
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Step 1
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The applicant must be in possession of all relevant supporting documents.
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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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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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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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| Category | Transit |
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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 |
| Transit Permit requirement for Animals | Permit Requirement | Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock (Department of Veterinary Services) | In order for animals to be transported through Zambia, a transit permit from theMinistry of Fisheries and Livestock is required. | No animals can be transported through Zambia unless a transit Permit from the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock is issued. | The Animal Health Act, 2010
| 09-09-9999 | Good |
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