Short title
1.
These Regulations may be cited as the Animals (Diseases and Importation Control) Regulations, 1961.
Interpretation
2.
For the purposes of these Regulations,
โanimalโ shall not include a fish or a monkey;
โInspectorโ includes any person authorised, whether generally or for the specific purpose, to assist the Senior Veterinary Officer in the carrying out of his various duties under the Act or under these Regulations;
โprescribed certificateโ means a certificate which purports to have been given,
(a)
in the case of Great Britain, by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food;
(b)
in the case of Northern Ireland, by the Ministry of Agriculture;
(c)
in the case of the Republic of Ireland, by the Department of Agriculture;
(d)
in the case of Canada, by the Department of Agriculture;
(e)
in the case of the United States of America, by the Department of Agriculture;
(f)
in the case of the West Indies and Guyana, by a Government Veterinary Officer of any such Territory; and
(g)
in the case of any other country, by an official Veterinarian of the national government of such country;
โvesselโ means any ship, schooner, boat or other floating craft.
Importation of animals
3.(1)
No animal shall be imported into Barbados except in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations.
(2)
No animal shall be imported into Barbados except in accordance with the terms of a permit granted by the Senior Veterinary Officer.
Landing of animals
4.
No animal shall be landed at any port in Barbados other than Bridgetown or Seawell Airport; but the Senior Veterinary Officer may in his absolute discretion grant a permit in writing for an animal to be landed at such other port and upon such conditions as may be specified in such permit.
Inspection, disinfection and quarantine of vessels and aircraft
5.
Where any vessel or aircraft by which animals are imported arrives in Barbados, the following provisions shall have effect:
(a)
the agents or owners of such vessel or aircraft shall notify the Inspector of the fact that animals are being imported by such vessel or aircraft;
(b)
the master or captain and the agents or owners of such vessel or aircraft shall afford every facility to the Inspector for the proper inspection of such animals;
(c)
the Inspector may place in quarantine such vessel or aircraft or any portion thereof as he may deem necessary for preventing the introduction or spread of any communicable animal disease, and such vessel or aircraft or portion thereof shall remain in quarantine during such period as the Inspector may direct;
(d)
the master or captain of such vessel or aircraft shall carry out such written directions as he may receive from the Inspector with respect to such quarantine;
(e)
the master or captain of such vessel or aircraft shall take such measures as the Inspector may direct for the cleaning and disinfection of all stalls and boxes and of any portion of the vessel or aircraft used for the transportation of animals.
Requirement for entering Careenage
6.
Where any vessel having on board any animal arrives in Barbados, the master or captain shall not bring such vessel into the Careenage until
(i)
he shall have completed and signed a declaration in the form specified in the
First Schedule to these Regulations; and
(ii)
he shall have been granted permission by the Inspector for such vessel to enter the Careenage.
Inspection of animals
7.(1)
Every animal before being landed shall be subject to inspection by the Inspector, who may,
(a)
if satisfied
(i)
that any such animal is suffering from disease; or
(ii)
that any condition of a permit permitting the importation of any such animal has not been complied with,
refuse permission for any such animal to be landed; or
(b)
grant permission for any such animal to be landed either unconditionally or subject to such conditions as he may impose.
(2)
No animal shall be landed without the prior written permission of the Inspector in the form set out in the Second Schedule to these Regulations.
(3)
Any animal landed in contravention of the provisions of this regulation may be seized by the Inspector, and, in his discretion, detained, destroyed or otherwise disposed of as he shall direct.
Quarantine of animals
8.(1)
Subject to the provisions of
regulations 7 and
10, and if so required by the Inspector, every animal upon being landed in Barbados shall be removed, by such means, in such manner and subject to such conditions as the Inspector may direct, to a quarantine station approved by such Inspector for the purpose of quarantine, and shall there be kept in quarantine for such period as the Inspector may direct.
(2)
The release from quarantine of any animals shall be subject to and dependent upon the result of re-inspection and of any diagnostic examination and any tests which the Inspector may deem necessary to employ for the detection of disease.
(3)
Notwithstanding the expiry of the period of quarantine directed by the Inspector under paragraph (1) of this regulation, an animal shall not be removed from any quarantine station without the prior written permission of the Inspector, and such permission may be either unconditional or subject to such conditions as may be specified.
Expenses of the detention of animals in quarantine
9.(1)
The expenses of and incidental to the keeping in quarantine of an animal shall be borne by the consignee of such animal.
(2)
Every animal shall be kept in quarantine at the risk of the consignee.
(3)
When any animal, while in quarantine in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations, develops, or, in the opinion of the Inspector, shows symptoms of, any disease the spread of which would endanger the health of animals in the Island, such animal, may, with the approval of the Minister, be destroyed without payment of any compensation.
Saving
10.
The provisions of such of these Regulations as relate to the importation of animals shall not apply to any animals imported by or on behalf of the Government of Barbados.
Dogs and cats
11.(1)
No dog or cat shall be imported into Barbados except directly from the countries specified in the
Third Schedule to these Regulations.
(2)
No dog or cat so imported shall be landed unless there is produced to the Inspector in respect thereof the prescribed certificate.
(3)
Such certificate shall state that
(a)
such dog or cat is in good health and free from symptoms of infectious and contagious diseases; and
(b)
there has been no rabies among unquarantined dogs and cats or other animals in the country from which such dog or cat was exported during the 6 months immediately preceding the exportation of such dog or cat; and, if such dog or cat has been in quarantine in such country, that it has completed a 6-months period of quarantine.
(4)
No dog or cat so imported shall be landed if, during the period of transportation, it has been in contact with any other animal other than a dog or cat
(a)
in respect of which a certificate referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this regulation has been given; or
(b)
which has been released from quarantine in any of the countries specified in the
Third Schedule to these Regulations as being free from rabies.
Horses
12.(1)
No horse shall be imported into Barbados except directly from the countries specified in Part A of the
Fourth Schedule to these Regulations.
(2)
No horse so imported shall be landed in Barbados unless there is produced to the Inspector in respect thereof the prescribed certificate.
(3)
Such certificate shall state
(a)
that the country from which such horse was exported is free from foot-and-mouth disease; or
(b)
if such country is not free from foot-and-mouth disease, that the area from which it originated and through which it was transported to the port of exportation is free from foot-and-mouth disease;
(c)
that such horse is healthy and free from infectious diseases;
(d)
that such horse has been subjected to the Mallein test for glanders (farcy) with negative results; and
(e)
that, so far as it has been possible to ascertain, no case of dourine (mal du coit), mal de caderas, glanders (farcy), epizootic lymphangitis, ulcerative lymphangitis, influenza, equine infectious anaemia, equine encephalomyelitis, or mange, has occurred in the stables or on the premises where such horse was kept during the 30 days prior to the date of exportation.
(4)
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (3)(d) of this regulation, the Inspector may permit the landing in Barbados of any horse shipped from Great Britain or a territory of The West Indies or Guyana without the prescribed certificate:
Provided that, if he thinks fit, such animal shall be detained and dealt with in accordance with the provisions of regulations 8 and 9.
(5)
For the purposes of this regulation, โhorsesโ includes mares, mules, donkeys and zebras.
Cattle, sheep, goats and pigs
13.(1)
No cattle, sheep, goat or pig shall be imported into Barbados except directly from the countries specified in Part B of the
Fourth Schedule to these Regulations.
(2)
No cattle so imported shall be landed in Barbados unless there is produced to the Inspector in respect thereof the prescribed certificate.
Such certificate shall state that
(a)
the country from which such cattle were imported is free from foot-and-mouth disease;
(b)
such cattle are physically sound, in good health and free from symptoms of para-tuberculosis (Johnes disease) and other infectious diseases;
(c)
such cattle have passed negatively to an intradermal tuberculin test within 60 days prior to the date of exportation;
(d)
such cattle have reacted negatively to the serumagglutination test for brucellosis within 60 days prior to the date of exportation.
(3)
No sheep so imported shall be landed in Barbados unless there is produced to the Inspector in respect thereof the prescribed certificate.
Such certificate shall state that
(a)
the country from which such sheep was exported is free from foot-and-mouth disease; and
(b)
such sheep is physically sound, in good health and free from symptoms of infectious and contagious diseases.
(4)
No goat so imported shall be landed in Barbados unless there is produced to the Inspector in respect thereof the prescribed certificate.
Such certificate shall state that
(a)
the country from which such goat was exported is free from foot-and-mouth disease;
(b)
such goat is physically sound and free from symptoms of infectious and contagious disease;
(c)
such goat has passed negatively to an intradermal tuberculin test within 60 days prior to the date of exportation; and
(d)
such cattle have reacted negatively to the serumagglutination test for brucellosis within 60 days prior to the date of exportation.
(5)
No pig so imported shall be landed in Barbados unless there is produced to the Inspector in respect thereof the prescribed certificate.
Such certificate shall state
(a)
that the country from which such pig was exported is free from foot-and-mouth disease;
(b)
that such pig is free from symptoms of infectious and contagious diseases, and that there has been no infectious disease of swine on the premises where such pig was kept during the 60 days prior to the date of shipment.
Monkeys
14.
No monkey shall be imported into Barbados except in accordance with the terms of a permit granted by the Senior Veterinary Officer.
Poultry
15.(1)
No poultry shall be imported into Barbados except from the countries specified in the
Fifth Schedule and in accordance with the terms of a permit granted by the Senior Veterinary Officer.
(2)
No poultry so imported shall be landed in Barbados unless the prescribed certificate in respect thereof is delivered to the Comptroller of Customs.
(3)
Such certificate shall state that such poultry is free from and has not been exposed to Newcastle disease (fowl pest).
Carcasses of poultry
16.(1)
Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this regulation, no carcass or any portion of the carcass of any poultry shall be imported into Barbados except
(b)
in accordance with the terms of a written permit granted by the Senior Veterinary Officer.
(2)
The provisions of paragraph (1) of this regulation shall not apply to any carcass or part of a carcass of any poultry which has been fully cooked.
(3)
For the purposes of this regulation, โfully cooked carcassโ means a carcass so cooked throughout the whole of its substance as to be ready for human consumption without further cooking.
Carcass of cattle, pigs, sheep and goats
17.(1)
Subject to the provisions of paragraphs (2) and (3) of this regulation, no fresh carcass, whether frozen or chilled, nor any cured or pickled or smoked carcass, of any cattle, pig, sheep or goat, or any portion of any such carcass, shall be imported into Barbados except
(b)
in accordance with the terms of a permit granted by the Senior Veterinary Officer.
(2)
The provisions of paragraph (1) of this regulation shall not apply to
(a)
any importation made by or on behalf of the Government of Barbados acting on the advice of the Senior Veterinary Officer; or
(b)
any commercially-canned meats, imported in hermetically sealed metal cans and fully processed in a manner approved by the Senior Veterinary Officer as being satisfactory for ensuring that such importation is unlikely to result in the introduction or spread of disease in Barbados and accompanied by the official meat inspection certificates of the country of origin.
(3)
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) of this regulation, fresh pork and pork products shall not be imported from any country except in accordance with the terms of a permit granted by the Senior Veterinary Officer.
Animal products
18.
No animal products, including hides, skins, horns, hair, wool, bones, bone meal, meat scrap and tankage, shall be imported into Barbados except in accordance with the terms of a permit granted by the Senior Veterinary Officer and subject to such conditions as he may therein impose.
Fodder and litter
19.
No fodder or litter shall be imported into Barbados except
(a)
directly from any of the countries specified in Part B of the
Fourth Schedule; and
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(b)
in accordance with the terms of a permit granted by the Senior Veterinary Officer.
Dung and dead carcass
20.(1)
No dung (other than the excrement of birds) shall be imported into Barbados.
(2)
The provisions of paragraph (1) of this regulation shall not apply to any dung which is contained in any box or crate in which any animal is lawfully imported into Barbados.
(3)
No carcass of an animal which has died or been slaughtered on board a vessel or aircraft while in port or during the voyage shall be landed in Barbados.
Used or second-hand animal blankets, saddle cloth, felting, pads, etc.
21.(1)
No used or second-hand animal blanket, saddle cloth, felting, pad or other similar article shall be imported into Barbados.
(2)
The provisions of paragraph (1) of this regulation shall not apply to any such article which accompanies and forms part of the clothing or individual accoutrement of any animal lawfully imported into Barbados if such article was new at the time of exportation.
Used or second-hand animal trappings
22.
No used or second-hand harness, saddle, halter, rein, girth, yoke, rope, chain or other trapping shall be landed in Barbados unless such trapping shall first be treated to the satisfaction of the Inspector at the risk of the person to whom such trapping is consigned before delivery to the consignee.
Biological products
23.(1)
No biological product prepared from animal tissues intended for use in veterinary medicine shall be imported into Barbados except in accordance with the terms of a permit granted by the Senior Veterinary Officer.
(2)
In this regulation, โbiological productโ includes any substance commonly known as hormones, vaccines, sera, toxins, anti-toxins and antigens intended for use in the practice of veterinary medicine.
Semen
24.
No semen of animals for artificial insemination shall be imported into Barbados except in accordance with the terms of a permit granted by the Senior Veterinary Officer.
Fees
25.(1)
The fees set out in the
Seventh Schedule shall be payable, by the consignee or importer of an animal, in respect of the matters therein set forth, to the Comptroller of Customs or to the Inspector, as therein specified; and all such fees payable to the Comptroller of Customs shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund.
(2)
All fees payable under the provisions of paragraph (1) of this regulation may be recovered at the suit of the Senior Veterinary Officer in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Penalty
26.(1)
Any person who
(a)
contravenes any of the provisions of these Regulations or any order, instruction, or condition lawfully made, given or imposed by any person under the authority of these Regulations; or
(b)
enters in any declaration required of him under any of the provisions of these Regulations any material particular which he knows to be false; or
(c)
signs any such declaration knowing the same to be false,
shall be liable on conviction by a court of summary jurisdiction to a fine not exceeding $100.
(2)
Any carcass or anything specified in regulations 16 to 24 (inclusive) of these Regulations which is imported into or landed in Barbados in contravention of any of the provisions of the said regulations may be seized by the Inspector and, in his discretion, detained, destroyed or otherwise disposed of as he shall direct. 
