Animal Health (Livestock Cleansing) Order, 2014

2. In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires- " cleanse " means maintaining livestock free from tick infestation by using an effective destroying agent, submerging it in a dipping tank, hand dressing (pour-on, tick grease) or spraying; and "livestock" has the meaning assigned to it in the Act.

3. (I) The areas specified in the Schedule are declared livestock cleansing areas. (2) An owner of livestock in a livestock cleansing area shall undertake cleansing of livestock infested with ten ·or more ticks. Interpreta­ tion Declaration of livestock cleansing areas "4. (I) Subject to of section forty-two of the Act, the cleansing oflivestock shall be undertaken at regular intervals as specified in this Order. Cleansing interval for livestock (2) The interval of cleansing shall be once every fourteen days from I st June to 3 I st October and every seven days from i st November to 3 I st May. (3) Veterinary Assistants and dip-tank attendants shall maintain cleansing records which shall state the date, species, number and categories of animals cleansed during the prescribed period. Copies of this Stalut01:v !11str11111e11t can be obtclinedji·om the Government Printe1; P.O. BoxJ0/36. /0/0/, /,usako, PriceKl.00 each ' ·l 32 Statuto1y Instruments I 4th February, 2014 SCHEDULE (Paragraph 2) LIVESTOCK CLEANSING AREAS The entire territory of Zambia LUSAKA 13th January, 2014 [ DVS.64/9 I] R. S!CHINGA, Minister of Agriculture and Livestock