Section 3: Power to regulate and prohibit import and export of animals and animal products

3. Power to regulate and prohibit import and export of animals and animal products.— (1) The Federal Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, prohibit, restrict or otherwise regulate, subject to such conditions as it may think fit to impose, the import or export of any animal or class of animals or animal products likely to introduce diseases to any other animal, animal product or man. (2) A notification under this section may specify any animal or class of animals or animal products either generally or in any particular manner, whether with reference to the country of origin, or the route by which imported or otherwise. (3) Any condition imposed under this section may require__ (a) the examination, inspection and detention in quarantine by the Quarantine Officer of the animals or animal products brought in or to be taken out ; (b) the obtaining of health certificate ; (c) the treatment or detention, confiscation and destruction of diseased animals or animal products ; and (d) that any animal or class of animals or animal products shall not be imported or exported except by a specified agency of the Federal Government.

Effective date: 1979-01-01

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