ANIMAL HEALTH

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Guyana / Animal health

DISEASE CONTROL

ZONING AND COMPARTMENTALIZATION

questions

Does the law authorize veterinary inspectors to declare an infected zone in the event that they suspect the presence of a disease that poses a serious threat to animal, human and/or plant health (pending confirmation based on official analysis by the competent authority)?

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Does the law specify measures that the competent authority may apply within an infected zone (e.g. restriction upon the movement of animals, mandatory disinfection for persons and vehicles exiting the infected zone)?

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Does the law specify the grounds on which a declaration of an infected zone can or must be revoked (e.g. the disease threat has been reduced or neutralized)?

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Does the law authorize the competent authority to declare buffer zones between infected zones and disease-free zones to protect against the movement of an animal disease or infection from an area where it is present to an area where it is not?

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Does the law authorize the competent authority to declare disease-free zones, in areas that have been confirmed free from specific animal diseases or infection?

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Does the law authorize the competent authority to establish compartments within the country, to differentiate between health statuses of animal subpopulations within the country, based upon their management and husbandry practices related to biosecurity?

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