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Procedure NameImport Permit for Dogs
Description

Category

Import Permit for Dogs

Responsible Agency       

Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock

(Department of Veterinary Services)
Adress: P.O. Box 50060
             Lusaka 10101
             ZAMBIA
Phone:+260 211 252608

Email: info@mfl.gov.zm

Legal base of the Procedure

The Control of Dogs Act, 1929

Fee  

Application fee: ZMW 52.50

Required Documents

No.

Type of information

Note

1

Application Form

Supporting documents.
2 Veterinary health certificate of dog (s) country of origin
3 Invoices
4 Valid vaccination records

Process Steps

Step 1

The applicant must be in possession of; invoices, a health certificate and valid vaccination records from the country of origin indicating the dog's type, disease status and indicate clearly the purpose for importation. 

Step 2

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.

Step 3 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.
Step 4 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.

Step 5

 Finally, the applicant proceeds to collect the permit.

                                                                    Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock (Department of Veterinary Services)

CategoryImport

The following form/s are used in this procedure
TitleDescriptionCreated DateUpdated DateIssued By
Application for a Fisheries and Livestock Import Permit08-11-201908-11-2019 This is Dowload File
This procedure applies to the following measures
NameMeasure TypeAgencyDescriptionCommentsLegal DocumentValidity ToMeasure Class
Import Permit requirement for DogsPermit Requirement In order to import dogs, a person must be in possession of an import permit issued by the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock (Department of Veterinary Services). No person shall import dogs without a valid import permit.The Control of Dogs Act, 192909-09-9999Good