Animal biosecurity and Veterinary public health Section

1. Develop policy, regulations, standards, guidelines and other documents for animal biosecurity and veterinary public health;
2. Enforce animal product safety standards but limited to raw and semi-processed products;
3. Register and issue licence of food businesses limited to dairy, meat, bees and feed business;
4. Issue licence to meat handlers;
5. Issue import authorization for animal and animal products (limited to raw and semi processed);
6. Inspect, test and issue clearance of animal and animal products for import;
7. Regulate and manage import of animals, plants and their products and by-products;
8. Inspect, test and issue clearance of animal and animal products for import (raw and semi-processed products);
9. Issue zoo-sanitary certificate of animal and animal products;
10. Implement and manage animal quarantine measures (e.g., animal quarantine, disinfection, disinfestation, fumigation, heat treatment, etc.);
11. Manage satellite labs in supporting the quarantine measures (Export and Import) for animal and their products;
12. Conduct inspection and monitoring programs to prevent and control the spread of animal diseases through regulation of in-country movement, inspection and monitoring of farms and their products;
13. Implement and manage domestic quarantine measures including implementation of animal disease containment measures as per the specific disease prevention and control plan;
14. Protect the welfare of animal including the farm animals and pets through enforcement of animal welfare Standards;
15. Regulate implementation of animal on-farm biosecurity measures in the country;
16. Conduct biosecurity assessment through a science-based approach and international best practices (e.g., Import Risk Analysis) for the import of animals, and their products and by-products;
17. Liaise with relevant agencies at the National, Regional and International level relating to animal biosecurity and veterinary public health (WOAH, CAC etc);
18. Promote impact-oriented and result based animal biosecurity research for improvement of regulatory frameworks;
19. Promote veterinary public health measures by implementing good veterinary practices, inspection, monitoring and education of livestock farmers;
20. Conduct surveillance of food of animal origin to promote safety and quality.
21. Educate or create awareness programme on Plant Biosecurity to the relevant stakeholders; and
22. Build Competence of the officials in the different areas of Plant Biosecurity