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Regn.No. KERBIL/2012/45073 dated 05-09-2012 with RNI Reg No.KL/TV(N)/634/2021-2023 മകരള സർകാർ Government of Kerala 2024
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No. 247 വാലം 13 Vol. XIII
1199 കേരം 6 6th Makaram 1199 Thiruvananthapuram, Saturday
1945 ചപൗഷം 30 30th Pousha 1945
GOVERNMENT OF KERALA
Animal Husbandry(G)Department
NOTIFICATION
G.O.(P) No.2/2024/AHD Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 19th January, 2024.
S. R. O. No. 49/2024
5th Makaram,1199.
WHEREAS, under the provision of sub-section (1) of section 6 of the Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Disease in Animals Act, 2009 (Central Act 27 of 2009), the State Government may, with the object of preventing, controlling or eradicating any scheduled
2disease, by notification declare any area to be a controlled area in respect of any scheduled disease affecting any species of animal and any other species that may be susceptible to the disease specified in the said notification;
AND WHEREAS, under the provision of sub-section (3) of section 6 of the above said Act, where a notification has been issued under sub-section (1), all animals of the species in the controlled area shall be subjected to compulsory vaccination against that disease, in such manner and within such time as the State Government, may, by public notice, direct;
AND WHEREAS, the outbreaks of African Swine Fever (ASF) in the North Eastern States of India and Bihar, as a precautionary measure to prevent the incursion of the African Swine Fever (ASF) virus from other States into Kerala, the Government of Kerala had declared the geographic area under the State of Kerala as a 'Controlled Area' in respect of the Scheduled Disease affecting pigs. Therefore, Government have decided to impose ban on movement of pig, pig meat, pig products and pig manure (including pig excreta) shall be brought into or taken out of the controlled area for a period of 30 days from 14th July, 2022 in pursuance of notification issued under G.O.(P) No. 7/2022/AHD dated 14ᵗʰ July, 2022 and published as S.R.O. No. 699/2022 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No.2363 dated 15ᵗʰ July, 2022, and the term of ban was extended for a period of 30 days from 14ᵗʰ August, 2022 in pursuance of notification issued under G.O.(P) No. 8/2022/AHD dated 6ᵗʰ August, 2022 and published as S.R.O. No. 788/2022 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No. 2635 dated 10ᵗʰ August,2022, and further extended for a period of 30 days from 16ᵗʰ September, 2022 in pursuance of notification issued under G.O.(P) No. 9/2022/AHD dated 16ᵗʰ September, 2022 and published as S.R.O. No. 893/2022 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No. 3164 dated 17ᵗʰ September, 2022, and further extended for a period from 16ᵗʰ October, 2022 to 16ᵗʰ January, 2023 in pursuance of notification issued under G.O.(P) No. 10/2022/AHD dated 22ⁿᵈ October, 2022 and published as S.R.O. No. 1019/2022 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No. 3624 dated 25ᵗʰ October, 2022, and further extended for a period from 17ᵗʰ January, 2023 to 16ᵗʰ April, 2023 in pursuance of notification issued under G.O.(P) No. 1/2023/ AHD dated 13ᵗʰ January, 2023 and published as S.R.O. No. 80/2023 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No.171 dated 16ᵗʰ January, 2023, and further extended for a period from 17ᵗʰ April, 2023 to 15ᵗʰ July,2023 in pursuance of notification issued under G.O.(P) No. 3/2023/AHD dated, 20ᵗʰ April, 2023 and published as S.R.O. No. 504/2023 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No.1401 dated 21ˢᵗ April, 2023, and further extended for a period from 15ᵗʰ July, 2023 to 15ᵗʰ October,2023 in pursuance of notification issued under G.O. (P) No. 7/2023/AHD dated, 22ⁿᵈ July, 2023 and published as S.R.O. No. 800/2023 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No. 2429 dated 22ⁿᵈ July, 2023 and further extended for a period from 15ᵗʰ October, 2023 to 15ᵗʰ January 2024 in pursuance of notification issued under G.O. (P) No. 9/2023/AHD dated, 19ᵗʰ October,2023 and published as S.R.O. No. 1106/2023 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No.3403 dated 19ᵗʰ October, 2023, and the extended period expired on 15ᵗʰ January, 2024;
3AND WHEREAS, the Government have extended the ban imposed on movement of pigs, pig meat, pig products and pig manure in and out of the State of Kerala (controlled area) based on confirmatory laboratory reports communicated by the National Institute for High Security Animal Diseases, Bhopal and the Southern Regional Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Bangalore where the samples were tested;
AND WHEREAS, the pig animal parent stock/pig breeding farms maintained by the Government/Public sector farms are critical assets of strategic importance and are to be conserved with strict bio-security measures, so that the State will have disease-free pig stock to be given to the pig farmers during the revival period of African Swine Fever. The seed stock in the Government/Public Sector Farms are also of high genetic merit and their conservation is of high strategic importance to sustain swine husbandry in the State. There is a larger public interest of sustaining the supply of disease-free pigs to pig farmers in the State. If these farms are not protected, the cascading ill-effects of the loss of in-house disease-free parent stock of pigs in the State will completely de-stabilise swine husbandry and disease-control in the State and devastate the livelihood of the farmers in the swine sector. Hence, rearing of pigs in a 2- Km radius around the parent stock o f pig breeding farms is to be prohibited till the African Swine Fever disease-free status in the State is declared by the Government;
AND WHEREAS, the Government have examined the matter in detail and are satisfied that it is necessary, in public interest, to extend the ban imposed on movement of pigs, pig meat, pig products and pig manure in and out of the State of Kerala and rearing of pigs in a 2-km radius around the parent stock pig breeding farms maintained by the Government / Public Sector Undertakings is to be prohibited for 90 days from 16th January to 15th April, 2024 in the scheduled areas based on confirmatory laboratory reports communicated by the National Institute for High Security Animal Diseases, Bhopal and the Southern Regional Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Bangalore where the samples were tested;
NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by subsection (1) of section 6 of the Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009 (Central Act 27 of 2009), the Government of Kerala, hereby further extend the ban imposed on movement of pigs, pig meat, pig products and pig manure in and out of the State of Kerala and rearing of pigs in a 2-km radius around the parent stock pig breeding farms maintained by the Government / Public Sector Undertakings is to be prohibited for 90 days from 16th January to 15th April, 2024 in the scheduled area based on confirmatory laboratory reports communicated by the National Institute for High Security Animal Diseases, Bhopal and the Southern Regional Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Bangalore where the samples were tested. And also prohibited the activities in accordance with the 'Action Plan of Animal Husbandry for Preparedness, Control, and Containment of African Swine Fever' as mentioned in the Annexure thereto in the Scheduled I and II areas:-
4SCHEDULE I
| Sl no | Epicenter | District |
| 1. | Ward no :1 Aluva Municipality Ernakulam District | Ernakulam |
SCHEDULE II
Parent Stock Pig Breeding Farms of Government/ Public Sector Undertakings
| Sl no | Name of Parent Stock Farm | District | Location/Local body |
| 1. Centre | for Pig Production and Research, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Government of Kerala. | Thrissur | Mannuthy, Thrissur Municipal Corporation |
| 2. | Instructional Livestock Farm Complex, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Government of Kerala. | Wayanad | Vythiri Vythiri Panchayath |
| 3. Pig Breeding Unit,Animal Husbandry Department, Government of Kerala. | Idukki | Kolani, Thodupuzha Municipality | |
| 4. Pig Breeding Unit, Animal Husbandry Department, Government of Kerala. | Thiruvananthapura m | Parasala,Parasala Panchayath | |
| 5. Pig Breeding Unit, Animal Husbandry Department, Government of Kerala. | Kottayam | Kappadu, Kanjirapally Panchayath | |
| 6. Pig Breeding Unit, Animal Husbandry Department, Government of Kerala. | Thrissur | Kunnamkulam Kunnamkulam Municipality |
| 7. Pig Breeding Centre, Kerala Livestock Development Board (joint venture with MPI) | Ernakulam | Edayar, Koothatukulam Panchayath |
ANNEXURE
Activities prohibited in the scheduled areas:
| 1 The control and containment operations aimed at eradication of African Swine Fever following the 'National Action Plan for control, containment and eradication of African Swine Fever' issued by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India, shall be carried out in the State. | |
| 2 Inter alia, humane culling of all domestic pigs shall be carried out in the 'infected zone' (0 to 1 kilometer radius around the 'infected premises'). Movement restrictions with respect to live pigs, personnel and vehicles, culling and carcass disposal, destruction of semen, ova and embryos, cleaning and disinfection, etc. shall be carried out in the infected zone. | |
| 3 Strict surveillance shall be carried out in the 'surveillance zone' (1 to 10 Km radius around the 'infected premises') as per the National Action Plan. | |
| 4 A daily report on the control and containment operations will be sent to the Government of India. | |
| 5 Surveillance throughout the State will be intensified to prevent further spread of the disease. | |
| 6 As per sub-section (3) of Section 6 read with section 12 of the Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009 (Central Act 27 of 2009), in the larger public interest of sustaining swine husbandry in the State, rearing of pigs in a 2-km radius around the aforesaid seven parent stock pig breeding farms belonging to Government / PSU is prohibited till the African Swine Fever disease-free status in the State is declared by the Government. | |
| 7 Under section 30 of the Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009, all Municipal, Panchayat Officers, Village Officers and all officers of the rural and dairy development, revenue, agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary departments of the State Government, are bound to take all necessary measures to prevent the outbreak or spread of any scheduled disease and to assist the Veterinary Officer and the Veterinarian in the discharge of their duties or in the exercise of their powers under this Act. |
8 Under section 32 of the Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009, any person who contravenes the provisions of this Act or obstructs the Competent Officer in performing his duties shall be guilty of an offence punishable.
By order of the Governor,
Pranabjyoti Nath,
Secretary to Government.
Explanatory Note
(This does not form part of the notification, but is intended to indicate its general purport.) Under the provision of sub-section (1) of section 6 of the Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009 (Central Act 27 of 2009), the State Government may, with the object of preventing, controlling or eradicating any scheduled disease, by notification declare any area to be a controlled area in respect of any scheduled disease affecting any species of animal and any other species that may be susceptible to the disease specified in the said notification. Under the provision of sub-section (3) of section 6 of the above said Act, where a notification has been issued under sub-section (1), all animals of the species in the controlled area shall be subjected to compulsory vaccination against that disease, in such manner and within such time as the State Government, may, by public notice, direct. The outbreaks of African Swine Fever (ASF) in the North Eastern States of India and Bihar, as a precautionary measure to prevent the incursion of the African Swine Fever (ASF) virus from other States into Kerala, the Government of Kerala had declared the geographic area under the State of Kerala as a 'Controlled Area' in respect of the Scheduled Disease affecting pigs. Therefore, the Government have decided to impose ban on movement of pig, pig meat, pig products and pig manure (including pig excreta) shall be brought into or taken out of the controlled area for a period of 30 days from 14ᵗʰ July,2022 in pursuance of notification issued under G.O.(P) No. 7/2022/AHD dated 14ᵗʰ July,2022 and published as S.R.O. No. 699/2022 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No. 2363 dated 15ᵗʰ July, 2022 and the term of ban was further extended for various periods and lastly for a period from 15ᵗʰ October, 2023 to 15ᵗʰ January, 2024 in pursuance of notification issued under G.O.(P) No. 9/2023/AHD dated, 19ᵗʰ October, 2023 and published as S.R.O. No. 1106/2023 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No. 3403 dated 19ᵗʰ October, 2023 and the extended period also expired on 15ᵗʰ January, 2024. The Government have extended the ban imposed on movement of pigs, pig meat, pig products and pig manure in and out of the State of Kerala (controlled area) based on confirmatory laboratory reports communicated by the National Institute for High Security Animal Diseases, Bhopal and the Southern Regional Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Bangalore where the samples were tested. The pig animal parent stock/ pig breeding farms maintained by the
7Government/Public sector farms are critical assets of strategic importance and are to be conserved with strict bio-security measures, so that the State will have disease-free pig stock to be given to the pig farmers during the revival period of African Swine Fever. The seed-stock in the Government/Public Sector Farms are also of high genetic merit and their conservation is of high strategic importance to sustain swine husbandry in the State. There is a larger public interest of sustaining the supply of disease-free pigs to pig farmers in the State. If these farms are not protected, the cascading ill effects of the loss of in-house disease-free parent stock of pigs in the State will completely de-stabilise swine husbandry and disease-control in the State and devastate the livelihood of the farmers in the swine sector. Hence, rearing of pigs in a 2-km radius around the parent stock of pig breeding farms is to be prohibited till the African Swine Fever disease-free status in the State is declared by the Government. The Government have examined the matter in detail and are satisfied that it is necessary, in public interest, to extend the ban imposed on movement of pigs, pig meat, pig products and pig manure in and out of the State of Kerala and rearing of pigs in a 2-km radius around the parent stock pig breeding farms maintained by the Government / Public Sector Undertakings is to be prohibited for 90 days from 16th January to 15th April, 2024 in the scheduled areas based on confirmatory laboratory reports communicated by the the National Institute for High Security Animal Diseases, Bhopal and the Southern Regional Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Bangalore where the samples were tested. And also prohibited the activities in accordance with the 'Action Plan of Animal Husbandry for Preparedness, Control, and Containment of African Swine Fever as mentioned in the Annexure in the scheduled I and II areas.
The notification is intended to achieve the above object.
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