NZS BIO ZOOPRIIC.SPE (2011) (English): Importing Zoo primates from Australia, Canada, the European Union, USA and Singapore (Updated 20 July 2011) [By Authority of The Biosecurity Act of 1993] We will sell to no man, we will not deny or defer to any man either justice or right. Magna Carta— T ūtohinga Nui Kore rawa e hoko ki te tangata, e kore e whakakhoretia, ā e tautuku rnei te tangata ki te ture, tika ranei. ā Import Health Standard for Zoo Primates from Australia, Canada, the European Union, USA and Singapore Short Name: ZOOPRIIC.SPE Import Health Standard for Zoo Primates from Australia, Canada, the European Union, USA and Singapore ZOOPRIIC.SPE 20 July 2011 Page 1 of 13 Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry P.O Box 2526 Wellington 6011 New Zealand Import Health Standard for Zoo Primates from Australia, Canada, the European Union, USA and Singapore ZOOPRIIC.SPE 20 July 2011 Page 2 of 13 Issuing Authority This standard is issued under section 22 of the Biosecurity Act 1993 (the Act). Dated at Wellington 20 July 2011 Director-General Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (Issued under delegated authority) Version number 1.0 Import Health Standard for Zoo Primates from Australia, Canada, the European Union, USA and Singapore ZOOPRIIC.SPE 20 July 2011 Page 3 of 13 PART A. INTRODUCTION Background 1. This document, issued under section 22 of the Biosecurity Act 1993, is the Import Health Standard for Zoo Primates from Australia, Canada, the European Union, USA and Singapore. 2. If this standard needs to be amended or revoked urgently, or the Director General or delegate considers that an amendment is minor, the amendment or revocation may be carried out without prior consultation. 3. Subject to section 27 and 28 of the Biosecurity Act, a biosecurity clearance may be issued under section 26, where the requirements of this import health standard have been complied with. The Biosecurity Act can be accessed at http://www.legislation.govt.nz./ Scope 4. This standard specifies the requirements that must be met to import into New Zealand, zoo primates from Australia, Canada, the European Union, USA and Singapore. 5. For the purposes of this standard, the primates must come from premises that are under veterinary supervision, and can not have been caught in the wild or come from what the OIE’s Terrestrial Animal Health Code calls ‘an uncontrolled environment’. 6. For the purposes of this standard, primates means the following 23 species: Ring-tailed lemur – Lemur catta Black and white ruffed lemur – Varecia variegata variegata Pygmy marmoset – Callithrix pygmaea Golden lion tamarin – Leontopithecus rosalia Emperor tamarin – Saguinus imperator Cotton-top tamarin – Saguinus oedipus Spider monkey – Ateles geoffroyi Bolivian squirrel monkey – Saimiri boliviensis Common squirrel monkey – Saimiri sciureus Black cap capuchin – Cebus apella Mandrill – Mandrillus sphinx Hamadryas baboon – Papio hamadryas Black and white colobus – Colobus quereza Francois’s leaf monkey (langur) – Trachypithecus francoisi White-cheeked gibbon – Hylobates leucogenys Siamang – Hylobates syndactylus Gorilla – Gorilla gorilla Chimpanzee – Pan troglodytes Bornean orangutan – Pongo pygmaeus Lesser bush babies –Galago moholi and Galago senegalensis Greater bush babies –Otolemur crassicaudatus and Otolemur garnettii Import Health Standard for Zoo Primates from Australia, Canada, the European Union, USA and Singapore ZOOPRIIC.SPE 20 July 2011 Page 4 of 13 Importer’s responsibilities 7. It is the importer’s responsibility to ensure that they are compliant with the current relevant import health standard. Current versions of import health standards are available on the MAF New Zealand website: http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/ihs/search. A register of import health standards is also available for inspection at the office of the Director-General during normal business hours. 8. The costs of MAF in performing functions relating to the importation of primates shall be recovered in accordance with the Biosecurity Act and any regulations made under that Act. All costs involved with documentation, transport, storage and obtaining a biosecurity authority shall be borne by the importer or agent. 9. It is the responsibility of the importer that the consignment is accompanied by a permit to export by the legislation of the country of origin and the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES): http://www.cites.org. The importer is advised to clarify the status of the species of animal in relation to international agreements on their trade, prior to export. Material arriving in New Zealand without a permit to export may be subject to seizure by the New Zealand Department of Conservation. [Note: Any requirement for the CITES or other conservation-related documentation must be met by the exporter/importer and is independent of this certification.] 10. The importer must obtain a permit to import prior to proceeding with importation. 11. The importer must notify the date, expected time, port of arrival and the flight number or ship’s name to the New Zealand Official Veterinarian at the airport/port of entry at least 7 days in advance of importation. Email: [email protected] Definitions Import Health Definition Standard Term Animal Imports The Animal Imports Team Manager, Ministry of Agriculture and Team Manager Forestry Biosecurity New Zealand, or any person who for the time being may lawfully exercise and perform the delegated power and functions of the Animal Imports Team Manager. Biosecurity A clearance under Section 26 of the Biosecurity Act 1993 for the clearance entry of goods into New Zealand. (Explanatory note: Goods given a biosecurity clearance by an inspector are released to the importer without restriction). Biosecurity Written authority from an inspector, given under Section 25 of the authority Biosecurity Act 1993, to move uncleared goods from a transitional facility or biosecurity control area to another transitional facility, containment facility or biosecurity control area, or to export those goods from New Zealand. Certifying A person authorised by the Veterinary Authority of the exporting official country to sign international veterinary certificates. Competent The Veterinary Authority or other governmental authority of an OIE Authority member having the responsibility and competence for ensuring or supervising the implementation of animal health and welfare measures, international veterinary certification and other standards Import Health Standard for Zoo Primates from Australia, Canada, the European Union, USA and Singapore ZOOPRIIC.SPE 20 July 2011 Page 5 of 13 and recommendations in the Terrestrial Code in the whole territory. Equivalence Acceptance by the Imports Standards Team Manager that the circumstances relating to the importation of a consignment are such that the health status of the consignment is equivalent to the health status of a consignment that complies with the requirements of the import health standard. IATA The International Air Transport Association. Inspector A person who is appointed an inspector under Section 103 of the Biosecurity Act 1993. (Explanatory note: An inspector is appointed to administer and enforce the provisions of the Biosecurity Act, and in respect of new organisms, the provisions of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996). MAF The New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Official A veterinarian authorised by the Veterinary Administration of the Veterinarian country to perform certain designated official tasks associated with animal health and/or public health and inspections of commodities and, when appropriate, to certify in conformity with the provisions of the Section 5.2 of the Terrestrial Code pertaining to principles of certification. OIE Code The World Organisation for Animal Health Terrestrial Animal Health Code. Any reference in this standard to the OIE Code is to the most current as found on the OIE website: http://www.oie.int/international-standard-setting/terrestrial- code/access-online/ Permit to import A permit issued by the Director General of MAF pursuant to section 22 of the Biosecurity Act 1993 upon an importer’s demonstration that certain requirements of the import health standard have been met in advance of an importation being made, such that a transitional facility is available to accept the consignment/s and a method and route of transport from the port of arrival to the transitional facility has been approved. The procedure for application and the information required for a permit to import are detailed within the import health standard. Zoo A containment facility approved to the containment standard where live zoo animals are kept for the purposes of public exhibition, conservation, research or education. Note: A zoo includes for example, a circus, butterfly house, aquarium or an oceanarium. A zoo may also hold indigenous animals that are not new organisms but these animals are not covered by this standard. Zoo animal A new organism approved under the Hazardous Substances and New Organism Act 1996 (HSNO) to be held in a zoo. The organism is both a new organism under the HSNO Act and a restricted organism under the Biosecurity Act 1993. PART B. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS Import Health Standard for Zoo Primates from Australia, Canada, the European Union, USA and Singapore ZOOPRIIC.SPE 20 July 2011 Page 6 of 13 Eligibility 12. The animals have been resident in one or more government registered, or licensed, zoos or wildlife parks in the approved country or countries in this import health standard since birth. 13. The animals must not be in the last trimester of pregnancy on the date of export. 14. The animals must be more than 6 months old at departure and weaned, healthy and fit to travel. 15. The animals and the premises in which the animals reside must have been free of quarantine restrictions for at least the 90 days prior to the date of export. Permit to import 16. A permit to import is required for the importation of all primates into New Zealand. 17. An application form for a permit to import can be obtained from the MAF website: http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/forms/imports-live-animals-into-trans-facility or by contacting: Animal Imports Import Export Directorate, Standards Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry PO Box 2526 Wellington New Zealand. Email [email protected] 18. The importer must supply the following information:  name and address of exporter;  number, sex, age, species and microchip transponder identification of the animal;  date of the proposed importation;  name and address of the transitional/containment facility in New Zealand to which the consignment is to proceed following importation;  a letter from the New Zealand Official Veterinarian supervising the transitional facility indicating that the facility is available for this consignment;  port of arrival, and route and means of transport to the transitional facility. 19. The permit to import will be issued for a single consignment. Documentation accompanying the consignment 20. The consignment must be accompanied by:  a copy of the permit to import; AND  appropriately completed health certification that meets the requirement of PART C. ZOOSANITARY CERTIFICATION. Import Health Standard for Zoo Primates from Australia, Canada, the European Union, USA and Singapore ZOOPRIIC.SPE 20 July 2011 Page 7 of 13 21. Documentation presented in accordance with the requirements of this import health standard must be original (unless otherwise specified) and clearly legible. Inadequate documentation may result in delays in obtaining biosecurity authority or rejection of the consignment. 22. The Official Veterinarian of the exporting country must sign, date and stamp each page of the veterinary certificate and any documents that form part of the extended certificate. 23. All documentation must be sent to the New Zealand Official Veterinarian at the airport/port of entry at least 72 hours in advance of importation. Email: [email protected] Transport 24. In the case of transport by:  Air: the transport facilities and arrangements must meet the requirements published in the IATA Live Animal Regulations.  Sea: the transport facilities and arrangements must have been inspected and meet the requirements of the Australian Marine Orders Part 43, Issue 2 (which is equivalent to the New Zealand Marine Rules Part 24C). 25. No animals, other than those qualified for entry into New Zealand, are permitted to be transported with the primates on the aircraft or ship. 26. The use of straw or hay as bedding is not permitted. Only sterilised peat, soft board or other inert approved product may be used. 27. The door of the transport container must be sealed with a government-approved seal before the container is loaded in the country of origin. The number or mark on the seal must be recorded in the zoosanitary certificate by the Official Veterinarian. The construction of the container and the placement of the seal must be such that the container cannot be readily opened without breaking the seal. If the container is opened during shipment it must be re-sealed and a certificate detailing the circumstances provided by an Official Veterinarian, Port Authority, or captain of the aircraft. Instructions to this effect should be attached to the outside of the transport container. 28. Trans-shipment in any third country may only occur if pre-approved by MAF. 29. Containers made of timber must meet the requirements of the wood packaging import health standard (refer to: http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/imports/forests/standards/non- viable-forest-produce/wood-packaging-ihs.htm) Biosecurity authority 30. On the primates’ arrival in New Zealand, an Official Veterinarian may give a biosecurity authorisation under section 25 of the Biosecurity Act 1993 for the animals to move to the transitional facility named in the permit to import. 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