Malaysia legislation
Section 36
Section 36
Where pursuant to section 35 an area is declared as a designated area owing to an outbreak of a fish disease, no person shall transport any fish into or out of that area unless the fish—
(a)
is accompanied by a permit signed by the State
Veterinary Authority or such other person as the Minister may appoint for such purpose by notification in the Gazette; and
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(b)
is certified by the said Authority or other person to be free from the disease or has been properly vaccinated against the disease.
Control of fish disease 37.―(1)
No person shall—
(a)
bring into the State from any place outside the State;
(b)
take out of the State to any place outside the State, any live fish unless such fish has been certified by the State
Veterinary Authority to be free of any fish disease.
(2)
Any person who contravenes the provisions of subsection
(1)
shall be guilty of an offence: Penalty, a fine not exceeding twenty-five thousand ringgit or imprisonment not exceeding five years or both.
Destruction of diseased fish