Section 11
Arrival of animal, fish, animal or fish products to be reported
of Veterinary Public Health Ordinance, 1999
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The master of any ship or aircraft and the driver of any vehicle on board of which there is any animal, fish, animal or fish products whether such animal, fish, animal or fish product is intended to be landed in the State or not, shall forthwith on the first arrival of the ship or aircraft at a port, airfield or station in the State, report the fact to a Port Officer or the officer in charge of the airfield or the station, as the case may be, who shall without delay notify the nearest veterinary officer.
(2)
A veterinary officer may board any ship, aircraft or vehicle for the purpose of examining such animal, fish, animal or fish products.
(3)
A Port Officer or officer in charge of an airfield or station shall not permit any animal, fish, animal or fish products which has arrived in the State to be landed or removed from the ship, aircraft or vehicle until he is satisfied that the State Veterinary Authority has granted a licence for the landing or removal of such animal, fish, animal or fish products.
(4)
Subsection (3) shall apply, notwithstanding that a licence may have been granted under section 9 or that the animal, fish, animal or fish products comes from a country or part of a country specified in an order made under section 8(1)(a).
(5)
(a)
Any person who fails to make a report as required by subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence: Penalty, a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit.
(b)
Any person who permits an animal, fish, animal or fish products to be landed or removed contrary to the provisions of subsection (3) shall be liable to a fine not exceeding two thousand ringgit.