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Date: 10-Oct-2024 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

A pet dog and pet cat as permitted to import at Cochin Airport.

Issued by Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying · Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • This gazette notification, issued by the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying), amends a previous notification regarding the importation of livestock into India.
  • Specifically, it modifies the rules concerning the importation of pet dogs and cats through Cochin International Airport, Kochi.

Key Changes

  • The amendment alters the proviso in paragraph 1 of the Schedule to the original notification (S.O. 1495(E), dated June 10, 2014).
  • The new proviso states that pet dogs and cats, as permitted under applicable baggage rules, can be imported through Cochin International Airport under the jurisdiction of the Animal Quarantine and Certification Station in Chennai.
  • This is a change from the previous rules, which did not explicitly allow this import route for pet dogs and cats.

Impact Analysis

Impact on Pet Owners

  • Increased convenience and potentially reduced costs associated with transporting pets.

Impact on Airlines and Freight Forwarders

  • Need to adapt their procedures to comply with the new regulations.

Impact on Animal Quarantine and Certification Station, Chennai

  • Need to ensure sufficient resources and staff to manage the increased volume of inspections.

Impact on Government

  • Potential need for additional resources to monitor compliance with the amended regulations.

Suggested Actions

  • The government should monitor the impact of the amendment and make further adjustments if necessary.

Key Entities Referenced

Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying): The issuing authority of the gazette notification. Live-stock Importation Act, 1898 (9 of 1898): The law under which the notification is issued. Animal Quarantine and Certification Station, Chennai: The authority responsible for inspecting and certifying imported pets arriving through Cochin International Airport. Cochin International Airport, Kochi: The airport now designated for the import of pet dogs and cats under the specified conditions. S.O. 1495 (E), dated the 10th June, 2014: The principal notification that this notification amends. S.O. 4025 (E), dated the 6th November, 2020; S.O. 2825 (E), dated 14th July, 2021; S.O. 489 (E), dated 4th February, 2022; S.O. 4990 (E), dated 20th October, 2022; S.O. 191 (E), dated 11th January, 2023: Previous amendments to the principal notification.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-10102024-257801 CG-DxLx-xEG-I1D0H1x0x2x0 24-257801 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 4033] नई दिल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतिार, अक्त बू र 10, 2024/आज‍ि न 18, 1946 No. 4033] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2024/ASVINA 18, 1946 मत्सस्ट्यपालन, पिपु ालन और डेयरी मत्रं ालय (पिपु ालन और डेयरी जिभाग) अजधसचू ना नई दिल् ली, 10 अक् तूबर, 2024 का.आ. 4396(अ).—केंद्रीय सरकार पिुधन आयात अजधजनयम, 1898 (1898 का 9) की धारा 2 के खंड (ख) के साथ पठित धारा 3 द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग-II, खण्ड 3, उप खंड (ii), तारीख 11 िून, 2014 में प्रकाजित, भारत सरकार के तत्सकालीन कृजि मंत्रालय, पिुपालन डये री और मत्सस्ट्यपालन जिभाग की संखयांक का.आ. 1495 (अ), तारीख 10 िून, 2014 की अजधसूचना म ें जनम्नजलजखत और सिं ोधन करती ह,ै अथाात:् - उक्त अजधसूचना की अनुसूची में, परै ा 1 में परंतुक के स्ट्थ ान पर जनम्न जलजखत परंतुक रखा िाएगा, अथाता ्:,- “परंत ुलाग ूसामान जनयमों के अधीन यथा अनुमत्स य पालत ू कुत्स ते या पालत ू जबल् ली को पि ु संगरोध और प्रमाणीकरण सेिा स्ट् टेिन, चेन्नई की अजधकाठरता के अधीन कोचीन अंतरााष्‍टर ीय हिाई अड्डे, कोजि के माध् यम स ेआयात की अनुज्ञा िी िाएगी।” [फा. सं. 109-01/2012-व् यापार (ई-17748)] ििाा िोिी, अपर सजचि 6536 GI/2024 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] ठटप्पण: मूल अजधसूचना भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग-II, खंड 3, उप-खडं (ii) म,ेंअजधसूचना संखयांक का. आ. 1495 (अ) तारीख 11 िनू , 2014 द्वारा प्रकाजित की गई थी और अजधसूचना संखयांक का. आ. 4025 (अ), तारीख 06 निंबर, 2020, का. आ. 2825 (अ), तारीख 14 िलु ाई, 2021, का. आ. 489 (अ), तारीख 04 फ़रिरी, 2022, का. आ. 4990 (अ), तारीख 20 अक्टूबर, 2022 और का. आ. 191 (अ), तारीख 11 िनिरी, 2023 द्वारा पश्चातिती रूप से संिोजधत की गई थी । MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 10th October, 2024 S.O. 4396(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 read with clause (b) of section 2 of the Live- stock Importation Act, 1898 (9 of 1898), the Central Government hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India, in the erstwhile Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries number S.O. 1495 (E), dated the 10th June, 2014, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), dated the 11th June, 2014, namely:-- In the Schedule to the said notification, in paragraph 1, for the proviso, the following proviso shall be substituted, namely:- “Provided that a pet dog or pet cat as permitted under the applicable baggage rules shall be allowed to be imported through Cochin International Airport, Kochi under the jurisdiction of Animal Quarantine and Certification Station in Chennai.”. [F. No. 109-01/2012-Trade (E-17748)] VARSHA JOSHI, Addl. Secy. Note: The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide notification number S.O. 1495 (E), dated 11th June, 2014 and subsequently amended vide notification number S.O. 4025 (E), dated the 6th November, 2020, S.O. 2825 (E), dated 14th July, 2021, S.O. 489 (E), dated 4th February, 2022, S.O. 4990 (E), dated 20th October, 2022 and S.O. 191 (E), dated 11th January, 2023. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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