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Procedure NameImportation of Ornamental fish or Food fish
Description

Category

Permit

Responsible Agency       

Department of Animal Production and Health

Address: 13 Colombo - Kandy Rd, Kandy 20400

Phone: 0812 388 195

Legal base of the Procedure

Animal Diseases Act No. 59 of 1992

Processing time

Within 3-7 days 

 

Required Documents 

No.  Type  Note

1

Application Form

  

2

International Veterinary Health Certificate 

  
3. Documents to prove the country of transit (If applicable).  
4. A copy of a permit issued by the Department of Fisheries to import fish species  
5. Post Quarantine site approval(Report on pre- Import site inspection by Animal Quarantine authority)  
6 Other relevant documents (If applicable)


 

Process Steps

No.  

 

Step 1

Importers must send a request to Director General of Department of Animal Product and Health specifying the type of import and the country of origin to obtain the updated Health requirements and based on that a specimen Health certificate should be obtained from the responsible state authority of the exporting country.

Step 2

 Duly filled application forms with relevant Documents should be submitted to the Director General of Department of Animal Product and Health
Step 3  Risk assessment will be carried out on intended imports
Step 4 Issuance of the Permission to Import


 

CategoryImport

The following form/s are used in this procedure
TitleDescriptionCreated DateUpdated DateIssued By
Application for Approval to Import Ornamental/Food FishApplication for Approval to Import Ornamental/Food Fish13-12-201709-03-2018Department of Animal Production and HealthThis is Dowload File
This procedure applies to the following measures
NameMeasure TypeAgencyDescriptionCommentsLegal DocumentValidity ToMeasure Class
Importation of Ornamental fish or Food fish Permit RequirementDepartment of Animal Production and HealthThis is a measure for Importation of Ornamental fish or Food fish Prior to sending the application importers must send a request to DG/DAPH specifying the type of import and the country of origin to obtain the updated Health requirements and based on that a specimen Health certificate should be obtained from the responsible state authority of the exporting countryAnimal Diseases Act No. 59 of 199231-12-9999Good