Horses

(1) No horse shall be imported into Belize except such horse is imported directly from one of the territories specified in the Second Schedule to these Regulations. (2) No horse so imported shall be landed unless there is produced to the Inspector in respect thereof a certificate signed by a qualified State or Government Veterinary Surgeon of the Department or Ministry of Agriculture of that State or country. Such certificate shall state– (a) that such horse is free from foot and mouth disease; or (b) if such State or country is not free from foot and mouth disease, that the area from which it was transported to the port of embarkation is free from foot and mouth disease; and also– (c) such horse is healthy and free from infectious disease; (d) such horse has been subjected to the Mallein Test for glanders or farcy with negative results; and (e) so far as it has been possible to ascertain no case of dourine (mal du coit), mal de caderas, glanders, farcy, epizootic lymphangitis, ulcerative lymphangitis, influenza, infectious equine anaemia, encephalomyelitis, or mange has occurred in the stables or on the premises where such horse was kept during the thirty days prior to the date of export. (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subregulations (1) and (2) of this regulation, the Chief Agricultural Officer may permit any horse to be imported into Belize from Mexico or Guatemala subject to such conditions and directions as he may impose in writing. (4) In this regulation, unless the context otherwise requires, “horse” includes mare, mule, donkey and zebra.