★ If Korean version and English version of this notice conflicts, Korean version shall prevail.  
 MAFRA Notice No. 2016 -67 
According to Article 32.2.3 and Article 34.2 of the  Contagious Animal Disease Prevention Act , MAFRA  
establishes the Import Health Requirements for Cloven -hoofed  Animals for Display in a Zoo  as follows.  
July, 20 , 2016 
Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs  
 
 
Import Health Requirements for Cloven -hoofed Animals for Display in a Zoo  
 
Article 1 (Objective)  The objective of this notice is to stipul ate quarantine requirements and free status of 
infectious animal disease, etc.  of the exporting country with regards to cloven -hoofed animals for display in a 
zoo that are imported into  the Republic of Korea in accordance with Article 32.2.3 and Article 34.2 o f the 
Contagious Animal Disease Prevention Act.  
 
Article 2 (Definitions)   The terms used in this notice are defined as follows.  
1. The "exporting zoo" means the facility where animals are raised or bred for display etc . that the 
government of the exporting country registered as a zoo according to its pertinent regulations.  
2. "Cloven -hoofed animals for display in a zoo" mean cloven -hoofed animals such as cattle, pigs, goats, sheep, 
deer, hippopotamuses, camels, giraffe, yaks, llamas and reindeer that are imported for display in a zoo in the 
Republic of Korea.  
3. The “government of the exporting country” means the animal quarantine authority of the exporting country.  
4. The “veterinary officer of the exporting country” me ans a quarantine officer of the "government of the 
exporting cou ntry" who serves as a  veterinarian.  
5. The “export quarantine facility" means the facility that the government of the exporting country recognizes 
to be safe in terms of animal health to quar antine animals for export to the Republic of Korea, and is under the 
supervision of the veterinary officer of the exporting country to ensure the animals for export do not come in 
contact with other animals except for the animals for export.  
6. The “expor ting region” means a state or a province that is the highest regional administrative unit of the 
exporting country.  
 
Article 3 (Birth and breeding requirements)  Cloven -hoofed animals for display in a zoo for export from a 
foreign country (hereinafter "the exporting country") to the Republic of Korea (hereinafter "animals for export") 
must be raised in the exporting country after birth, or for at least six months before shipment.  
 
Article 4 (Disease freedom requirements for exporting region)  The exporting re gion where the exporting zoo 
is located must have been free from foot and mouth disease (FMD) and classical swine fever (CSF) for one year; 
free from vesicular stomatitis, swine vesicular disease, rinderpest, and contagious bovine pleura -pneumonia for 
two years; free from blue tongue disease, peste des petits ruminants, African swine fever, sheep pox and lumpy 
skin disease for three years; and free from Rift Valley fever for four years prior to shipment. Vaccination against 
these diseases must not be given.  However, theses requirements depend on the susceptibility of animal species 
to the corresponding disease.  
 
Article 5 (Requirements for exporting zoos)  ① The exporting zoo where animals for export are raised must 
have been free from anthrax, brucellosis, t uberculosis, rabies, chronic wasting disease (CWD), Johne's disease, 
and Aujes zky's disease for three years; free from bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and scrapie for five 
years before the day the export quarantine is initiated. The zoo must not be located within an area subject to 
restrictions imposed by the government of the  exporting country for the purpose of animal disease control with 
regards to these diseases. However, these requirements depend on the susceptibility of animal species to the 
corresponding disease.  
② The exporting zoo must maintain and store the records on  information such as the type of animals for export, 
the number of animals, the country of origin, or the region where the animal was captured, the day of arrival for 
new animals, an d disease outbreak status. Th is information must be recorded and managed s eparately for 
individual animals.  
③ The exporting zoo must be notified to the Korean Government in advance, and accredited by the Korean 
Government by conducting on -site inspection or through other means.  ★ If Korean version and English version of this notice conflicts, Korean version shall prevail.  
 Article 6 (Export quarantine ) ① The animals for exp ort must be isolated at an export quarantine facility for a 
period of at least 30 days prior to shipment and receive quarantine inspections  by a veterinary officer of the 
exporting country .  Once the export quarantine is initiated, the animals for export must not come in contact 
with other animals except for the animals for export.  
② The animals for export must receive clinical inspection conducted by a veterinary officer of the exporting 
country or a veterinarian approved by the government of the exportin g country, and must not show clinical signs 
of infectious animal diseases.  
③ The animals for export must be tested negative in a laboratory test conducted during the export quarantine 
period on diseases in below subparagraphs. However, the laboratory test for these diseases may be exempted 
when the animals for export is proved by the exporting government to be free from any clinical signs after birth 
or for at least six months before shipment.  
1. tuberculosis  : intradermal tuberculin test  
2. brucellosis  : BBAT, CF, ELISA or FPA  test 
3. Aujeszky's disease: ELISA or VN  test 
④ The Korean Government may request a laboratory test for particular animal diseases on animals for export 
considering the outbreak of animal disease etc. in the exporting country.  
⑤ The e ntry of people other than those designated by the government of the exporting country into the export 
quarantine facility must be restricted during the export quarantine period.  
⑥ The government of the exporting country must eliminate and control endoparas ites, ectoparasites, blood -
sucking insects and rodents with regards to the animals for export during the export quarantine period and, if 
necessary, treat animals using pharmaceuticals.  
 
Article 7 (Transportation of animals)  ① The export quarantine facilit y and containers, vehicles, and the 
storage area in vessels and aircraft used for transportation of animals for export must be disinfected with 
disinfectants approved by the government of the exporting country before the entry of animals for export or 
before use. The animals for export must be transported safely in a manner that prevents them from being 
infected  by animal diseases . 
② Hay, litter and fodder used during export quarantine or transportation must be sanitary and free from 
contamination by pathogens of animal diseases. They must be stored in the export quarantine facility before the 
initiation of export quarantine, and must not be purchased in addition en route to the destination.  
③ The animals for export must not go through areas that is no t permitted by the Korean Government to import 
cloven -hoofed animals from while being transported to Korea. However, simple stops (or landings) at a port or 
airport to refuel etc. is exceptional, provided that the animals for export are not exposed to the risk of being 
contaminated by pathogens of animal diseases.  
 
Article 8 (Export health certificate)  A veterinary officer  of the exporting country must issue an export health 
certificate in Korean or English that provides the following information in detail before shipment.  The 
government of the exporting country must consult the Korean Government about the export health certificate 
form beforehand.  
1.  species, breed, identification number, sex and age of the animal for export  
2.  the name and address of the  exporting zoo  
3.  the name and address of the export quarantine facility and the duration of the export quarantine (the start 
and the end date)  
4.  information specified in Articles 3, 4, 5.1, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.5 and 6.6.  
5.  the test per disease specified in Article 6.3, the name of the testing agency, the testing date, the means of 
the test and test result  
6.  the name of pharmaceuticals used to treat animals against endoparasites and ectoparasites pursuant to 
Article 6.6, h ow the parasites were treated, the date of treatment (only when the treatment was given)  
7.  the name of the vessel or aircraft, the date shipped and the name of the shipping port or airport  
8.  the name (of the company) and the address of the exporter and  the importer  
9.  the issuance date of the export health certificate; the place issued; the name, signature, title, of the issuer 
and the name of his/her agency  
 
Article 9 (Inconformity measures)  The Korean Government may order the return or discarding of the animals 
for export when it finds inconformity with this notice, or identifies an animal disease during the import 
quarantine.  
 ★ If Korean version and English version of this notice conflicts, Korean version shall prevail.  
 Article 10 (Review deadline)  The Minister of MAFRA must take act ions such as making improvements by 
reviewing the validity of this notice at the time marking an interval of three years starting January  1, 2016 
(meaning until December 31st  in the third year) according to the Regulation for Issuance and Management of 
Rules and Instructions . 
 
Addendum <MAFRA Notice. 2016 -67, July,  20, 2016>  
 
Article 1 (Effective date)   This notice will be implemented on  July, 20, 2016.