Page 1 of 4 Draft Quarantine Requirements fo r the Importation of Tortoises 
(In case of any discrepancy between the English version and the Chinese text of these Requirem ents, the Chinese text shall gove rn.) 
1. The tortoise mentioned herein is that of Stigmochelys pardalis , Geochelone 
sulcata , Kinixys belliana  or their sub-species. 
2. The imported tortoise, according to Wildlif e Conservation Act, shall apply to the 
central wildlife conservation authority of this country before applying for 
Quarantine Requirements. 
3. The imported tortoise shall comply with the following requirements: 
(1)  The number of the imported tortoises is  five or more in each consignment: 
i.  The following requirements shall be c onfirmed by veterinarian licensed by 
the competent authority of the exporting country: 
(i)  The veterinarian himself or hers elf is responsible for diseases 
diagnosis and reporting if a notifiable disease is found in the establishment or raising place of origin. 
(ii)  There is not any case of tubercul osis, Salmonellosis or massive deaths 
during the previous 12 months. 
(iii)  The establishment or raising place of origin shall be disinfected 
regularly.  The sanitary records and production records shall be kept. 
(iv)  The facilities of establishment or  raising place of origin shall be 
inspected regularly, under good mainte nance, and capable of keeping 
other animals out of it. 
 
ii.  The tortoises shall be kept in exporting country since birth or stay in 
exporting country for at least 1 year(s) prior to the shipment. Page 2 of 4 iii.  The tortoises shall be detained fo r pre-export quarantine on an approved 
isolated quarantine premises under the supervision of the animal 
quarantine authorities of the exporting co untry for at least 30 days prior to 
shipment. 
iv.  During the pre-export quarantine, the animals shall be subjected to the 
following examinations and treatments: 
(i)  Examinations of Salmonellae: Fecal samples collected from the 
tortoises are cultured by pre-enrichme nt media, enrichment media and 
Salmonellae selective media for Salmone llae isolation, and the isolated 
results are negative. 
(ii)  Treatments against parasites: The to rtoises shall be treated for internal 
and external parasites twice at an interval of at least 14 days with 
broad-spectrum parasiticide. 
v.  The tortoises shall be inspected and found clinically free from any 
communicable disease or external parasite  by an official veterinarian of the 
animal quarantine authority of the expor ting country within 2 days prior to 
shipment. 
(2)  The number of the importing tortoise is  four or less in each consignment: 
i.  The tortoise shall be kept in expor ting country since birth or stay in 
exporting country for at least 1 year(s) prior to the shipment. 
ii.  The tortoise shall be detained fo r pre-export quarantine on an approved 
isolated quarantine premises under the supervision of the animal quarantine 
authorities of the exporting country for at least 30 days prior to shipment. 
iii.  During the pre-export quarantine, the animals shall be subjected to the 
following examinations and treatments: 
(i)  Examinations of Salmonellae: Fecal samples collected from the 
tortoises are cultured by pre-enrichme nt media, enrichment media and Page 3 of 4 Salmonellae selective media for Salmone llae isolation, and the isolated 
results are negative. 
(ii)  Treatments against parasites: The to rtoises shall be tr eated for internal 
and external parasites twice at an interval of at least 14 days with 
broad-spectrum parasiticide. 
iv.  The tortoises shall be inspected  and found clinically free from any 
communicable disease or external parasite  by an official veterinarian of the 
animal quarantine authority of the expor ting country within 2 days prior to 
shipment. 
4. The imported tortoise shall be accompanie d by an original veterinary certificate 
issued by the animal quarantine aut hority of the exporting country and the 
certificate shall state the following detailed information in English: 
(1)  Species of the tortoise and origin: 
i.  Species: scientific name and common name 
ii.  Quantity, sex and age (or the date of birth) 
iii.  Identification number (microchip or tattoo or other identification marks) 
iv.  Exporting country 
v.  Competent authority of the exporting country 
vi.  Name and address of the establishment or raising place of origin 
(exempted when the number of the tortoi se of the consignment is four or 
less) 
vii.  Name and address of the e xporter or the exporting company 
(2)  Destination: 
i.  Country of destination 
ii.  Name and address of the impo rter or the importing company 
(3)  Results of quarantine inspections: 
i.  Dates of pre-export quarantine Page 4 of 4 ii.  Attesting that the tortoise is in compliance with Article 3(1) of this 
Requirement if the number of the tortoise is five or more. 
iii.  Attesting that the tortoise is in compliance with Article 3(2) of this 
Requirement if the number of the tortoise is four or less. 
iv.  The name of medicine, doses, and the dates of the treatment against 
internal and external parasites. 
(4)  Date, place and authority issuance of the veterinary certificate, official stamp, 
and the name and signature of  the official veterinarian. 
5. The tortoise shall be transported with clean container and vehicle disinfected 
with disinfectant approved by the competent authority of the exporting country.  
No feed, fodder, bedding or other animal s shall be supplementary loaded during 
the transportation.  The transportati on and transition shall be pursuant to 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code of Worl d Organization for Animal Health (OIE) 
and regulations of International Air Transport Association (IATA). 
6. The imported tortoise shall be subjected to post arrival quarantine detention for 2 
days.  The importer shall apply for post  arrival quarantine detention to the 
animal quarantine authority of this country  at least 30 days prior to the shipment.