Without Health Documents, 2 Pork Transport Trucks From Jembrana Refused To Enter Ketapang

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JEMBRANA - Dozens of pigs from Jembarana Regency, Bali that were transported by two trucks were refused entry to Ketapang, Banyuwangi Regency, East Java. The reason is that there are no health documents.

The discovery of dozens of pigs without health documents was discovered by the Agricultural Quarantine officers in Gilimanuk in collaboration with the Surabaya Agricultural Quarantine, in the Ketapang working area.

Head of Denpasar Class I Agricultural Quarantine Center I Putu Terunanegara said the refusal of pigs was carried out as a commitment to the Denpasar Agricultural Quarantine in implementing the Circular (SE) of the National Oral and Foot Diseases Task Force (PMK) as well as a letter from the Minister of Agriculture regarding the Bali lockdown from animal traffic and animal products. susceptible to FMD.

"We, Denpasar Agricultural Quarantine, really hope for collaboration with relevant agencies in the field, including from the wider community, which we hope can provide valid information so that we can maximize supervision," he said, Tuesday, July 19 evening.

In total there were 70 pigs transported by the two trucks. The final destination of this pig shipment is to Karanganyar Regency, Central Java.

"Control of foot and mouth disease by the Denpasar Agricultural Quarantine together with relevant agencies is carried out to prevent the spread of FMD and livestock health can be maintained," Terunanegara.

In accordance with Law Number 21 of 2019 concerning quarantine of animals, fish and plants, transport of animals, plants and their products must be accompanied by a health certificate from the area of origin to ensure that the carrier media is free from Quarantined Animal Disease Pests (HPHK) and Quarantined Plant Destruction Organisms. (OPTK).

Then it relates to the FMD outbreak in accordance with the Circular Letter (SE) of the PMK Handling Task Force Number 3 of 2022 concerning the control of regional-based FMD vulnerable animal and animal products traffic control.

"In point 12, it states that it is prohibited to traffic animals susceptible to FMD either in or out of and to the province of Bali," he said.