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Steenhuisen signs off on stricter FMD rules
--- Isabel van Tonder 01 Jul 2026Agriculture minister John Steenhuisen has approved a comprehensive new act to manage FMD while limiting the economic damage caused by the disease. Section 9 of the South African Animal Diseases Act 35 of 1984 empowers the minister of agriculture to implement mandatory control measures – such as movement restrictions, vaccinations and quarantine.The ..Read More


