Directorate General of Livestock Services

Agriculture Department

Directorate General of Livestock Services

http://ditjennak.pertanian.go.id/

Jakarta, 8 August 2007

No. 91/PD 630/F/08/2007

Re: Importation of Dogs, Cats, Monkeys, and Other Wild Animals (Animals that carry rabies)

Notice

In hopes of maintaining a rabies-free area in Indonesia and related to the traffic of dogs, cats and wild animals form countries or territories that are not free of rabies into territories that are free of rabies in Indonesia are the following matters:

A. In the Rulings of the Government of the Republic of Indonesia No. 22 (1983) regarding Public Veterinary Health Section 22:

1. To maintain a rabies-free area, all persons and agencies are forbidden to import dogs, cats, apes and other wild animals capable of carrying rabies:

a. From countries or territories not free of rabies into the rabies-free areas of the Republic of Indonesia.

b. From areas not yet declared free of rabies by the Minister of Agriculture to rabies-free areas of the Republic of Indonesia.

2. The Minister may make exceptions to the rules and regulations set forth in (1). These exceptions are only for the general good, public orderliness and security& defense.

B. In the explanations above of the Rulings of the Government of the Republic of Indonesia No. 22 (1983) regarding Public Veterinary Health Section 22:

1. Rabies-free areas in the Republic of Indonesia are determined by decision of the Minister of Agriculture. Import of dogs, cats, apes and other wild animals capable of carrying rabies into these areas is expressly forbidden.

2. Exceptions for importing the aforementioned animals are granted by the Minister on the basis of requests of those involved. Examples of security & defense purposes are tracking dogs for military purposes and sniffer dogs for police or customs operations. Dogs, cats, apes and other wild animals imported for personal purposes are not covered by these exceptions.

C. Based upon (A) & (B) above, what is meant by the general good in (A)(2) is for the purposes of show/exhibition and diplomatic.

D. Based upon Ministerial Decision No. 1096/Kpts/TN.120/10/1999 regarding the import of dogs, cats, apes and other wild animals into rabies-free areas in Indonesia section 3 is as follows:

1. Dogs, cats, apes and other wild animals may only be imported from rabies-free countries and territories.

2. Dogs, cats, apes and other wild animals may only be imported from rabies-free territories of Indonesia.

This notice was sent out for action by those whom it concerns.

Director General of Livestock Services

Ir. Mathur Riady, MA

Unofficial translation

Living in Indonesia, A Site for Expatriates

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September 2, 2007

Agriculture Department

Directorate General of Livestock Services

http://ditjennak.pertanian.go.id/

Jakarta, 20 August 2007

No. 96/PD.630/F/08/2007

Re: Prohibition of Importation of Animals from Rabies Countries to the Province of Jakarta

To the Secretary General

Foreign Affairs Department

Jakarta

As further action regarding the notice circulated by the Director General of Livestock No. 91/PD 630/F/08/2007 referencing the Rulings of the Government of the Republic of Indonesia No. 22 (1983) and the Decision of the Minister of Agriculture No. 1096/Kpts/TN.120/10/1999 regarding the import of dogs, cats, apes and other wild animals capable of carrying rabies, it is hereby declared that since September 6th 2007, imported pets in the form of dogs, cats, apes and other wild animals capable of carrying rabies from countries and territories that are not rabies-free are not allowed in the territories of Jakarta and other rabies-free areas on the island of Java except for the purposes of the general good, public orderliness, and security& defense.