Namibia: Stricter Controls On Import, Export of Livestock Products Take Effect

Namibians can no longer import or export dairy products, poultry, poultry meat and poultry meat products without a permit.

This follows the implementation of the Livestock and Livestock Products Amendment Act, under which they have become controlled products.

According to Ace Mutelo, spokesperson of the Livestock and Livestock Products Board of Namibia (LLPBN, formerly Meat Board), the lists also includes poultry eggs, poultry egg products, sheep and goat skins, and bovine animal hides.

Mutelo…