Quarantine inspection service and Quarantine inspection for imported animals
| 1) Submission of Animal Import Plan - Animal Import Plan should be submitted to District office before the import of animals in accordance with relevant regulations |
| 2) Report of arrival - Importer of animals should report to District office by telephone or writing of the arrival of animals and detailed plan for unloading and transportation |
| 3) On-board inspection
- On-board inspection for vessel is performed in an outer port - On-board inspection for aircraft is performed in a reasonable area for prevention of livestock epidemic - Inspection items * Details of transportation * Health condition during transportation and clinical inspection * Health certificate issued by exporting country * Conformity to animal health requirements by Korean authority |
| 4) Unloading and transportation - Unloading and transportation should be carried out in a safe way to prevent the livestock epidemic by unloading company, transportation company |
| 5) Moorage in quarantine station - Moorage during quarantine period which includes re-inspection period |
| 6) Application for quarantine inspection
- Required documents * Application form provided by APQA * Health certificate issued by exporting country * Vaccination certificate required by relevant regulations or by animal health requirements agreed with exporting country - Reference documents * Reference documents can be required by quarantine officer to verify the authenticity of quarantine application or import license, etc |
| 7) Epidemiological investigation
- Review of quarantine application and attached documents - Review of the results of on-board inspection - Any other necessary epidemiological investigate |
| 8) Clinical inspection and laboratory test
- Individual clinical check 1∼2 times a day in accordance with clinical inspection methods - Laboratory test in accordance with test methods by species |
| 9) Judgement
- Qualified : Issuance of quarantine certificate - Disqualified : Return, Incineration or Burial |
