New Cattle Quarantine Procedures

The Minister of Agriculture (“Minister”) has issued Regulation No. 113/PERMENTAN/PD.410/10/2013 on Quarantine Measures for the Import of Calves, Breeding Cattle, and Cattle for Slaughter into Indonesian Territory (“Permentan 113/2013”).

The objective of Permentan 113/2013 is to prevent the spread of pests and animal diseases of foreign origin into Indonesian territory. The regulation implements Article 59 of Government Regulation No. 82 of 2000 on Animal Quarantine (“PP 82/2000”), which provides that the Minister must issue a regulation on assessing the health of imported breeding animals, biologically reproductive animal specimens, and captive animals.