The Veterinary Services Division oversees national health, animal status and welfare through its various services offered island wide. The Division operates a Diagnostic Laboratory services for the protection of the livestock industry; it certifies the health of animals; it is involved in the import/export inspection of live animals, meats and meat products; and it offers artificial insemination services for cattle, pigs and goats. The Ministry has revamped the Artificial Insemination Service (AIS) with the acquisition of a Liquid Nitrogen Plant for the safe storage of semen.
Disease Diagnostic Services
Animal Welfare
Quarantine, Permitting and Licensing Unit
- Exporting Animals from Jamaica
- Importing animals, animal products and animal by-products into Jamaica
- Apply for a Veterinary Import Permit for commercial/ non-commercial use
The Ministry of Agriculture Trade System (MOAT) website | Registering and Applying for a Veterinary Import Permit Using MOATRADE - Importing Live Animals
- Importing Fishery Products
- Feathers
- Travel with food to Jamaica for personal consumption
- Commercial Importers of animal products wishing to import a new product or a product from a new country
- Apply for a Veterinary Import Permit for commercial/ non-commercial use
- Quarantine of Live Animals
- Jamaica Single Window for Trade...click here
- Agricultural Insurance: Scope and Limitations for Weather Risk Management
- Towards a Strategy for Managing Agricultural Weather Risks
Disaster Tips Handbooks
Application Forms
Acts and Regulations
- The Public Health (Butchers) Regulations 1989
- Cruelty to Animals Law
- Food and Drugs Act 1975
- Fertilizers and Feeding Stuffs Act
- Keeping of Animals Act
- Meat and Meat Products and Meat By-products (Inspection and Export) Act
- Pound Act
- Processed Food Act
- Public Health Act
- The Animals (Diseases and Importation) Act
Fact Sheet
Notifiable Diseases
Veterinary Practitioners
Medical Laboratory Professionals Week, April 24-30, 2022
Medical Laboratory Professionals Week, April 20-26, 2025
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