# Agriculture minister, John Steenhuisen, has noted the interim order issued by the High Court in Pretoria on the procurement and administration of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines. The court ruled that farmers, feedlots and dairy operations can source and administer approved FMD vaccines privately and independently. This is without participating in the state’s vaccination scheme or needing ministerial permission. Steenhuisen says the gazetted Section 10 animal health scheme already provides a lawful framework for participation by private industry role-players. He says government has consistently supported a coordinated public-private approach to combating FMD.
Minister Steenhuisen says government supports a coordinated public-private approach to combating FMD