Ghana - Apply for Butcher Licence (Permit)

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. Application form for Butcher Licence (permit) is available in the Food and drugs authority (FDA) regional office or Ministry of fisheries and Aquaculture Development or Veterinary Service Directorate office in Ghana. Contact link or link
2. The applicant has to approach the FDA office. Then, the applicants can get their application form.
3. Read carefully through the application forms as there contain different section.
4. Please complete each section of this application form as a Word document then submit a printed version of the completed form, along with the supporting documents to the FDA regional office or the head office for verification and processing and they can be found under the "Required Documents" section of this page.
5. Submit the dully filled in form, attached with pay slip to the Health Officer in charge of the area in which the Butcher is located or nearby health inspector office whose officers shall carryout inspection of the applicant’s premises.
   • The Health officer shall ensure that the premises are at a reasonable distance, as shall be determined by the Authority, from a toilet, garbage refuse skips, an open drainage channel, hair dressing areas or other premises where other items other than meat are sold.
   • The Health Inspector shall also ensure that meat is properly placed to prevent it from getting contaminated and where a butcher’s shop sells meat of different animals or birds, the licensee of the butcher’s shop shall ensure that there are facilities to adequately separate and clearly label the meat of the different animals or birds.
   • The health inspector should also make sure that the Applicant should not permit any gut scrapping, tripe cleaning or domestic washing to be carried out in his or her premises of work.
   • The applicant not to suffer any permit refusal, filth or meat trimmings not intended for sale should be deposited or accumulated in his or her premises except in special receptacles provided for that purpose.
6. Please refer to the fees details in the “Fees” section of this page.
7. Pay the processing fees, upon which the applicant will be issued with a receipt.
8. In order for the applicant to be issued with a Butcher’s Shop Licence, the applicant Must observe all due cleanliness mentioned above to the satisfaction of the Authority in regard to his or her premises and all articles, apparatus and utensils kept in the Butcher’s shop.
9. Collect the applicant Butcher Licence from where his/her application was submitted within a day from the date the application was received at FDA office or Ministry of fisheries and Aquaculture Development in case there is no rejection.
10. Generally, the processing time for this procedure is 1 month.

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Required Documents

• Application form
• Valid national identity card.
• Valid company's registration certificate.
• Proof of payment
• Clearance from Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives for non-nationals
• Proof of Business-registration/registering-a-new-company
• For new business - original certificate of registration (Business name)
• Certificate of incorporation (Company)
• Proof letter from Ghana Registration Services Bureau
• Original rent and tenancy agreement from the Land lord for the new business.
• Original trading License for the previous year for already existing business.

Note: A copy of the submitted documents shall be endorsed by the FDA and returned to the applicant.

Office Locations & Contacts

Cover Letter Addressed To:
The Chief Executive
Food and Drugs Authority
P.O. Box CT 2783
Cantonments – Accra
GHANA.

Return Completed Form To:
Chief Executive Officer,
Food and Drugs Authority,
17 South Legon Commercial Areas,
SHIASHIE, ACCRA.
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Location: Accra
Address: Food and Drugs Authority
Health consultant in Accra,
Ghana. 17 Nelson Mandela Ave, Accra, Ghana.
JRG9+2Q Accra, Ghana
Contact number- +233 30 223 3200
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Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development
Regional government office
M9GQ+44 Kumasi, Ghana
Kumasi, Ghana
Location link
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Ministry of Health
Address: SekouToure Avenue North Ridge
Adjacent National Health Insurance Head Office
Accra
HR23+VF2, Accra
P.O. Box M 44 Accra Ghana
Digital Address: GA-029-4296
Fax NO: +233 302 665651
Telephone: +233 302 665651/+233302668782
Email: [email protected]
Contact link
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Veterinary Service Directorate (Government Animal Clinic)
Government office in Accra, Ghana
Address: Okodan Rd, Accra, Ghana
HR4J+RP Accra, Ghana
Location link
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Ministry of Food and Agriculture
Government office in Accra, Ghana
Address: Kinbu Rd, Accra, Ghana
HR23+M8 Accra, Ghana
P. O. Box M37, Accra Accra
Telephone :(+233)021-662961, 663036, 662810
Fax number: (+233-21) 668245
Location link
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Eligibility

• All persons interested in selling Meat and operating Butcher shops are eligible, provided they meet the requirements of the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture department.

Fees

License Fee:

• Grade I - 187,500 GHS
• Grade II - 90,000 GHS
• Grade III - 75,000 GHS
• Grade IV - 36,000 GHS

Renewal Fee:

• Grade I - 187,500 GHS
• Grade II - 90,000 GHS
• Grade III - 75,000 GHS
• Grade IV - 36,000 GHS

Validity

• The license is valid for one year and renewable thereafter.

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Processing Time

• The Processing time for this procedure is 1 month.

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Instructions

• A butcher’s shop shall not be used for the carrying on of any other trade or process without the written approval of the Council.
• A licensee of a butcher’s shop shall not permit any live animal or bird to be kept in his or her butcher’s shop.
• A butcher who contravenes this ordinance commits an offence.
• The Applicant shall take all the necessary precautions to guard against any meat kept in his or her premises being contaminated by flies.

Required Information

PARTICULARS OF APPLICANT:

• Name of Applicant
• Telephone number(s)
• Postal Address
• E-mail address

INFORMATION ON FACILITY:

• Name of Facility
• Physical location of Storage Facility/GPS Address
• Number of Freezers
• Type of meat/fish products
• Name of butcher shop
• Declaration by applicant
• sketch or attach directions to the meat shop, indicating landmarks, if any

Need for the Document

• Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) and the Veterinary Services Directorate (VSD) by Public Health Act, 2012 (Act 851) requires that all meat and fish shop be registered with the FDA and obtain a licences after meeting the acceptable standards i.e. Good Manufacturing ,Cold Storage and Distribution Practice in the facility as set by the FDA, before commencing operation.
• These are to ensure the safety and quality of meat for human and animal consumption in Ghana as the Codes of Practices.

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