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Uganda - Obtain a Milk Transport Permit

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ProcedureEdit

Apply In-person

  1. The first step is to acquire a suitable vehicle for the milk transportation and qualified personnel to setup the milk business. Make sure the milk transport vehicle complies with the laid out hygienic and operational requirements.
    • No person shall export milk or milk products unless he or she has applied for reshipment inspection and has been issued, by the Authority, with a Milk transport permit to transport the milk or milk products by road, rail or air.
  2. Contact the nearest Dairy Development Authority office to provide the relevant details of the Milk Transport business and required documentations.You should visit their website on the following Link Dairy Development Authority
  3. Here you will be given and application for a permit form to fill and submit. After this you are supposed to return the form of the application
  4. Before the Applicant is permitted to deal in Milk Transport, the Authority shall satisfy that the applicant meets the requirements necessary for carrying out the activity.
  5. An application to undertake Milk transport shall be in Form I set out in the Third Schedule to these Regulations.
  6. The application shall be accompanied by the fee specified in the Fourth Schedule to these Regulations.
  7. The application shall, in addition to the fee referred to above , shall Indicate :-
    • the full name and address of the applicant;
    • in the case of a company limited by shares, the names and full addresses of its directors;
    • a commitment to submit to the Authority samples of each batch of milk or milk products to be transported for quality tests;
  8. The transport permit shall not be unreasonably withheld and shall be issued to the applicant within a period not exceeding twenty-five working days after receipt of the application by the Authority.
    • Seek regular advisory services from DDA’s Compliance Officers for the Bulk transport containers (tankers) how they should be designed and transport equipment layout goes on.
  9. On completion of bulk transport container of the milk cooling facility, contact the nearest DDA office for a preliminary inspection of the transport container equipment.
    • Where areas of non-compliances are identified from the inspections, improvements should be undertaken so that everything is up to par.
  10. If everything is in order, you can move on to the next step and submit your application for a milk Transport permit/ license through the Dairy Development Authority Licensing Board.
  11. Once payment is made the milk transport permit/ license will be processed within twenty-five days.
  12. The license has a validity period of one year and you can start operations immediately.
  13. Pay monthly dues and levy as and where applicable. Other conditions of issuance of the license should be observed (Non-compliance can lead to suspension of permit)
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Required DocumentsEdit

  1. Identity card
  2. PIN Certificate
  3. Vehicle ownership documents
  4. Business registration certificate (for businesses)
  5. PIN certificate (Of the proprietor and partners) (for businesses)
  6. Identity card (Of the proprietor and partners) (for businesses)
  7. Medically certificate for milk handling personnel

Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Dairy Development Authority
Plot 1 Kafu Road Nakasero, Kampala Uganda
P. O. Box 34006 Kampala,Uganda
Tel: (256) 414-343901/3
Fax: (256) 414-250270.
Email: E-mail to: [email protected]
Website:Dairy Development Autority

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Dairy Development Authority
Northern Uganda Regional Office.
Gulu
Plot 4,Awach Rd ,Gulu Municipality.
Email: E-mail to: [email protected]
Website:Dairy Development Autority

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Dairy Development Authority
South western Regional Office.
Mbarara
Plot 3 High Street, Mbarara
P. O. Box 1398, Mbarara
Tel: +256 485-421017.
Email: E-mail to: [email protected]
Website:Dairy Development Autority

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Dairy Development Authority
North |Eastern regional Office
Soroti
Plot 5-9, Old Mbale Road.Soroti, Uganda
Email: E-mail to: [email protected]
Website:Dairy Development Autority

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Border Post Offices
Dairy Development Authority
Busia Busia Customs Area MAAIF Building.
Email: E-mail to: [email protected]
Website:Dairy Development Autority

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Dairy Development Authority Malaba
Malaba Customs Area MAAIF Building
Email: E-mail to: [email protected]
Website:Dairy Development Autority

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Dairy Development Authority
Entebbe
Entebbe Dairy Training School
Plot 121 M, Kigungu Road
P.O.Box 257 Entebbe
Tel: +256414662217
Website:Dairy Development Autority

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Entebbe International Airport
Customs Business Centre(CBC)
Email: E-mail to: [email protected]
Website:Dairy Development Autority

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National Dairy Laboratory
Dairy House,
UMA Show Grounds<br Lugogo - Kampala
Tel: +256 414696145
Email: E-mail to: [email protected]
Website:Dairy Development Autority

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EligibilityEdit

  • Milk handlers who transport or convey raw milk from one point (source) to another (destination).

FeesEdit

  • Annual Permit fees Ugsh 200,000
  • Application fees Nil.


ValidityEdit

  • The validity period is one year
  • However non-compliance can lead to suspension of permit

Documents to UseEdit

Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links

Sample DocumentsEdit

THIRD SCHEDULE Form 1

Reg. 6(1)
THE DAIRY (MARKETING AND PROCESSING OF MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS) REGULATIONS, 2003
GENERAL APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION FOR PROCESSING/MARKETING
OPERATING A FACTORY/STORAGE TRANSPORTING/DEALING IN DAIRY EQUIPMENT

  • Date:..............................

I/We* .............................. of P.O. Box ..............................
Hereby apply for a certificate/renewal of a certificate for marketing/storage/processing/transportation of milk or milk products in the following locations—
Location
District
1. .................................... ..............................
2. .................................... ..............................
3. .................................... ..............................
4. .................................... ..............................
5. .................................... ..............................
If the application is for processing, indicate the location of the factory where milk is to be processed
.............................................
.................................................................................
Signature of Applicant ......................................................
Checked by ..................................................................
Technical Officer,
Dairy Development
Authority Approved/not approved ....................................
..............................
Executive Director
Dairy Development Authority

  • Delete whichever is applicable

Processing TimeEdit

  • The processing time is 25 days.

Related VideosEdit

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. 
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sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
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InstructionsEdit

  • Any person who carries on any of the activities in sub-regulation (2) without a registration certificate commits an offence.
  • Any person who exports milk or milk products without a valid transport permit commits an offence.

The procedure involves
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  1. Contacting the nearest DDA office to provide the relevant details and documentations
  2. Making an application and paying the requisite fees
  3. Permits is processed and issued
  4. Operating within the conditions of issuance of the permit (Non-compliance can lead to suspension of permit)


Required InformationEdit

  1. Name of applicant (individual or firm)
  2. Prescribed area of carrying milk
  3. Source of milk
  4. Quantity of milk to be carried
  5. Hours of operation
  6. Premises of operation
  7. Type of sale (wholesale/ retail)
  8. Reason for application

Need for the DocumentEdit

  1. The permit for milk transporters serves a regulatory purpose and the process of its acquisition is provided for under the law
  2. Milk handlers who transport or convey raw milk from one point (source) to another (destination) are required to apply for milk transport permit from DDA.
  3. Licensing of milk Transport is an important activity in regulation of the dairy industry. It facilitates regular inspection of transport carriers to ensure compliance to milk quality and safety requirements.
  4. In Uganda no person is allowed to carry milk or permit any milk to be carried in a prescribed area except with a valid milk Transport permit.


Information which might helpEdit

  • Failure to comply with the provisions of the registration would attract a fine of Ugx. 500,000/= and/or imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months
  1. Milk dealers are required to obtain relevant licenses and permits from Dairy Development Authority.
  2. Premises dealing with milk and milk products are first inspected to establish compliance to milk quality and safety requirements prior to licensing.
  3. Routine inspections are subsequently conducted to monitor continued compliance.
  4. Non-compliances may lead to suspension of license.

Requirements for Registration as Milk Transporter

  1. Cans shall be made of food grade materials (aluminium, stailess steel or plastic)
  2. Bulk transport containers (tankers) shall be designed in accordance with appropriate standards to ensure ease of cleaning and disinfecting, drainage avoidance of contamination.
  3. Open pickups shall not transport milk unless the pick-up is built in such a way as to preclude dust and rain.
  4. Milk transporter vehicles shall be kept clean at all times.
  5. Transport vehicles shall not be allowed to carry any other goods, persons or animals in the carrier bed.

Other uses of the Document/CertificateEdit

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External LinksEdit


OthersEdit

  • In Uganda no person is allowed to carry milk or permit any milk to be carried in a prescribed area except with a valid milk carriage permit any person who contravenes this shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand shillings or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding one year or to both.


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