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FacilityCode:275
Date of Inspection:
B iosecurityInspector:
Location:

Scope

To verifr compliancewith MAF Bio

154.03.04 ContainmentFacilities

Reftrences
MAF BiosecurityNew 104ContainmentFacilities for
Zoo Antmals

Facility Containment

The entitled 'ContainmentFacilities for Zoo

and operatingrequirementsfor containment
faciliti . It specifieshow thesefacilities and their

N
o by the Director General(DG).

ard appliVsto zoo animalsthat are new organisms,i.e. those that

ved for releasein New Zealand(e.g. lions and rneercats)
have containmentapprovalunderthe HazardousSubstances
(HSNO)Act 1996.

organismsare not eligible for releaseinto New Zealandand the

yputpose of containmentis to preventtheir escape.They are defined
'restrictedorganisms'in the BiosecurityAct, 1993and arerequiredto be
held permanentlyin a containmentfacility approvedunder this Act.

The EnvironmentalRisk ManagementAuthoritg (the Authority) may impose

additional controls under Third Scheduleof the.HazardousSubstancesand
New organisms(HSNO) Act 1996for containmentof a zoo animal.

ZionWildlife Gardensis approved,under section39 of the BiosecurityAct

1993,for the holding of zoo animalsthat arenew organisms.As part of the
approvalprocess,the facility hasnominateda personresponsiblefor the

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 facility who hasnow beenapprovedasthe operatorpursuantto section40 of
the BiosecurityAct I 993.

This visit determineswhetherthe structuralandoperationalrequirementsof /?

MAFBNZ Standard154.03.04andany controlslaid down byr,$RMAare {A
being tulfilled. This report outlinesthe actions(if any) tha(!{y/Xdr t@<e \)
to complywith the aboverequirements.

Auditoomments
Jeff Storey(AWG) attendedthis visit to follow up issu
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10us
visits. Mark Montgomery(DOL) andtwo V present
for part of the audit. All memberswere tor Tim
Husband(appointedJune2009), and ia Busch.

The facility was last auditedin Fe - up enclosure

inspectionon June9. The enc ain during this visit
alongwith internal audit and registerwas provided
as per the annualreporting and facility
management plans were $i

Key findings

The following from the MAFBNZ Standard

154.03.04 Zoo Atttmals.

5.4
Des ogramme is to be implemented, the time scale
;freshercourses.

ilable to new and existingstffi Documenttraining

and ensurethat staffarefamiliar with the requirementsof
d any containment controls for zoo animals in their care.

2009 audit, animal handlerswere requiredto be ableto

e practical competencyaspart of the training requirements.In
n, the numberof hourstraining wasto be loggedin staff dailydiaries
reviewedby the Senior Big Cat Handler and Zion Management.

Changesin procedureshave resultedin changesto the training requirements

andthe aboverecordingsystemhasbeendispensddwith. Staff meetings
which have a training and internal auditing focus [ave beensuspendedsince
the deathof the SeniorBig Cat Handler.

The Operatorplans on having new training recordsdevelopedshortly that will

addressthe trainingrequired following proceduralchangesat the facility. A
copy of the templatewas requestedfor review.
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 5.5 fnturnal Controls (abridged)
Theoperatorshall carry out an internal audit of itsactivitiesat leastonce

Thedailydiarynotes
whichstaffwere
onrnm*"Wn*
and what was done in addition to routine cleaninglhsue*bNqd aXdprogress
toaddressthemisnoted.
@r Sohotdanupto
to addressthemis noted.
^@+ /AS,
5.6 Version (excerpt)
(Jpdates
Updatesare tobe
beapproved
approvedbytl1
r&{.ilr@ffi
datecoPY
are to by 4il"ilS//'
ofthemanrtat'
Theoperations
Manual ^<l)\'/-(\\"
*pffin wasreturned
to
fiWrerator
the facility. Themanu{''foQeHi9lt(N$ areasand,with thechanges
in
"r{1p}ffi' atzion;the isnolonger
scope
f,'#i,1"sbandry
The 2006 tainment Manual needsurgent review to
be compli andphysical requirements. The
Operator al and was unsureif the Managing Director
had a the Inspectorwould supply a copy if it could not be

'ddific an enclosure
tognodificdtions to an enclosurethat affectscontainmentwill require
supervisor.A major modification is deJinedas a
iodifi@ t potentially affectsthe integrityof the containmentor

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alters the structttre of the enclosure.

(SnrfrtY"rvisor witl be required to inspectthe new enclosttreto checkthat it

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S\Mdies with this Standard.Minor modificationsshall be recordedby the
D&rrotor and checkedby the supervisorat the next visit.

Modifications to the barn enclosurewere discussedduring the last visit and it

was sightedduring the current facility walk rou*rd. However, the completion
of this enclosurewas not notified to the Supervi"sor.The entry gatedoesnot
have a hardenedfooting and, while it is suitable;forholding animalswith
limited digging ability, such asthe de-clawedanimal's onsite,it would not be
a sufficient barrierto preventdigging by cldwedanimals. The Operatorneeds
to look at future-proofingall enclosuresfor clawedlion and tigers.

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 6.2.7Enclosares
TVteoperationmanualshall showhow the EnclosureStandardsare addressed
for eachspecies,with spectficreferenceto:
hew"'*"-*-/1,
...howthefoundationof the barrier has beenfixed...and ,/7

8.2 Enclosure standardsfor Felids and Ursidae (,

8.2.2 Physical containment
'l'heenclosuresmustmeetthe
The following requtremel!\
Jollowing reqttireme
gJ\

Thefoundation of any containmentbarrier shall@<(

fixing into theground or by hardenedmateriglin sucVa
animals cannot breach containment bv di
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Section2.2.1oftheFacilityContanfrfi7$aJ{\alsgaq{tSafall Honand
lion and
Sg/lil
tiger enclosures
wouldhaver.""p.-Ndrff"/@bh$'ith a concrete,
retainingwoodor steelpiping fd@)'YhiddhN$ Xro bethe
requirementfor underneathg

6.2.4Muintenanceof e
Clearmaintenance
instfuqidifir q6eb@b%nts of thefunctioningsystems
to preserve
nce to preserve the integrity oJ
the integritv of
':::#,H:;:"""K>Etroh "<ryYnce

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The perime4l.{./Wi#d E tplq\r*iare checkeddaily, notificationof issuesis
by except)A\e{orffrg ddlftMports areloggedinto the dailydiary.

u.rp*@{q$},- andwaste(excerpt)
ats

W incinerated or deeply buried.

emantcould not confirm if one tiger was buried inside the

ffi (Facility ContainmentManual 7.1-5)or on farmland
side fio. This information needsto be provided andthe Inspector
sheis preparedto talk to the staff memberdirectly involved if
arranged.

of Zoo Animals (excerpt)

conciledregisterthat accountsfor births, deathsand transfersshall be
availableat all times. Theoperatorshall regularly verifi the accuracyof this
registerat a minimumof six monthlyintervals
t
The registerwas up-to-dateshowinghistoric andcurrentinformation
including all health checks. This is a large andunwieldy documentand the
Operatorplansto developa recofdingsystemfor individual animals.

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 8,2.2 Physical Containment
All enclosureswere visitedwith the following itemsnoted:
Holding areasbetween3&4 had damagedpanelling. While there is mesh
behindthepanelling,it wasinstalledto preventaggression betw.enmerr;.ffts
of theWild Prideandothergroupsof animals.With thefuakup of th,ftftq
Pride,thelikelyhoodof aggression is reducedbut thert{sfirsgshol@"^ V
repairedto preventdentaldamageif chewingoccurs(Nhqbddo- dt\.beJtbnt

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pullitoffcompletely.
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Thenightdenattached to 6 hada damag.a
"*#rrfuil
breachcontainmentthere is only one laye;-e{plywoYd Rrw}Ng accessto
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the den. with the unsettledlegal proceEd{@*aq0thpqobtrrtE'g accessof a
disgruntledex-employeeto the prope4'Ndair-to tt{i6 Ubr\r,}6uldassistin
maintainingcontainment
andthe e4t66/.iy.d"aufis5Mtd'C
box.
The holding areabetween1l e ry$dlXifuheightexternalfencebut
the internal fenceson the c are ient height to contain
cheetahbut not lions. Thi ig\dpoles installedbut not wired.
The holding side of thg bat shoulder)electricwire. The
fenceon the lion sid n for outriggersand has a mid
heightwire on both sid is no immediateplan to raise
the height of t$ AS lions do not havethe ability to climb.
TheOperatop;)ilfu$an wire which would widen the distance
the anima limiting the ability for contact between
animals,i xt

o
A ragetank was dislodgedwhich may affect the zoos
and the movementof deerup and down the sreek. Deer
Qe,-ggk facilitatesbank erosion, increasingparticulate presence
€bQfr# water. The creek should be fencedoff or deer should be
Tphere they canotaccessthe creek. Riparianplantiag would also
points and prevent roaming along the length of the creek.

of Gorrective,Actions
Gbrrective actions (CAR: a correctiveaction requestfor a non-compliance
that is not a seriousrisk to biosecurity.Workwitl bepermitted to continue
but thefacility will be given a specffiedperiod of time to rectify the non-
conformity,e.g.proceduresfor eccessare not d$ailabteat the entrance.)

1. Locate andrevisethe zoo manual(escalatedfrom recommendationdue

to CAR 2).
Review shouldbe submittedas soon aspossibleand no later than
September 25k 2009.

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 2. Reinforcefooting of barn enclosureto meetthe requirementsof the
ContainmentFacility Manual (escalatedfrom recommendationdueto
non-compliancewith the manual).
Completionof work to be notified by 18 September2009.

Recommendations(Thefollowing commentsare reco

Theyare non binding and are noted to assistyott to enfuc)
maintain compliancewith the requirementsof the st, ey
on observationsmadeby the auditor during the

1. Confirm locationof animal burial; rev/franual if to cover

burials.
thisandtuture
,({& rt
2. Patchnight box enclosure6. {(D N N\
3. Add extralow level wire to
4. Submitplan for height and enclosure
alterationsand develo six months.

Sum-mary
Zionwildlife Garffriqcontlnu enclosurerequirementsto meet
structuralrequiq46$t\ ) there is concernthat the Operatorhad
notseen
uriyftffi Manual and thereforehasno
referenceto liance with approvedproceduresand
protoco bf changeatZion in the past 3 months,it is
lmperatl pdatedasoften asrequiredto reflect these

very managerhas a desireto leavetheir mark and, as

uld be easyfor aspectsof the operationalmanagement
be suspendedduring a changeover due to lack of familiarity
. There are also difficulties presentedby learning and
new approacheswhen the currentonesare familiar and seemto
just as effectively.

Thank you for your time during my review of your facility. On the basisof
my audit of your containmentfacility on the 4th August 2009,I am
recommendingto MAF Biosecurity New Zealan$that they continue your
approvalto this Standardwith a recommendationthat your audit frequency
remain at six monthly. This may be reconsideredif a longer term
managementplan is implemented.

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 Yours sincerely,

Crystal Lange
BiosecurityInspector
PO Box 966
Hamilton 3240

Ph. 07 9578319
Fax. 07 957 8317
Email: crystal.lange@maf,govt.nz

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