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Full procedure Move sheep across the Qara-Chik line to summer pasture

An ISEZ household's flock taken to summer pasture on tribal land and brought back in September.

Flocks cross the line at the Gendarmerie checkpoints with a veterinary certificate, tagged and vaccinated, and with the grazing agreement of the clan whose pasture it is. Stock routes and grazing across the State Route 1 corridor are governed by the 2009 corridor protocol; crossing the Qara-Chik line is governed by the checkpoint rules.

Obtain an extract from the household livestock book

Extract of the district administration showing the number of sheep on the household's record.

  1. 1. Request the extract
    Where: District administration: trade and agriculture section
    Apply in the district of the household's residence, which since the 2016 reform may not be the district where the sheep winter.
    Bring: ID card or passport of the applicant
    You receive: Extract from the household livestock book
    Cost: IS 10
    Time: 30–150 min in the queue, 10–15 min at the counter, 2–5 days until the next step

Tag the sheep

Numbered ear tags bought from the State Veterinary Inspectorate and fitted by the district veterinarian.

  1. 2. Buy the tags in cash
    Where: Cash desk of the Agricultural Directorate
    The fee is paid in cash som only, at the cash desk of the Agricultural Directorate in the old building on Tokmok Street, and not at the Inspectorate. Bring the cash receipt back to the Inspectorate, where the stamp is given.
    Bring: Extract from the household livestock book
    Cost: IS 0.80 per head (cash som only)
    Time: 20–70 min in the queue, 10–15 min at the counter, 0–1 days until the next step
  2. 3. Have the tags fitted by the district veterinarian
    Where: State Veterinary Inspectorate
    Sheep without tags returning across the line are treated as animals of unknown origin.
    You receive: Numbered ear tags for each sheep
    Cost: IS 0.30 per head
    Time: 0 min in the queue, 120–360 min at the counter, 1–3 days until the next step

Vaccinate the flock

Vaccination against foot-and-mouth disease and brucellosis by the district veterinary station.

  1. 4. Have the flock vaccinated
    Where: State Veterinary Inspectorate
    The flock may cross the line no sooner than 21 days after vaccination.
    Bring: Numbered ear tags for each sheep
    You receive: Vaccination record (foot-and-mouth disease, brucellosis)
    Cost: IS 1.20 per head
    Time: 0 min in the queue, 180–480 min at the counter, 21 days until the next step

Agree the grazing with the clan council

Grazing agreement of the council of elders of the clan whose pasture it is.

  1. 5. Agree the terms through the herder's kin
    Where: Council of elders of the pasture's clan
    The agreement is made under customary law and is not an ISEZ document; the Gendarmerie asks to see it at the checkpoint. Its terms (often paid in sheep) are not shown in the cost estimate.
    Bring: Extract from the household livestock book
    You receive: Grazing agreement of the clan council
    Time: 0 min in the queue, 60–600 min at the counter, 7–60 days until the next step

Obtain Form 1-VET for the flock

Certificate of the State Veterinary Inspectorate for moving the flock, valid five days.

  1. 6. Pay the fee in cash
    Where: Cash desk of the Agricultural Directorate
    The fee is paid in cash som only, at the cash desk of the Agricultural Directorate in the old building on Tokmok Street, and not at the Inspectorate. Bring the cash receipt back to the Inspectorate, where the stamp is given.
    Cost: IS 30 (cash som only)
    Cost: IS 0.10 per head (cash som only)
    Time: 20–70 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 0–1 days until the next step
  2. 7. Collect the veterinary certificate Form 1-VET for the flock
    Where: State Veterinary Inspectorate
    Valid five days. A flock on foot covers 15–20 km a day; from the Talas valley to the Aksay crossing the certificate is usually renewed once on the way, at the district station nearest the road.
    Bring: Numbered ear tags for each sheep, Vaccination record (foot-and-mouth disease, brucellosis), Grazing agreement of the clan council
    You receive: Veterinary certificate Form 1-VET for the flock
    Time: 30–120 min in the queue, 15–30 min at the counter, 0–2 days until the next step

Register the crossing at the Gendarmerie checkpoint

Registration of the herders and the flock at a checkpoint on the Qara-Chik line.

  1. 8. Present the herders, the flock and the papers
    Where: Gendarmerie checkpoints on the Qara-Chik line (x 9)
    The sheep are counted at the checkpoint. A count that differs from Form 1-VET by more than two head stops the crossing until the Form is corrected at the district station. No hunting rifle may be carried within 12 km of the line, and no permit for one is issued.
    Bring: Veterinary certificate Form 1-VET for the flock, Grazing agreement of the clan council, Numbered ear tags for each sheep, ID card or passport of the applicant
    You receive: Line-crossing registration of the herder and the flock
    Cost: IS 15 per herder
    Time: 60–600 min in the queue, 30–120 min at the counter, 0 days until the next step
  2. 9. Pay the levy at the El-Choro post
    Where: El-Choro post (customary levy)
    The clans take a customary levy on flocks crossing their land, usually in sheep. It is not shown in the cost estimate.
    Bring: Line-crossing registration of the herder and the flock
    You receive: Receipt of the El-Choro post for the customary levy
    Time: 0 min in the queue, 10–60 min at the counter, 0 days until the next step

Have the flock inspected on return

Veterinary inspection at the checkpoint when the flock comes back in September.

  1. 10. Present the flock for inspection and count
    Where: Veterinary checkpoints of the Inspectorate at the frontier (x 2) (The checkpoint at which the flock crossed out)
    Lambs born on the summer pasture are tagged at the checkpoint before they enter. Animals without tags are held in quarantine for 21 days at the owner's cost.
    Bring: Line-crossing registration of the herder and the flock, Numbered ear tags for each sheep, Veterinary certificate Form 1-VET for the flock
    You receive: Veterinary inspection report on return
    Cost: IS 0.25 per head
    Time: 60–600 min in the queue, 60–180 min at the counter, 0–21 days until the next step

Insure the flock

Livestock policy of Iradstrakh for the summer pasture.

  1. 11. Buy the policy ★ optional
    Where: Iradstrakh, State Insurance Company of Irad
    Losses on tribal land are paid on a report of the clan council, translated and notarised.
    Bring: Extract from the household livestock book, Numbered ear tags for each sheep
    You receive: Livestock insurance policy
    Cost: IS 1.10 per head
    Time: 20–60 min in the queue, 15–25 min at the counter, 0–1 days until the next step

Laws and documents

  • Executive Decree of 1 March 2016 On the districts of the Irad Special Economic Zone (article 4)
  • Regulation No. 77 Veterinary Control Regulation (goods of animal origin), 1998 (articles 44, 45; articles 46, 48; articles 49, 50)
  • Protocol of 14 July 2009 Protocol on the Toktogul Basin and the State Route 1 Corridor (article 9)
  • Bishkek Ceasefire 2007 Bishkek Ceasefire, annex on the restricted-weapons zone (annex, paragraphs 2, 5)

Institutions

  • District administration: trade and agriculture section, The seat of your district (Nurzhan, Kyzyl-Adyr, Talas, Tash-Kömür, Toktogul, Sary-Bulak). Monday to Friday, 9:00–17:00, lunch 12:30–13:30
  • Cash desk of the Agricultural Directorate, Talas, old Directorate building, Tokmok Street 3, entrance from the yard (not at Jibek Jolu Avenue 41). Monday to Friday, 9:30–12:00. Cash som only.
  • State Veterinary Inspectorate, Talas, Agricultural Directorate, Jibek Jolu Avenue 41, first floor. Monday to Friday, 9:00–17:00, lunch 12:30–13:30
  • Council of elders of the pasture's clan, At the clan's winter quarters or summer camp; reached through the herder's own kin. By arrangement
  • Gendarmerie checkpoints on the Qara-Chik line (x 9), Qara-Chik Border Checkpoint (main), Aksay, Toguz-Bulak (x 2), Kara-Bulak, Suusamyr, Mailuu-Suu road, Arslanbob road, Kök-Kamar. Daylight hours, every day
  • El-Choro post (customary levy), A hut and a few riders at the road, on the tribal side of the crossing. Daylight hours, every day
  • Veterinary checkpoints of the Inspectorate at the frontier (x 2), Chu Gate crossing (Kazakh frontier) and Dostuk crossing (Uzbek frontier). Daylight hours, every day
  • Iradstrakh, State Insurance Company of Irad, Any of about 60 offices; cargo policies at the Talas head office only, Central Avenue 7. Monday to Friday, 9:00–17:00, lunch 12:30–13:30

Updated 2026-10-23. Developed with the support of the UNMI trade facilitation programme.