The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (Wales) Regulations 2018

PART 2 Production of protein and feedingstuffs

Premises producing compound feed intended for non-ruminant farmed animals

6.—(1) This paragraph applies to compound feed which contains—

(a) fishmeal;

(b) dicalcium and tricalcium phosphate of animal origin; or

(c) blood products derived from non-ruminants.

(2) Any person producing compound feed, or complete feed from compound feed, intended for feeding to non-ruminant farmed animals must do so in accordance with Section B of Chapter III of Annex IV and—

(a) in premises authorised by the Welsh Ministers for the purposes of that Section; or

(b) in the case of home compounders producing complete feed from compound feed, only where they are registered for that purpose by the Welsh Ministers.

(3) Failure to comply with this paragraph is an offence.

Fishmeal intended for non-ruminant farmed animals

7.—(1) Any person producing, packaging or using—

(a) fishmeal; or

(b) compound feed containing fishmeal,

for feeding to non-ruminant farmed animals must do so in accordance with Section A of Chapter IV of Annex IV.

(2) The documentation and label accompanying the fishmeal must be in accordance with that Section.

(3) Failure to comply with this paragraph is an offence.

Dicalcium and tricalcium phosphates intended for non-ruminant farmed animals

8.—(1) Any person packaging or using—

(a) dicalcium phosphate or tricalcium phosphate of animal origin; or

(b) compound feed containing such phosphates,

for feeding to non-ruminant farmed animals must do so in accordance with Section B of Chapter IV of Annex IV.

(2) The documentation and label accompanying the phosphates must be in accordance with that Section.

(3) Any person who transports or stores the phosphates (or compound feed containing the phosphates) in bulk for feeding to non-ruminant farmed animals must do so in accordance with Section A of Chapter III of Annex IV—

(a) in compliance with any procedure which has been authorised by the Welsh Ministers for the purposes of that Section; and

(b) (in the case of storage plants to which point 2 of that Section applies), in storage plants which have been authorised for that purpose by the Welsh Ministers.

(4) Any occupier of premises who keeps farmed animals for which the phosphates are not intended must not use or store the phosphates or any compound feed containing them on the premises except in the case of compound feed—

(a) where measures approved by the Welsh Ministers have been implemented in accordance with Section D of Chapter III of Annex IV; and

(b) in compliance with the conditions of any authorisation which may be issued to the occupier for that purpose.

(5) Failure to comply with this paragraph is an offence.

Blood products intended for non-ruminant farmed animals

9.—(1) Any person collecting or transporting blood intended to be used for the production of blood products derived from non-ruminants must do so—

(a) in accordance with Section C of Chapter IV of Annex IV; and

(b) (where blood is being collected) from a slaughterhouse which has been registered or authorised by the Welsh Ministers for that purpose.

(2) Any person producing, storing, transporting, packaging or using—

(a) blood products derived from non-ruminants; or

(b) compound feed containing such products,

for feeding to non-ruminant farmed animals must do so in accordance with Section C of Chapter IV of Annex IV and in compliance with any authorisation issued by the Welsh Ministers for the purposes of that Section.

(3) Any person producing such blood products or compound feed containing such products must do so in premises registered for the purposes of that Section by the Welsh Ministers, unless otherwise authorised by the Welsh Ministers in accordance with that Section.

(4) The documentation and label accompanying the blood or blood products must be in accordance with that Section.

(5) Any person who transports or stores the blood products (or compound feed containing such products) in bulk for feeding to non-ruminant farmed animals must do so in accordance with Section A of Chapter III of Annex IV—

(a) in compliance with any procedure which has been authorised by the Welsh Ministers for the purposes of that Section; and

(b) (in the case of storage plants to which point 2 of that Section applies), in storage plants which have been authorised for that purpose by the Welsh Ministers.

(6) Any person importing a consignment of the blood products (or compound feed containing them) from a third country for feeding to non-ruminant farmed animals must ensure the products are analysed in accordance with Section C of Chapter III of Annex IV in order to verify the absence of unauthorised constituents of animal origin.

(7) Any occupier of premises who keeps farmed animals for which the products are not intended must not use or store the products or any compound feed containing them on the premises except in the case of compound feed—

(a) where measures approved by the Welsh Ministers have been implemented in accordance with Section D of Chapter III of Annex IV; and

(b) in compliance with the conditions of any authorisation which may be issued to the occupier for that purpose.

(8) Failure to comply with this paragraph is an offence.

Processed animal protein other than fishmeal and processed animal protein derived from farmed insects for feeding to aquaculture animals

10.—(1) Any person producing, collecting, storing, transporting, packaging or using—

(a) processed animal protein derived from non-ruminants other than—

(i) fishmeal; and

(ii) processed animal protein derived from farmed insects; or

(b) compound feed containing such protein,

for feeding to aquaculture animals must do so in accordance with Section D of Chapter IV of Annex IV and must comply with the conditions of any authorisation issued by the Welsh Ministers for the purposes of that Section.

(2) Any person producing the compound feed containing such protein, or complete feed from the compound feed, must do so—

(a) in premises authorised for that purpose by the Welsh Ministers; or

(b) in the case of home compounders producing complete feed from compound feed, only where they are registered for that purpose by the Welsh Ministers.

(3) The documentation and label accompanying the processed animal protein (or compound feed containing it) must be in accordance with that Section.

(4) Any person supplying or transporting by-products for the production of the processed animal protein must do so—

(a) in accordance with Section D of Chapter IV of Annex IV; and

(b) where by-products are supplied, from a slaughterhouse, cutting plant or other establishment which is registered for that purpose by the Welsh Ministers.

(5) Failure to comply with this paragraph is an offence.

Processed animal protein derived from farmed insects for feeding to aquaculture animals

11.—(1) Any person producing, storing, transporting, packaging or using—

(a) processed animal protein derived from farmed insects; and

(b) compound feed containing such protein,

for feeding to aquaculture animals must do so in accordance with Section F of Chapter IV of Annex IV and must comply with the conditions of any authorisation issued by the Welsh Ministers for the purposes of that Section.

(2) Any person producing the compound feed containing such protein, or complete feed from the compound feed, must do so—

(a) in premises authorised for that purpose by the Welsh Ministers; or

(b) in the case of home compounders producing complete feed from compound feed, only where they are registered for that purpose by the Welsh Ministers.

(3) The documentation and label accompanying the processed animal protein (or compound feed containing it) must be in accordance with that Section.

(4) Failure to comply with this paragraph is an offence.

Milk replacers containing fishmeal for feeding to unweaned ruminants

12.—(1) Any person—

(a) producing fishmeal for use in milk replacers for feeding to unweaned ruminant farmed animals, or

(b) producing, storing, transporting, packaging or using milk replacers containing fishmeal for feeding to unweaned ruminant farmed animals,

must do so in accordance with Section E of Chapter IV of Annex IV and in compliance with any procedure which has been authorised by the Welsh Ministers for the purposes of that Section.

(2) Any person producing the milk replacers must do so in premises authorised for that purpose by the Welsh Ministers.

(3) The documentation and label accompanying the milk replacers must be in accordance with Section E of Chapter IV of Annex IV.

(4) Any person importing from a third country a consignment of the milk replacers must ensure each consignment is analysed in compliance with that Section in order to verify the absence of unauthorised constituents of animal origin.

(5) Any occupier of premises who uses milk replacers for feeding to unweaned ruminants and who keeps on the premises other ruminant animals must be registered with the Welsh Ministers for the purposes of that Section.

(6) Failure to comply with this paragraph is an offence.

Processed animal protein, including fishmeal, derived from non-ruminants

13.—(1) This paragraph applies to—

(a) processed animal protein derived from non-ruminant animals, including fishmeal and processed animal protein derived from farmed insects, and

(b) compound feed containing such protein.

(2) Any person who transports or stores the protein in bulk for feeding to non-ruminant farmed animals must do so in accordance with Section A of Chapter III of Annex IV—

(a) in compliance with any procedure which has been authorised by the Welsh Ministers for the purposes of that Section; and

(b) (in the case of storage plants to which point 2 of that Section applies), in storage plants which have been authorised for that purpose by the Welsh Ministers.

(3) Any person importing from a third country a consignment of the protein for feeding to non-ruminant farmed animals must ensure it is analysed in accordance with Section C of Chapter III of Annex IV in order to verify the absence of unauthorised constituents of animal origin.

(4) Any occupier of premises who keeps farmed animals for which the protein is not intended must not use or store it or any compound feed containing it on the premises except in the case of compound feed—

(a) where measures approved by the Welsh Ministers have been implemented in accordance with Section D of Chapter III of Annex IV; and

(b) in compliance with the conditions of any authorisation which may be issued to the occupier for that purpose.

(5) Failure to comply with this paragraph is an offence.

Feed materials and compound feed

14.—(1) Any person who transports and stores bulk feed materials and bulk compound feed containing products derived from ruminants must do so in accordance with Section B of Chapter V of Annex IV and in compliance with any procedure which has been authorised by the Welsh Ministers for the purposes of that Section.

(2) Any person producing compound feed intended for fur animals or for pet animals which contains products derived from ruminants or from non-ruminants must do so in accordance with Section C of Chapter V of Annex IV.

(3) Any occupier of premises who keeps farmed animals must not use or store any feed materials or compound feed for farmed animals containing products derived from ruminants except in accordance with Section D of Chapter V of Annex IV.

(4) Failure to comply with this paragraph is an offence.

Export of processed animal protein to third countries

15.—(1) It is an offence to export to a third country processed animal protein derived from ruminants, or processed animal protein derived from both ruminants and non-ruminants, except in accordance with the conditions in point 1 of Section E of Chapter V of Annex IV.

(2) It is an offence to export to a third country products containing processed animal protein derived from ruminants, except in accordance with the conditions in point 2 of Section E of Chapter V of Annex IV.

(3) It is an offence to export to a third country processed animal protein derived from non-ruminants, or compound feed containing such protein, except in accordance with the conditions in point 3 of Section E of Chapter V of Annex IV and in compliance with the conditions of any authorisation issued by the Welsh Ministers for that purpose.