The Avian Influenza (H5N1 in Poultry) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

Restrictions on the movement of bird by-products N.I.

15.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a person shall not move any bird by-product derived wholly or partially from any bird in a protection, surveillance or restricted zone—

(a) from a protection or surveillance zone to a restricted zone;

(b) from a restricted zone to a protection or surveillance zone;

(c) to an unrestricted area;

(d) to [F1 a] member State; or

(e) to a third country.

[F2 (2) The Department may licence the movement of any of the following bird by-products—

(a) processed animal protein within the meaning of paragraph 5 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No. 142/2011 and which complies with the requirements of paragraph B of Section 1 of Chapter II of Annex X to that Regulation;

(b) blood products within the meaning of paragraph 4 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No. 142/2011 and which comply with the requirements of paragraph B of Section 2 of Chapter II of Annex X to that Regulation;

(c) rendered fats within the meaning of paragraph 8 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No. 142/2011 and which comply with the requirements of paragraph B of Section 3 of Chapter II of Annex X to that Regulation;

(d) gelatine within the meaning of paragraph 12 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No. 142/2011 and which complies with the requirements of paragraph B of Section 5 of Chapter II of Annex X to that Regulation;

(e) hydrolysed protein within the meaning of paragraph 14 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No. 142/2011 and which complies with the requirements of paragraph B of Section 5 of Chapter II of Annex X to that Regulation;

(f) dicalcium phosphate which complies with the requirements of paragraph B of Section 6 of Chapter II of Annex X to Regulation (EU) No. 142/2011;

(g) tricalcium phosphate which complies with the requirements of paragraph B of Section 7 of Chapter II of Annex X to Regulation (EU) No. 142/2011;

(h) collagen within the meaning of paragraph 11 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No. 142/2011 and which complies with the requirements of paragraph B of Section 8 of Chapter II of Annex X to that Regulation;

(i) egg products which comply with the requirements of paragraph B of Section 9 of Chapter II of Annex X to Regulation (EU) No. 142/2011;

(j) processed pet food within the meaning of paragraph 20 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No. 142/2011 and which complies with the requirements of Chapter II of Annex XIII to that Regulation;

(k) raw petfood within the meaning of paragraph 21 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No. 142/2011 and which complies with Chapter II of Annex XIII;

(l) dogchews within the meaning of paragraph 17 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No. 142/2011 and which comply with the requirements of Chapter II of Annex XIII to that Regulation;

(m) processed manure and processed manure products which comply with the requirements of Section 2 of Chapter I of Annex XI to Regulation (EU) No. 142/2011;

(n) game trophies having undergone a complete taxidermy treatment ensuring their preservation at ambient temperatures within the meaning of Chapter VI of Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) No. 142/2011;

(o) those by-products which are transported to designated plants within [F3 regulation] 3(7)(b) for disposal, treatment, transformation or use which ensures inactivation of the avian influenza virus;

(p) those products which are transported to users or collection centres authorised and registered in accordance with Articles 23 of Regulation (EU) No. 142/2011 for the feeding of animals after they have been treated by a method approved by the Department which ensures inactivation of the avian influenza virus;

(q) untreated feathers or parts of untreated feathers produced from poultry within the meaning of paragraph 30 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No. 142/2011 and which comply with the requirements of paragraph A of Chapter VII of Annex XIII to that Regulation;

(r) poultry feathers, feathers from wild game birds or parts of such feathers which have been treated with a steam current or by another method which ensures inactivation of the avian influenza virus.]

(3) A person shall not move any bird by-product referred to in paragraph (2)(a) to (i) unless it has been processed at a processing plant in accordance with [F4 Regulation (EC) No. 1069/2009 and Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No. 142/2011] .

(4) By-products from poultry, referred to in paragraphs (2)(p) and (q), must be accompanied by a commercial document in accordance with [F5 Chapter III of Annex VIII to Regulation (EU) No. 142/2011] .

(5) Point 6.1 of the commercial document accompanying by-products referred to in paragraph (2)(p) must state that they have been treated with a steam current or with another method to ensure that no virus causing avian influenza remains.

(6) Paragraph (4) does not apply to—

(a) processed decorative feathers;

(b) processed feathers carried by travellers for their private use; or

(c) consignments of processed feathers sent to private individuals for non-industrial purposes.

Textual Amendments

F1 Word in reg. 15(1)(d) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Exotic Disease (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/111), regs. 1(1), 9(5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F2 Reg. 15(2) substituted (19.3.2011) by The Animal By-Products (Enforcement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/124), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 40(a)

F3 Word in reg. 15(2)(o) substituted (11.4.2019) by The Animal Health and Welfare (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/82), reg. 1, Sch. 3 para. 22

F4 Words in reg. 15(3) substituted (19.3.2011) by The Animal By-Products (Enforcement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/124), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 40(b)

F5 Words in reg. 15(4) substituted (19.3.2011) by The Animal By-Products (Enforcement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/124), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 40(c)

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 15 in operation at 24.3.2007, see reg. 1