Classical Swine Fever Order (Northern Ireland) 2003

Article 11(5)

SCHEDULE 1 MEASURES THAT APPLY IN PROTECTION AND SURVEILLANCE ZONES

PART I Measures that apply in a protection zone

Movement restrictions

1.  Subject to paragraph 2, a person shall not move or transport any pig on any public or private road (other than, when necessary, the service roads within the holding) within the protection zone.

2.  The prohibition in paragraph 1 shall not apply –

(a) if the movement is in accordance with paragraphs 6 and 7;

(b) to the transport of pigs that were loaded on to a vehicle or train outside the protection zone and area transported through that zone without the vehicle being loaded or unloaded;

(c) to the movement or transport of pigs from outside the protection zone, with a view to immediate slaughter in a slaughterhouse situated inside the protection zone, provided that movement or transport has been licensed by an inspector.

3.  A person shall not move out of the protection zone, any vehicle that has been used to transport pigs within the zone, unless –

(a) it has been cleansed and disinfected under the direction and supervision of an inspector; and

(b) the movement has been licensed by an inspector; or

(c) it has been driven through the zone without being loaded or unloaded.

4.  The occupier of a holding within the protection zone shall ensure that no other species of domestic animal enters or leaves that holding unless authorised to do so by a licence issued by an inspector.

5.  A person shall not remove any pig semen, ova or embryos from a holding within the protection zone.

6.  A person shall not move any pig in the protection zone off the holding on which it is kept for at least 30 days after the completion of the preliminary cleansing and disinfection of the infected holding. Thereafter a person shall not so move any pig unless licensed to do so by an inspector.

7.  Where a holding has –

(a) been within a protection zone for longer than 30 days as a result of one outbreak of disease succeeding another; and

(b) and this has given rise to welfare or other problems in keeping the pigs on the holding,

pigs may be moved off the holding provided that any such movement is authorised by a licence issued by an inspector.

Notification of pig deaths on a holding

8.  The occupier of any holding within the protection zone shall notify the appropriate Divisional Veterinary Officer about any dead or infected pig on his holding.

Bio-security

9.  The person in charge of any vehicle or equipment used for the transport of pigs, other livestock or material which may have been contaminated with the virus (for example, carcasses, feed, manure, and slurry) shall ensure that it is cleansed and disinfected or otherwise treated as soon as possible after use and before it is used again under the direction and supervision of a veterinary inspector.

10.  A person shall not enter or leave any holding within the protection zone wearing clothing or footwear which are visibly contaminated with mud, slurry, animal faeces, droppings or excretions or any other similar matter except that such person may cleanse and disinfect the outer surfaces of their footwear on entering or leaving those premises.

PART II Measures that apply in a surveillance zone

Movement restrictions

11.  Subject to paragraph 12, a person shall not move or transport any pig on any public or private road (other than, where necessary, the service roads of holdings) within the surveillance zone unless licensed to do so by an inspector.

12.  The prohibition in paragraph 11 shall not apply –

(a) to the transport of pigs that were loaded on to a vehicle or train outside the surveillance zone and are transported through that zone without the vehicle being loaded or unloaded in the zone; or

(b) to the movement or transport of pigs from outside the surveillance zone with a view to immediate slaughter in a slaughterhouse within the surveillance zone provided that movement or transport has been licensed by an inspector.

13.  A person shall not move any livestock vehicle from the surveillance zone if it has been used to transport pigs, unless it has first been cleansed and disinfected or unless it has been driven through the zone without being loaded or unloaded.

14.  The occupier of any holding within the surveillance zone shall ensure that no other species of domestic animal enters or leaves that holding within 7 days of the establishment of that zone unless licensed to do so by an inspector.

15.  A person shall not remove any pig semen, ovum or embryo from a holding within the surveillance zone.

Movement of pigs

16.  A person shall not move any pig off the holding in the surveillance zone for at least 21 days after the completion of the preliminary cleansing and disinfection of the infected holding. Thereafter a person shall not move any pig unless licensed to do so by an inspector.

17.  Where a holding has –

(a) been within a surveillance zone for more than 30 days as a result of one outbreak of disease succeeding another; and

(b) this has given rise to welfare or other problems in keeping the pigs on the holding,

pigs may be moved off that holding provided that the movement is licensed by an inspector.

Bio-security

18.  The person in charge of any vehicles or equipment used to transport pigs, other livestock or material which may be contaminated with the virus (for example, carcasses, feed, manure and slurry) shall ensure that it is cleansed and disinfected or otherwise treated as soon as possible after use and before it is used again in accordance with the directions of an inspector.

19.  A person shall not enter or leave any holding within the surveillance zone wearing clothing or footwear which are visibly contaminated with mud, slurry, animal faeces, droppings or excretions or any other similar matter except that such person may cleanse and disinfect the outer surfaces of their footwear on entering or leaving those premises.

Notification of deaths of pigs on a holding

20.  The occupier of any holding within the surveillance zone shall notify the appropriate Divisional Veterinary Officer about any dead or diseased pigs on the holding.

Article 14

SCHEDULE 2 MEASURES THAT APPLY TO HOLDINGS IN AN INFECTED AREA ESTABLISHED UNDER ARTICLE 14

PART I Measures that apply to holdings in the infected area

Census of pigs

1.  The occupier of a holding within the infected area shall co-operate with any veterinary inspector in the preparation of a record by category of pigs on the holding and shall ensure that the census is kept up to date and provided, on request, to an inspector. In the case of holdings where pigs are not kept inside, the first census may be based on an estimate.

Isolation of pigs

2.  The occupier shall ensure that –

(a) all the pigs on the holding are restricted to their living quarters or to some other part of the holding where they can be isolated from feral pigs; and

(b) feral pigs are prevented from gaining access to any material that might come into contact with the pigs on the holding.

Movement of pigs

3.  A person shall not move a pig on to or off the holding unless licensed to do so by an inspector.

Bio-security

4.  The occupier shall ensure that appropriate means of disinfection are provided and used at the entrances and exits of those parts of the holding in which pigs are being kept and of the holding itself.

Dead or diseased pigs

5.  The occupier shall ensure that he notifies the appropriate Divisional Veterinary Officer of any feral pigs that die on the holding and shall retain the carcases of such animals on the holding until a veterinary inspector has notified him that he no longer needs to do so.

Feral pigs

6.  A person shall not bring on to a holding in the infected area –

(a) the carcase or any part of a feral pig; or

(b) any material or equipment which could have had contact with a feral pig in the infected area.

PART II Measures that apply in the infected area

Export of pigs, semen, ova or embryo from the infected area

7.  A person shall not move any pig, semen, ova or embryo from the infected area for the purpose of export to another member state.

Feral pigs

8.  Any person who comes into contact with a feral pig in the infected area shall takes steps to ensure that he does not spread the disease.

9.  Any person who shoots or find the carcase of a feral pig, shall inform the appropriate Divisional Veterinary Officer. If that person has shot the pig he shall keep the carcase for at least 24 hours and make it available to the Divisional Veterinary Officer for any sampling or testing which the Divisional Veterinary Officer may consider appropriate.