The Avian Influenza (H5N1 in Wild Birds) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

Regulation 8(2)

SCHEDULE 2 MEASURES APPLICABLE IN RESPECT OF A WILD BIRD MONITORING AREA

Prohibition on the movement of poultry and other captive birds from a wild bird monitoring area

1.—(1) A person may not move poultry or other captive birds from premises in a wild bird monitoring area before 15 days have elapsed since the declaration of the area, except under the authority of and in accordance with the conditions of a licence granted by the Department.

(2) The Department may not grant a licence for a movement under paragraph (1) unless it is a movement of—

(a) poultry to a slaughterhouse within the wild bird monitoring area or the wild bird control area centred on the same outbreak point or to a designated slaughterhouse;

(b) poultry to any premises under official control;

(c) day-old chicks hatched from eggs which were collected from a premises within the wild bird monitoring area to premises under official control in Northern Ireland;

(d) day-old chicks hatched from eggs which were collected from a premises within the wild bird control area centred on the same outbreak point as that wild bird monitoring area to premises under official control in Northern Ireland; or

(e) day-old chicks hatched from eggs which were collected from a premises outside the wild bird monitoring area or wild bird control area centred on the same outbreak point to any premises.

(3) Sub-paragraphs (2)(c),(d) or (e) apply to the movement of day-old chicks from a designated hatchery in a wild bird monitoring area whether or not those day-old chicks are hatched from eggs originating in the area in question.

(4) The Department may not grant a licence for a movement under sub-paragraph (2)(e) unless it is satisfied that there was no contact, at the hatchery from which the day-old chicks are being moved, between the eggs from which the day-old chicks were hatched and any other hatching eggs or day-old chicks originating from poultry within the wild bird control area or the wild bird monitoring area.

Slaughter of poultry

2.  The occupier of a slaughterhouse to which poultry are moved in accordance with paragraph 1(2)(a) must ensure that the poultry are slaughtered without delay.

Restriction on movement of poultry from premises of destination

3.—(1) If the Department grants a licence for a movement of day-old chicks under paragraph 1(2)(d) to designated premises outside the wild bird monitoring area, or outside the wild bird control area centred on the same outbreak point, the occupier of the designated premises to which they are moved must ensure that neither they nor any other poultry are moved off the premises for 21 days from the date when those day-old chicks arrived.

Prohibition on hunting wild birds in a wild bird monitoring area

4.  A person may not hunt wild birds or otherwise take them from the wild in a wild bird monitoring area except under the authority of and in accordance with the conditions a licence granted by the Department

Prohibition on gatherings of poultry and other captive birds in a wild bird monitoring area

5.—(1) A person may not arrange any fair, market, show, exhibition or other gathering involving the collecting together of poultry or other captive birds.

(2) A person may not bring any poultry or other captive birds to such a gathering.

Prohibition on the release of game birds

6.  A person may not release game birds in a wild bird monitoring area.