The Bluetongue Order (Northern Ireland) 2008

Powers of veterinary inspectors and officers

7.—(1) Where a notice has been served under Article 5, a veterinary inspector (and, other than in the case of examination of an animal, an inspector or an officer authorised by the Department) upon entering the premises may—

(a) examine any animal, carcase or thing on those premises;

(b) require the detention, isolation, housing, restraint or treatment of any animal on those premises;

(c) carry out an epidemiological investigation relevant to the control of bluetongue;

(d) make such tests and take samples (including blood samples) from any animal, carcase or thing on those premises as he may consider necessary for the purpose of diagnosis or epidemiological investigation;

(e) mark for identification purposes any animal, carcase or thing on those premises;

(f) collect midges from those premises and set traps on those premises for the collection of midges;

(g) implement such other vector control measures on those premises as he deems necessary;

(h) require the destruction, burial, disposal or treatment of any thing on those premises;

(i) require the cleansing and disinfection of any part of the premises or of any person, animal or thing on those premises; and

(j) require the occupier, any veterinary surgeon who has attended any animal on those premises and any other person who has been in charge of or in contact with any such animal to inform him of any other animal or other premises with which any such animal may have come into contact.

(2) Where a notice has been served under Article 5 in respect of any premises, an inspector authorised by the Department may implement such other control measures on those premises as the Department may deem necessary.