The Diseases of Poultry (Scotland) Order 2003

2.  The person in charge of premises containing poultry shall ensure that– S

(a) any inspector who requires information as to the presence of poultry on such premises is supplied with such information as soon as practicable;

(b) any veterinary inspector who visits the premises to examine the poultry and take samples is given all necessary assistance and information;

(c) the poultry are kept in their living quarters or such other place where they can be isolated;

(d) there is an appropriate means of disinfection at the entrance and exits of the premises;

(e) poultry and hatching eggs are not moved from the premises except under a licence issued by a veterinary inspector and–

(i) for the purpose of transport for immediate slaughter to a designated slaughterhouse; or

(ii) in the case of day old chicks or ready-to-lay pullets, to premises within the surveillance zone on which there is no other poultry; or

(iii) in the case of hatching eggs, and subject to the eggs and their packing material being disinfected before dispatch, to a designated hatchery; and

(f) used litter and poultry manure are not removed or spread.