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Articles 9, 10, 11, 12, 20, 25, 39, 44
1. The occupier must make and update daily a record of poultry, other captive birds and mammals of domestic species on the premises showing, for each species the number or approximate number–
(a)alive;
(b)which have died;
(c)which show clinical signs of avian influenza;
(d)which are likely to be infected;
(e)born or hatched.
2.—(1) The occupier must ensure that poultry and other captive birds are–
(a)housed; or
(b)kept isolated from poultry and other captive birds on other premises (if, in the view of a veterinary inspector, housing is impractical or would adversely affect the birds' welfare to an significant degree).
(2) The occupier must take all reasonable steps to minimise contact with wild birds, in accordance with a veterinary inspector’s instructions.
3. No person shall move any poultry or other captive birds to or from the premises, unless licensed by a veterinary inspector.
4. No person may remove from the premises any carcase, poultry meat (including offal), poultry feed, utensils, material, waste, droppings, poultry or other captive bird manure, slurry, used litter or anything else liable to transmit avian influenza, unless that person is licensed to do so by a veterinary inspector.
5.—(1) No person shall move to or from the premises and no person shall move any mammal, vehicle or equipment to or from the premises unless the movement is licensed by a veterinary inspector or by an inspector under the direction of a veterinary inspector.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to pet mammals which–
(a)only have access to a part of the premises where people live;
(b)have no contact with poultry or other captive birds on the premises; and
(c)have no access to any cages or areas on the premises where poultry or other captive birds are kept.
6. No person shall move any eggs from the premises except, under the authority of a licence granted by a veterinary inspector–
(a)directly to an establishment for the manufacture of egg products; or
(b)for disposal.
7. A person moving eggs under paragraph 6(a) must ensure that–
(a)each consignment of eggs is sealed by a veterinary inspector or in accordance with the instructions of a veterinary inspector before dispatch; and
(b)vehicles used to transport the eggs to the establishment have been cleansed and disinfected before the eggs are loaded;
8. No person shall tamper with a seal attached under paragraph 7 or remove it before the consignment arrives at the designated establishment.
9. The occupier must, in accordance with an inspector’s instructions, provide and maintain means of disinfection at the entrances and exits of the premises and of buildings housing poultry or other captive birds(1).
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