The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Scotland) Order 2006 No. 44

SCHEDULE 4 Measures applicable in protection zones and surveillance zones

PART 3 Measures applicable only in a surveillance zone

Control of animal gatherings and gatherings of people in a surveillance zone

27.—(1) No person shall–

(a) hold an animal gathering which includes susceptible animals in a surveillance zone; or

(b) hold any gathering of people on premises in a surveillance zone in connection with the sale of any susceptible animal kept there at which more than two people (other than the owner or keeper of the animal and their representatives) are present;

except under the authority of a licence granted by the Scottish Ministers.

(2) Subject to sub paragraph (3) no person shall hold or take part in the following activities in a surveillance zone–

(a) hunting any drag or other trail;

(b) stalking; or

(c) shooting deer,

except under the authority of a licence granted by the Scottish Ministers.

(3) Nothing in sub paragraph (2) shall make it unlawful for the occupier of any land, members of the occupier’s household, persons employed by the occupier as beaters and any member of a shooting party of not more than three persons authorised by the occupier to shoot deer found on that land.