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9.—(1) The occupier shall dispatch the samples taken in accordance with article 8 to an approved laboratory for the purposes of testing for the presence of salmonella.
(2) The occupier shall dispatch the samples within–
(a)24 hours of being taken; or
(b)48 hours of being taken if they have been stored in a refrigerator at a temperature of between 1° and 4° C from the time they could practicably have been placed there.
(3) The occupier shall ensure that the samples are identified prior to dispatch so as to enable the laboratory to determine–
(a)the name of the occupier;
(b)the address of the holding on which the breeding flock from which the samples were taken is kept;
(c)the type of samples;
(d)the date on which the samples were taken;
(e)the identification of the breeding flock sampled;
(f)the age of the breeding flock sampled;
(g)whether the breeding flock from which the samples were taken is a flock of layer breeders or meat breeders; and
(h)the status in the breeding pyramid of the breeding flock from which the samples were taken.
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