The Bluetongue (Scotland) Order 2008

Powers of inspectors and officers

21.—(1) On notification of, suspicion of, infection with, or confirmation of bluetongue a veterinary inspector, or, subject to paragraph (2), an inspector or an officer of the Scottish Ministers acting under the direction of a veterinary inspector, may do, or require the owner of any premises or the owner or keeper of any animal on those premises to do, one or more of the following things–

(a) examine any animal;

(b) examine any carcase, inventory or thing;

(c) require the detention, isolation, restraint or treatment of any animal;

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

(e) carry out tests and take samples (including blood samples) from any animal, carcase or thing for the purpose of diagnosis or epidemiological investigation;

(f) mark for identification purposes any animal, carcase or thing;

(g) trap midges;

(h) implement midge control measures;

(i) require the destruction, burial, disposal or treatment of any carcase or other thing;

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

(k) require any person who knows about an animal’s movements to give details of those movements and of any other animal with which it has been in contact.

(2) Only a veterinary inspector may examine an animal.