SCHEDULE 5Control and eradication of TSE in animals that are not bovine, ovine or caprine
Slaughter of a suspect animal3
1
For the purposes of Article 12(1) and (2) of the EU TSE Regulation (measures with respect to suspect animals), if a veterinary inspector suspects that an animal that is not bovine, ovine or caprine is affected with a TSE, he or she may either—
a
kill it on the holding immediately;
b
serve a notice prohibiting the animal from being moved from the holding until it has been killed; or
c
serve a notice directing the owner to consign it to other premises for killing and prohibiting movement other than in accordance with that direction.
2
If the animal is killed on the holding, it is an offence to remove the body from the holding or dispose of it except in accordance with a written direction from an inspector.