Amendment of the Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (Scotland) Order 2013
4. In article 11 (taking of samples)—
(a)in paragraph (1) omit “or breeding bovine animal”;
(b)after paragraph (5) insert—
“(5A) The keeper of a breeding bovine animal must take (or arrange to have taken) from the animal—
(a)an ear tag sample of tissue taken in accordance with paragraphs (6) and (7A); or
(b)a sample of blood.”;
(c)for paragraph (6)(b)(ii) substitute—
“(ii)in the case of a sample taken from a breeding bovine animal or a bovine animal in a breeding herd, is notified along with the animal’s ear tag number required by article 14(3)(b)(v), (va) or (vi) when the sample is submitted.”;
(d)in paragraph (7), omit “or breeding bovine animal”; and
(e)after paragraph (7) insert—
“(7A) For the purposes of paragraph (5A) the keeper of a breeding bovine animal must not take (or arrange to have taken) an ear tag sample of tissue from that animal if such a sample has previously been collected from a management tag from it.”.