The Fish Health Regulations 1997

PART II GENERAL

Placing on the market of aquaculture animals and aquaculture products

3.—(1) No person shall place on the market—

(a) aquaculture animals unless they meet the requirements set out in paragraph (2) below;

(b) aquaculture products for breeding purposes unless they originate from aquaculture animals which meet the requirements set out in paragraph (2) below; or

(c) aquaculture products for human consumption unless they originate from aquaculture animals which meet the requirements set out in sub-paragraph (2)(a) below.

(2) The requirements for aquaculture animals referred to in paragraph (1) above are—

(a) where placing on the market involves the loading of aquaculture animals, they shall not show clinical signs of disease on the day of loading;

(b) they shall not be intended for destruction or slaughter under a scheme for the eradication of a disease referred to in Annex A of Directive 91/67/EEC;

(c) they shall not come from a farm which is subject to a prohibition which has been imposed for aquaculture animal health reasons; and

(d) they shall not have been in contact with aquaculture animals from a farm which is subject to a prohibition which has been imposed for aquaculture animal health reasons.

(3) The provisions of this regulation are without prejudice to the provisions of regulations 4, 5, 9 and 10 of the Diseases of Fish (Control) Regulations 1994(1).

Transportation of aquaculture animals

4.—(1) No person shall transport aquaculture animals unless the requirements set out in paragraph (2) below are met.

(2) The requirements referred to in paragraph (1) above are—

(a) the duration of the journey shall be as short as reasonably possible;

(b) the means of transport shall have been cleaned and disinfected prior to despatch;

(c) if the aquaculture animals are transported overland in water, they shall be transported in such a manner that the water cannot escape from the vehicle during transport;

(d) all reasonable steps shall be taken to safeguard the health of the aquaculture animals, including, if appropriate, changing the water in which they are transported; and

(e) water used in the transport of the aquaculture animals shall only be changed at an approved water station.

Identification of aquaculture animals and aquaculture products

5.—(1) No person shall despatch aquaculture animals or aquaculture products unless information is provided in accordance with paragraph (2) below which—

(a) identifies the consignment;

(b) enables the farm of origin or the place of origin of the consignment to be traced; and

(c) enables the contents of the consignment to be linked to the movement document relating to the consignment, where a movement document is required by these Regulations.

(2) The information referred to in paragraph (1) above shall be provided on the container for the consignment, on a label fixed to the container or on the movement document.

(1)

S.I. 1994/1447.