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Diseases of Poultry (England) Order 2003

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2.  The occupier of premises containing poultry shall ensure that—

(a)any inspector who requires information as to the presence of poultry on those premises is supplied with such information as soon as practicable;

(b)any veterinary inspector who visits the premises to examine the poultry and take samples is given all necessary assistance and information;

(c)the poultry are kept in their living quarters or such other place where they can be isolated;

(d)there is an appropriate means of disinfection at the entrance and exits of the premises;

(e)poultry and hatching eggs are not moved from the premises except under a licence issued by a veterinary inspector—

(i)for the purpose of transport for immediate slaughter to a designated slaughterhouse, or

(ii)in the case of day old chicks or ready-to-lay pullets, to premises within the surveillance zone on which there are no other poultry, or

(iii)in the case of hatching eggs to a designated hatchery, subject to the eggs and their packing being disinfected before dispatch; and

(f)used litter and poultry manure are not removed or spread.

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