SCHEDULE 2INFECTED AREAS: PROTECTION AND SURVEILLANCE ZONES

Protection Zones2

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.