The Animal Gatherings (England) Order 2004

Article 11

SCHEDULE REQUIREMENTS AT AN ANIMAL GATHERING

Duties on a licensee

1.—(1) The licensee shall ensure that any person entering the licensed premises is made aware that the premises are licensed under this Order, whether by means of a system of notices or otherwise.

(2) The licensee shall provide footbaths containing approved disinfectant at exits from the animal area and at any loading and unloading bay, and facilities on the licensed premises for changing, cleaning and disinfecting clothes and disposing of disposable clothes.

(3) The licensee shall—

(a) ensure that animals are unloaded and re-loaded in the animal area, and

(b) ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that animals do not leave the animal area except on a vehicle.

(4) In the case of an animal gathering to which the time limits in articles 8 and 9 apply, the licensee shall ensure that—

(a) no animal is brought on to the premises before the start of the animal gathering; and

(b) every animal is removed from the premises by the end of the animal gathering.

Duties on persons attending the animal gathering

2.—(1) No person shall enter licensed premises wearing outer clothing visibly contaminated with animal excreta or other contaminant derived from animals.

(2) If a person in the animal area is wearing outer clothing visibly contaminated with animal excreta or any other contaminant derived from animals, on leaving the animal area he shall immediately clean his clothing of gross contamination (unless the clothing is to be disposed of) and either—

(a) disinfect it;

(b) change into clean clothing;

(c) dispose of it; or

(d) leave the licensed premises.

(3) If a person outside the animal area is wearing outer clothing visibly contaminated with animal excreta or any other contaminant derived from animals, an inspector may serve on him a notice giving him the option of immediately—

(a) cleaning his outer clothing,

(b) changing into clean clothing,

(c) disposing of disposable clothing, or

(d) leaving the licensed premises.

Footwear in the animal area

3.  Any person leaving the animal area must cleanse and disinfect his footwear in the footbath provided.

Vehicles

4.—(1) No person shall bring on to or take from the licensed premises any vehicle or equipment carried with that vehicle that is visibly contaminated with animal excreta or any other contaminant derived from animals.

(2) This paragraph shall not apply to any vehicle or equipment carried with that vehicle coming on to the licensed premises—

(a) if the excreta or other contaminant is only from animals being carried on the vehicle at the time it is brought on to the licensed premises; or

(b) solely for cleansing and disinfection, if taken directly to the cleansing and disinfection facilities immediately upon arrival.

(3) This paragraph shall not apply to any vehicle or equipment carried with that vehicle leaving the licensed premises—

(a) if the excreta or other contaminant is only from animals which have been unloaded from the vehicle on the licensed premises; or

(b) if the excreta or other contaminant is only from animals which were loaded on to the vehicle on the licensed premises.