The Export and Movement Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (No.2) Regulations 2007

Duties of slaughterhouses and other establishments

15.—(1) If foot-and-mouth disease is suspected in—

(a) a slaughterhouse;

(b) premises on which farmed game are slaughtered; or

(c) a game-handling establishment,

which handles meat controlled under these Regulations, the occupier must comply with paragraph (2).

(2) The occupier must, under the supervision of the Secretary of State, ensure that—

(a) all animals present are slaughtered;

(b) all meat and all dead animals are removed and disposed of in accordance with article 25(2) of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (England) Order 2006(1);

(c) the establishment is cleansed and disinfected; and

(d) no meat is prepared for consigning outside the areas listed in Schedule 1 for 24 hours following the completion of the cleansing and disinfection required by sub-paragraph (c).

(3) If an animal susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease and from premises situated in an area specified in Schedule 1 is slaughtered in any of the establishments referred to in paragraph (1), the occupier must ensure that—

(a) all animals present are slaughtered;

(b) the establishment is cleansed and disinfected; and

(c) no meat is prepared for consigning outside an area specified in Schedule 1 until the completion of the cleansing and disinfection required by sub-paragraph (b).

(1)

S.I. 2006/182.