The Aquatic Animal Health (England and Wales) Regulations 2009

Disease prevention requirements in respect of transport

19.—(1) It is an offence to transport any aquaculture animal unless the requirements in paragraph (2) are met.

(2) The requirements are—

(a) the duration of the transport must be as short as reasonably possible;

(b) the means of transport must be cleaned and disinfected before dispatch;

(c) if the animal is transported overland in water—

(i) it must be transported in such a way that the water cannot escape from the means of transport; and

(ii) any water exchange is carried out only at a water station which the competent authority has approved; and

(d) the conditions of transport must minimise the risk of spreading disease to—

(i) the animal being transported;

(ii) any aquatic animal at any place of transit;

(iii) any aquatic animal at the place of destination.

(3) Where a person imports from a third country any aquaculture animal which is intended for quarantine the animal must be transported directly from the border inspection post to a quarantine facility.

(4) In paragraph (3)—

(a) “border inspection post” means, in relation to a species of animal, a place for the time being specified in relation to that species in Schedule 2 to the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (England) Regulations 2006(1);

(b) “quarantine facility” has the meaning given in Article 2(1) of Commission Decision 2008/946/EC(2) on implementing Council Directive 2006/88/EC as regards requirements for quarantine of aquaculture animals.

(5) It is an offence not to comply with paragraph (3).

(1)

S.I. 2006/1471; a relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2008/3203. Schedule 2 to S.I. 2006/1471 was substituted by regulation 2(7) of S.I. 2008/3203.

(2)

OJ No L 337, 16.12.2008, p94.