SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4Control and eradication of TSE in sheep and goats

Slaughter of a suspect animal3

1

For the purposes of Article 12(1) and (2) of the EU TSE Regulation, if a veterinary inspector suspects that a sheep or goat is infected with a TSE, they must either—

a

kill it on the holding immediately;

b

serve a notice prohibiting the animal from being moved from the holding until it has been killed; or

c

serve a notice directing the owner to consign it to other premises for killing and prohibiting movement other than in accordance with that direction.

2

If the animal is killed on the holding, it is an offence to remove the body from the holding except in accordance with a written direction from an inspector.