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.