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The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Wales) Order 2006

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Collection, transport and processing of raw milk produced in a surveillance zone

32.—(1) No person is permitted to collect and transport raw milk produced on premises in a surveillance zone where susceptible animals are kept out of that surveillance zone or process any such milk unless such transport complies with sub-paragraph (2) and is carried out in a vehicle which complies with sub-paragraph (3).

(2) Transport complies with this sub-paragraph if it is—

(a)transport of samples of raw milk—

(i)to a laboratory authorised in respect of the disease under article 4 of the Specified Animal Pathogens Order 1998(1), or

(ii)to another laboratory under the authority of a licence granted by an inspector; or

(b)transport to premises other than a laboratory under the authority of a licence granted by an inspector.

(3) A vehicle complies with this sub-paragraph if it—

(a)has been authorised to operate in the part of Wales in which the journey is to take place by a licence granted by the National Assembly, and

(b)has been marked so as to identify the geographical area in which it is authorised to operate in accordance with the directions of the National Assembly.

(4) A licence granted under sub-paragraph (2)(b) must specify the route to be taken and must include a condition prohibiting the vehicle from entering any premises in the zone where susceptible animals are kept for purposes other than to load milk.

(5) Any person transporting milk under the authority of a licence granted under sub-paragraph (2)(b) must ensure that—

(a)the vehicle used is constructed and maintained so that there is no leakage of milk during transport and is equipped to avoid aerosol dispersion during loading and unloading,

(b)before every loading, the vehicle is cleansed and disinfected in accordance with the directions of an inspector, and

(c)after loading and before leaving the premises, the connection pipes, tyres, wheel cases and lower parts of the vehicle, and any spillage of milk, are cleansed and disinfected in accordance with the directions of an inspector.

(6) No person is permitted to process milk transported under this paragraph except under the authority of a licence granted by an inspector.

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