The Control of Salmonella in Turkey Flocks (Wales) Order 2010

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Order—

• “flock” (“haid”) means all turkeys of the same health status kept on the same premises or in the same enclosure and constituting a single epidemiological unit and, in the case of housed turkeys, includes all birds sharing the same airspace;

• “holding” (“daliad”) means any holding on which one or more turkey flocks are kept or are intended to be kept;

• “occupier” (“meddiannydd”) means, in relation to any holding, the person in charge of the holding;

• “turkey flock” (“haid o dyrcwn”) means—

  (a)

  a flock of more than 250 turkeys kept for breeding;

  (b)

  a flock of more than 500 turkeys kept for the production of meat intended for human consumption unless—

  (i)

  less than 10,000 individual turkeys are kept in any 12 month period at the holding where the flock is found, and

  (ii)

  all the meat is supplied to the final consumer or to local retail establishments.

(2) In this Order, a reference to—

(a) Regulation (EC) No 584/2008 is a reference to Commission Regulation (EC) No 584/2008 implementing Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 as regards a Community target for the reduction of the prevalence of Salmonella enteritidis and Salmonella typhimurium in turkeys(1),

(b) Regulation (EC) No 646/2007 is a reference to Commission Regulation (EC) No 646/2007 implementing Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 as regards a Community target for the reduction of the prevalence of Salmonella enteritidis and Salmonella typhimurium in broilers and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1091/2005(2),

(c) Regulation (EC) No 1177/2006 is a reference to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1177/2006 implementing Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards requirements for the use of specific control methods in the framework of the national programmes for the control of Salmonella in poultry(3),

in each case as amended from time to time.

(1)

OJ No L 162, 21.6.2008, p. 3.

(2)

OJ No L 151, 13.6.2007, p. 21.

(3)

OJ No L 212, 2.8.2006, p. 3.