The Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (Scotland) Amendment Order 2013

Amendment of the Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (Scotland) Order 2013

4.  In article 11 (taking of samples)—

(a) in paragraph (1) omit “or breeding bovine animal”;

(b) after paragraph (5) insert—

“(5A) The keeper of a breeding bovine animal must take (or arrange to have taken) from the animal—

(a) an ear tag sample of tissue taken in accordance with paragraphs (6) and (7A); or

(b) a sample of blood.”;

(c) for paragraph (6)(b)(ii) substitute—

“(ii) in the case of a sample taken from a breeding bovine animal or a bovine animal in a breeding herd, is notified along with the animal’s ear tag number required by article 14(3)(b)(v), (va) or (vi) when the sample is submitted.”;

(d) in paragraph (7), omit “or breeding bovine animal”; and

(e) after paragraph (7) insert—

“(7A) For the purposes of paragraph (5A) the keeper of a breeding bovine animal must not take (or arrange to have taken) an ear tag sample of tissue from that animal if such a sample has previously been collected from a management tag from it.”.