PART 2

NOTIFICATION OF SUSPICION OF AUJESZKY'S DISEASE

Notification of suspicion of disease
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1
A person who—
a
is in possession or in charge of a pig or carcase; or
b
inspects or examines a pig or carcase; and
c
suspects the pig to be diseased or the pig or carcase to be contaminated with Aujeszky's disease virus,
shall immediately notify the Department.
2
A person who examines a sample taken from a pig or carcase and who—
a
suspects that it is contaminated with Aujeszky's disease virus; or
b
detects pathological evidence of Aujeszky's Disease Virus or evidence of antibodies to, or antigens of, that virus,
shall immediately notify the Department.
3
Failure to comply with this article is an offence.
4
Information required to be given under paragraph (1) or (2) shall include—
a
the address of the premises on which the pig or carcase was kept;
b
the name and address of the keeper;
c
where it relates to a breeding pig or the carcase of a breeding pig, the individual identification mark of that pig; and
d
the holding code of the keeper.