The Diseases of Poultry (Scotland) Order 2003 No. 354

Articles 4(1), 5 and 9(1)

SCHEDULE 1 PREMISES WHERE A DESIGNATED DISEASE IS SUSPECTED OR CONFIRMED

Part I Premises on which a Designated Disease is Suspected

Record of Poultry

1.  The person in charge of the premises shall make and maintain an up to date record of the poultry on the premises showing in respect of each category the number of poultry which have died, which show clinical signs of disease and which show no signs. The record shall be produced to a veterinary inspector on demand.

Isolation of poultry, captive birds, and racing pigeons

2.  The person in charge of the premises shall ensure that any poultry or captive birds on the premises are kept in their living quarters or some other place where they can be isolated. Racing pigeons shall be isolated in their pigeon house until restrictions have been removed.

Prohibition on movement of poultry or other birds to or from premises

3.  No person shall move any poultry or other birds to or from the premises.

Prohibition on movement of persons, animals and vehicles to or from the premises

4.  No person shall move to or from the premises and no person shall move any animal or vehicle to or from the premises.

Prohibition on removal or spreading of things liable to transmit disease

5.  No person shall remove from the premises or spread within the premises any used poultry litter or poultry manure or anything liable to transmit disease.

Restriction on removal of eggs

6.  No person shall move any eggs from premises except in accordance with the provisions of article 4.2(e) of and Annex I to Council Directive 92/40/EEC(1) or article 4.2(e) of and Annex I to Council Directive 92/66/EEC(2) as the case may be.

Disinfection at entrances and exits

7.  The person in charge of the premises shall provide and maintain an appropriate means of disinfection at the entrances and exits of the buildings housing poultry and of the premises.

Part II Premises on which a Designated Disease is Confirmed

Slaughter and destruction

8.  The person in charge of the premises shall give all reasonable assistance to a veterinary inspector so as to ensure that poultry and such other birds on the premises as the veterinary inspector may require are killed there without delay and that carcases and eggs are destroyed in such a way as will minimise the risk of spreading disease, in accordance with directions given by a veterinary inspector.

Destruction or treatment

9.  The person in charge of the premises shall ensure that all other material which may be contaminated is destroyed or treated in such a way as to destroy the disease, in accordance with directions given by a veterinary inspector.

Tracing

10.  The person in charge of the premises shall give all reasonable assistance to a veterinary inspector so as to ensure that–

(a) meat of all poultry slaughtered during the presumed incubation period of the disease;

(b) eggs laid during the presumed incubation period of the disease; and

(c) meat and eggs which are otherwise likely to be contaminated with the disease virus,

are traced and destroyed, except that table eggs need not be destroyed if they have previously been disinfected.

Disinfection and restocking

11.  The buildings used for housing poultry, their surroundings, any vehicles on the holding used for transport of poultry and all equipment likely to be contaminated shall, under the supervision of an inspector, be subject to preliminary and final cleansing and disinfection in accordance with Annex II of Council Directive 92/40/EEC or Annex II of Council Directive 92/66/EEC as the case may be and to the satisfaction of a veterinary inspector. The Person in charge of the premises shall not restock the premises until at least 21 days after completion of the cleansing and disinfection.

(1)

O.J No. L 167, 22.06.92, p.1.

(2)

O.J.No. L 260, 05.09.92, p.1.