The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Slaughter and Vaccination) (Scotland) Regulations 2006

Slaughter of animals

9.—(1) Subject to regulation 8, where the disease is confirmed on premises, the Scottish Ministers–

(a) shall cause to be slaughtered–

(i) in exercise of their powers under Schedule 3, paragraph 3(1) of the Act, all cattle, sheep, goats, other ruminating animals and swine on the premises–

(aa) which are affected with the disease or suspected of being so affected; or

(bb) which are or have been in the same field, shed, or other place, or in the same herd or flock as, or otherwise in contact with, animals affected with the disease, or which appear to the Scottish Ministers to have been in any way exposed to the disease; and

(ii) all other susceptible animals on the premises; and

(b) may cause to be slaughtered any non-susceptible animals on the premises other than those which the Scottish Ministers consider are capable of being isolated, effectively cleansed and disinfected, and which are individually identifiable so as to allow the control of their movement.

(2) Slaughter shall be carried out in such a way as to minimise the dispersal of disease virus.

(3) Compensation shall be payable for any animal slaughtered under paragraph (1)(a)(ii) or (1)(b) above as if that animal had been slaughtered under the powers conferred by Schedule 3, paragraph 3(1) of the Act.