Notification of disease in carcases of wild deer
5
1
Any person who—
a
is the keeper of the carcase of a wild deer and who knows or suspects that that carcase is or may be the carcase of an affected animal or a suspected animal; or
b
in the course of practice as a veterinary surgeon, examines or inspects the carcase of a wild deer and, following such examination or inspection, knows or suspects that the carcase is or may be that of an affected animal or a suspected animal,
must immediately inform the Scottish Ministers of such knowledge or suspicion.
2
Following the giving of the information under paragraph (1), and prior to the conclusion of a veterinary inquiry under article 6 (veterinary inquiry as to the existence of disease) or the taking of a diagnostic sample from the carcase under the direction of a veterinary inspector, the keeper must—
a
detain the carcase on the premises on which it was located at the time of the giving of the information; and
b
isolate the carcase as far as practicable from other animals.
3
If the carcase is in a slaughterhouse, the operator of the slaughterhouse must keep it isolated from other carcases of slaughtered animals.
Art. 5 in force at 9.10.2015, see art. 1(1)