PART 3

BVD Control

Notification of BVD on a holding
36
1
This article applies where—
a
there is a bovine animal with an individual BVD status of positive present on a holding, and
b
there is a bovine animal belonging to another keeper (in this article “the other keeper”) kept on the holding.
2
The keeper must give notice to the other keeper that there is a bovine animal with an individual BVD status of positive on the holding.
3
A notice under paragraph (2) must be given within 7 days of the later of—
a
the date that the keeper knows (or ought reasonably to know) that the animal has an individual BVD status of positive, or
b
the other keeper moving a bovine animal onto the holding.
4
Where the individual BVD status of the bovine animal is changed, the keeper must, within 7 days of receiving notice from an approved laboratory of the change of individual BVD status (or otherwise becoming aware of the change), give the other keeper notice of the change.
Art. 36 in force at 1.12.2019, see art. 1(1)