PART 3

BVD Control

Notification of BVD status prior to movement
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1
This article applies where a keeper intends to move a bovine animal in a breeding herd or a breeding bovine animal off the holding on which it is kept (except where the animal is being moved to slaughter).
2
The keeper must, before moving the animal off of the holding, give notice to the persons mentioned in paragraph (3) of—
a
the individual BVD status of each bovine animal, and
b
in the case of a breeding herd, the collective BVD status of the herd.
3
The persons mentioned in this paragraph are—
a
the operator of a market to which the animal is to be moved,
b
the prospective keeper of the animal,
c
any person with whom the animal is to be temporarily placed.
4
This article does not apply if the relevant person mentioned in paragraph (3) is aware of the individual BVD status of—
a
the animal being moved, and
b
every other bovine animal that is being moved with the animal.