PART 4Notification and control of disease outbreaks
Obligation to notify in case of suspicion of a listed disease or increased mortality23
1
A relevant person is guilty of an offence if that person—
a
knows or suspects that a listed disease is present in aquatic animals; and
b
fails immediately to notify the competent authority of the information or other matter on which that knowledge or suspicion is based.
2
A relevant person is guilty of an offence if that person—
a
knows or suspects that increased mortality has occurred or is occurring in aquaculture animals; and
b
fails immediately to notify the competent authority or a veterinarian of the information or other matter on which that knowledge or suspicion is based.
3
In this regulation “a relevant person” means—
a
the owner of, or any person attending, aquatic animals;
b
any person accompanying aquaculture animals during transport;
c
any veterinarian, or other professional, involved in aquatic animal health services; or
d
any other person with an occupational relationship to aquatic animals of susceptible species or to products of such animals.