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.