The Diseases of Swine Regulations 2014

PART 1 Measures in a protection zone

Movement of pigs in a protection zone

1.  A person must not move a pig in a protection zone unless—

(a) a licence is granted by a veterinary inspector to allow the pig to move from premises outside the protection zone direct to a slaughterhouse situated in the zone for immediate slaughter in accordance with paragraph 2;

(b) a licence is granted by a veterinary inspector to allow the movement of the pig between two premises within the zone, divided by a public road provided that the two premises would be contiguous except for the public road;

(c) the movement is allowed under paragraph 3; or

(d) the pig is transported and remains in a vehicle which must not enter any livestock premises within the zone.

2.  A veterinary inspector may license the movement of a pig from outside the protection zone to a designated slaughterhouse inside the zone for immediate slaughter provided that—

(a) the appropriate authority obtains prior approval from the European Commission for such movements; and

(b) the vehicle transporting the pig is thoroughly cleansed and disinfected at the slaughterhouse after the pig has been unloaded.

Movement of pigs off premises in a protection zone

3.  A licence may be granted by a veterinary inspector after the expiry of the relevant period specified in the table to this paragraph to allow movement of a pig off premises in a protection zone if directly transported to—

(a) a designated slaughterhouse;

(b) a plant where the pig is immediately killed and the carcase is processed in accordance with the Animal By-Products (Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2013(1), the Animal By-Products (Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2013(2) or the Animal By-Products (Enforcement) (Wales) Regulations 2014(3); or

(c) other premises located in the protection zone, under exceptional circumstances following the appropriate authority obtaining approval by the European Commission for such movement.

Period that must elapse before movement of a pig off premises in a protection zone may be licensed
Period	African Swine Fever	Classical Swine Fever	Swine Vesicular Disease
At least x days have elapsed since completion of preliminary cleansing and disinfection of infected premises	x = 40	x = 30	x = 21
At least y days have elapsed since the zone has been in place and there are multiple infected premises	y = 40	y = 30	y = 30

Note: In accordance with the Diagnostic Manual, if the appropriate authority has applied an intensive sampling and testing programme making it possible to negate the presence of African swine fever on the premises, the ‘x’ and ‘y’ periods for that disease are reduced to 30 days.

4.  A licence may only be granted under paragraph 3 where—

(a) a veterinary inspector has inspected the pigs on the premises and has individually examined each pig that is to be moved and found no clinical signs suggestive of disease;

(b) a sufficient number of samples are taken in accordance with the Diagnostic Manual from pigs which are to be slaughtered or killed, in order that the presence of disease in the batch of pigs can be determined; and

(c) the pigs to be moved are transported in a vehicle sealed by an inspector.

Movement of other animals and persons from premises on which pigs are kept

5.  A person must not move any other animal that may carry disease on or off premises in the protection zone on which pigs are kept unless licensed by a veterinary inspector, and all persons entering or leaving such premises must observe appropriate biosecurity measures to reduce the risk of spread of disease.

Restriction on removal of any thing liable to transmit disease

6.  A person must not move any thing liable to transmit disease, including a carcase, pig genetic material or animal feed, off premises on which pigs are kept within the protection zone except under the authority of a licence granted by a veterinary inspector.

Restrictions on the transporting and spreading of pig manure or slurry

7.  A person must not transport manure or slurry, which contains waste material of swine origin, off premises in the protection zone other than under a licence granted by a veterinary inspector.

8.  A person must not spread manure or slurry, which contains waste material of swine origin other than under a licence granted by a veterinary inspector.

Reporting of dead or diseased pigs

9.  The keeper must report all dead or diseased pigs to the appropriate authority.

(1)

S.I. 2013/2952.

(2)

S.S.I. 2013/307.

(3)

S.I. 2014/517 (W.60).