PART 3Measures applicable to bovine animals

F1Post-movement skin testing20.

F2(1)

When a bovine animal is moved into either—

(a)

the low-risk area from another part of England or from Wales; or

(b)

the specified area from—

(i)

another part of England, apart from the low-risk area, or

(ii)

Wales,

the keeper who receives the animal must arrange and pay for a post-movement skin test to be applied to that animal by an approved veterinary surgeon no fewer than 60 days, but no more than 120 days, after the date of arrival at the receiving premises.

(2)

Bovine animals do not require a post-movement skin test if they are—

(a)

slaughtered within 120 days of arrival at the receiving premises;

(b)

moved solely for veterinary treatment F3into the low-risk area or the specified area or returned to those areas after veterinary treatment elsewhere, provided that they are returned directly to their premises of origin after the treatment, or are killed or go directly to slaughter;

F4(c)

moved to a show in the low-risk area or the specified area or returned to those areas from a show elsewhere provided—

(i)

immediately after the show they are returned directly to their premises of origin, or are killed or go directly to slaughter; and

(ii)

they were not housed on the showground, and were not otherwise on the showground for more than 24 hours;

(e)

moved directly to one of the following—

(i)

a market from which all animals go directly to slaughter;

(ii)

an exempt market;

(iii)

an approved collecting centre;

(iv)

a licensed finishing unit;

F5(v)

an approved finishing unit; or

(vi)

an exempt finishing unit;

(f)

moved under the authority of a movement licence issued by an inspector;

(g)

moved from herds in the low-risk area.

(3)

Where paragraph (1) does not apply but a bovine animal is moved onto any premises, the Secretary of State may, by notice served on the keeper of that bovine animal—

(a)

require the keeper to have the bovine animal tested with a post-movement skin test no fewer than 60 days, but no more than 120 days, after the date of arrival of that animal;

(b)

inform the keeper that the keeper must arrange and pay for such a post-movement skin test.

(4)

Where a bovine animal is required to have a post-movement skin test under paragraph (1) or (3), no person may move that animal from the receiving premises until the skin test has been completed and subject to its having negative results, unless the move is—

(a)

directly (or via an approved TB slaughter gathering) to slaughter;

F6(b)

directly to a licensed finishing unit;

(c)

directly (or via an exempt market) to an approved finishing unit or an exempt finishing unit; or

(d)

made under the authority of a licence issued by an inspector.

(5)

Where a bovine animal is required to have a post-movement skin test but remains untested more than 120 days after that animal arrived at the receiving premises—

(a)

the test will be treated by the Secretary of State as overdue; and

(b)

an inspector must impose movement restrictions on all bovine animals on the premises until the overdue F7post-movement skin test has been completed and subject to its having negative results.

(6)

Where a post-movement skin test is required under this article, the keeper must comply with any requirement set out in a notice given under paragraph (3) or any reasonable requirements of an inspector or an approved veterinary surgeon in order to facilitate the application and reading of the skin test, and, in particular, must arrange at the keeper’s own expense for the collection, penning and securing of the bovine animal which requires such a skin test.