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Pigs vaccinated against classical swine feverE+W+S

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30.—(1) This regulation applies to pigs vaccinated against classical swine fever.

(2) A keeper who has had a pig vaccinated in an emergency vaccination zone or under the authority of a licence granted by a veterinary inspector must—

(a)ensure that it is identified in accordance with instructions from a veterinary inspector; and

(b)keep a record that it has been vaccinated.

(3) The keeper must only have a vaccinated pig slaughtered at a designated slaughterhouse.

(4) Following slaughter of a vaccinated pig the carcase must—

(a)be disposed of 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

(b)have a stamp applied and be treated under the Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) (England) Regulations 2008(4), the Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) (Scotland) Order 2008(5) or the Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) (Wales) Regulations 2008(6).

(5) Where a marker vaccine has been used on a pig, the meat derived from that pig may be exempted by the appropriate authority from the requirement to be treated as restricted meat under the appropriate legislation listed in paragraph (4)(b).

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I1Reg. 30 in force at 14.8.2014, see reg. 1(1)(c)

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