The Diseases of Swine Regulations 2014

Movement of pigs in a surveillance zoneE+W+S

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10.  A person must not move a pig through a surveillance zone unless—

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

(b)a licence is granted by a veterinary inspector to allow the pig to move from premises outside the surveillance zone direct to a slaughterhouse within the zone for immediate slaughter in accordance with paragraph 11;

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

(d)the movement is licensed under paragraph 12 in the case of swine vesicular disease, or under paragraph 13 in the case of African swine fever and classical swine fever.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 3 para. 10 in force at 14.8.2014, see reg. 1(1)(c)