The Swine Vesicular Disease Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

PART II N.I. Measures in a surveillance zone

Movement of pigs N.I.

1.—(1) A person may not move pigs off premises in a surveillance zone except under the authority of a licence granted by the Department.

(2) The Department may grant a licence if —

(a) a veterinary surgeon has inspected all pigs on the premises, and examined the pigs to be moved to slaughter (with negative results) within the 48 hours preceding the movement;

(b) a serological examination of a statistical sample of the pigs to be moved has been carried out at the owner’s expense without the detection of antibodies to swine vesicular disease within the 14 days preceding the movement; and

(c) vehicles and equipment used for the transport of the pigs are cleansed and disinfected after each transport operation.

(3) In addition, the Department may grant a licence authorising movement—

(a) to a slaughterhouse in the surveillance zone designated for the purpose by the Department where they are kept and slaughtered separately from other pigs, or

(b) to other premises in the surveillance zone provided that no pigs have moved into the premises of origin in the previous 21 days; or

(c) between a holding divided by a highway provided that the sets of premises would be contiguous except for the highway.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 2 Pt. 2 para. 1 in operation at 30.6.2009, see reg. 1

Cleansing vehicles N.I.

2.—(1) Vehicles and equipment used within the surveillance zone to transport—

(a) pigs, or

(b) other livestock or material which may be contaminated with swine vesicular disease virus,

may not leave the surveillance zone without having been cleansed and disinfected in such a way as to minimise the risk of spread of swine vesicular disease virus.

(2) In the case of a livestock vehicle the cleansing and disinfection shall be in accordance with Schedule 2 to the Transport of Animals and Poultry (Cleansing and Disinfection) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007.

(3) In all other cases, the person in charge of the vehicle shall at least—

(a) cleanse and disinfect its wheels, wheel arches and mud flaps; and

(b) ensure that the exterior of the vehicle is not visibly contaminated with mud, faeces or other material that might carry swine vesicular disease virus.

(4) This paragraph does not apply in relation to vehicles travelling through the surveillance zone without stopping.

Commencement Information

I2 Sch. 2 Pt. 2 para. 2 in operation at 30.6.2009, see reg. 1