Killing of birds and destruction of things which may be contaminated
78.—(1) Before causing poultry or other birds to be killed under paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Act, the Secretary of State must give notice of his intention to do so to the occupier of the premises where the birds are kept or to their keeper.
(2) Before causing any mammal to be killed under section 32 of the Act , the Secretary of State must give notice of his intention to do so to the occupier of the premises where the mammal is kept or to its keeper.
(3) Before causing the seizure of any thing under the Diseases of Animals (Seizure) Order 1993(1) for the purposes of this Order, an inspector must give notice of his intention to do so—
(a)to the occupier of the premises where the thing is kept; or
(b)to the owner or keeper of the thing.