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Monitoring wild animals

7.  If the Secretary of State prepares a programme for the monitoring of zoonoses or zoonotic agents in wild animals that includes the taking of—

(a)any sample from a live wild animal; or

(b)any egg or sample from the temporary or permanent resting place or nest of a wild animal,

he must consult Natural England before monitoring commences.