The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Wales) Order 2006

Production of licences E+W

42.—(1) Every person issued with a licence under this Order must, while executing the licensed activity, carry the licence and produce it to an inspector on demand and without delay.

(2) Sub-paragraphs (3) and (4) apply where any of the following licences are granted for movement of susceptible animals between premises, unless that licence provides otherwise—

(a) a licence for movement to or from premises in a temporary control zone under article 17(2) or paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 (movement of susceptible animals);

(b) a licence for movement to a slaughterhouse under paragraph 10 of Schedule 4 (movement of susceptible animals from or to premises in a protection zone);

(c) a licence for movement to a slaughterhouse under paragraph 26 of Schedule 4 (movement of animals from premises in a surveillance zone);

(d) a licence for movement to or from premises in a restricted zone under paragraph 1 of Schedule 6 (movement of susceptible animals in a restricted zone).

(3) Where this sub-paragraph applies, no person is permitted to unload susceptible animals at premises to which they are moved unless that person first gives the movement licence issued in respect of those susceptible animals to the occupier of those premises.

(4) Where this sub-paragraph applies, the occupier of any premises to which susceptible animals are moved must—

(a) forward the movement licence without delay to the local authority and, in the case of a slaughterhouse, provide a copy to any official veterinary surgeon appointed for those premises;

(b) retain a copy of the licence for a period of six months and produce it on request for inspection by an inspector;

(c) in the case of a collecting centre, ensure that sheep are marked or tagged in accordance with the directions of an inspector so as to enable the identity of the collecting centre and the premises from which they were moved to be established throughout their onward movement to a slaughterhouse.