Diseases of Poultry (England) Order 2003

Article 10

SCHEDULE 2 E+W+S INFECTED AREAS: PROTECTION AND SURVEILLANCE ZONES

Protection Zones E+W+S

1.  The following shall apply within the protection zone and shall continue to apply for a period of at least 21 days after the preliminary cleansing and disinfection of the infected premises required by paragraph 11 of Schedule 1 to this Order and thereafter until the Secretary of State declares the protection zone to have become part of the surveillance zone.

2.  The occupier of premises containing poultry shall ensure that—

(a) any inspector who requires information as to the presence of poultry on those premises is supplied with such information as soon as practicable;

(b) any veterinary inspector who visits the premises to examine the poultry and take samples is given all necessary assistance and information;

(c) the poultry are kept in their living quarters or such other place where they can be isolated;

(d) there is an appropriate means of disinfection at the entrance and exits of the premises;

(e) poultry and hatching eggs are not moved from the premises except under a licence issued by a veterinary inspector—

(i) for the purpose of transport for immediate slaughter to a designated slaughterhouse, or

(ii) in the case of day old chicks or ready-to-lay pullets, to premises within the surveillance zone on which there are no other poultry, or

(iii) in the case of hatching eggs to a designated hatchery, subject to the eggs and their packing being disinfected before dispatch; and

(f) used litter and poultry manure are not removed or spread.

3.  No person shall move any poultry, eggs or carcases within the zone, except that poultry may be transported without stopping through the zone on a major highway or railway.

4.  No person shall hold any fair, market, show or other gathering of poultry or other birds.

Surveillance Zone E+W+S

5.  The following shall apply within the surveillance zone and shall continue to apply for a period of at least 30 days after the preliminary cleansing and disinfection of the infected premises required by paragraph 11 of Schedule 1 to this Order and thereafter until the Secretary of State declares the restrictions to be lifted.

6.  The occupier of premises shall ensure that—

(a) any inspector who requires information as to presence of poultry on those premises is supplied with such information as soon as practicable;

(b) poultry are not moved from the premises out of the zone except under a licence issued by a veterinary inspector for the purpose of transport direct to a designated slaughterhouse outside the surveillance zone;

(c) hatching eggs are not moved from the premises out of the zone except under a licence issued by a veterinary inspector for the purpose of transport direct to a designated hatchery and subject to the eggs and their packing being disinfected before dispatch; and

(d) used litter and poultry manure are not moved out of the zone.

7.  No person shall move any poultry or hatching eggs into or within the zone except that poultry may be transported without stopping through the zone on a major highway or railway.

8.  No person shall hold any fair, market, show or other gathering of poultry or other birds.

Cleansing and disinfection of vehicles used for the conveyance of poultry E+W+S

9.—(1) The owner of any vehicle used for the conveyance of poultry, poultry carcases, poultry offal, poultry feathers or eggs originating in an infected area, before it is so used, as soon as practicable after each time it is so used and in any event before it is so used again, shall effectively clean and disinfect it.

(2) If any person fails to comply with paragraph (1) above, an officer of the local authority may, without prejudice to any proceedings arising out of such failure, carry out or cause to be carried out the cleansing and disinfection and the person failing to carry out the operations shall be liable for any costs incurred.