The Poultry Breeding Flocks and Hatcheries Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2007

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Citation and commencement

3. 2. Breeding flocks and hatcheries scheme

4. Signature

5. 1. SCHEDULE

      POULTRY BREEDING FLOCKS AND HATCHERIES SCHEME (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2007

      1. PART I INTRODUCTION

         1. 1. Citation

         2. 2. Interpretation and application

         3. 3. Competent authority

      2. PART II NOTIFICATION OF HATCHERIES AND BREEDING FLOCKS

         1. 4. Notification of hatcheries

         2. 5. Notification of breeding flocks

      3. PART III CONTROL OF SALMONELLA IN GALLUS GALLUS

         1. CHAPTER 1 Duties of an occupier

            1. 6. Application of Chapter 1

            2. 7. Notification of arrival of breeding flocks

            3. 8. Notification of movement to laying phase etc.

            4. 9. Sampling of breeding flocks

            5. 10. Submission of samples to an approved laboratory

            6. 11. Records of samples

            7. 12. Records of movements

         2. CHAPTER 2 Duties of approved laboratories

            1. 13. Duties of an approved laboratory

         3. CHAPTER 3 Use of antimicrobials and vaccines

            1. 14. Prohibition on the use of antimicrobials

            2. 15. Prohibition on the use of vaccines

      4. PART IV MISCELLANEOUS

         1. 16. Hatchery records

         2. 17. Production of records

         3. 18. Tampering with samples

         4. 19. Powers of the Department in cases of default

         5. 20. Revocation

   2. ANNEX 1

      HATCHERY AND BREEDING FLOCK INFORMATION

      1. 1. Information in relation to hatcheries

      2. 2. Information in relation to breeding flocks

   3. ANNEX 2

      SAMPLING OF BREEDING FLOCKS

      1. 1. Sampling of chicks

      2. 2. Sampling of four-week-old birds etc.

   4. ANNEX 3

      RECORD-KEEPING REQUIREMENTS

      1. 1. Samples

      2. 2. Movements of domestic fowl of the species Gallus gallus to and from holdings

      3. 3. Movements of eggs to and from a hatchery

      4. 4. Movements of chicks from a hatchery

   5. ANNEX 4

      PREPARATION OF CHICK BOX LINERS

      1. Preparation of the samples

6. Explanatory Note