The Foot-and-Mouth Disease Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

Other animal products produced in a protection or surveillance zone or from animals originating in such a zone

9.—(1) This paragraph applies to any animal product other than—

(a) fresh meat, minced meat, mechanically separated meat and any meat preparation;

(b) milk and any milk product;

(c) semen, ova and embryos;

(d) hides and skins; and

(e) wool, ruminant hair and pig bristles,

if it is produced in a protection zone or surveillance zone from a susceptible animal, or from susceptible animals originating in a protection zone or surveillance zone.

(2) A person shall not sell or consign for sale an animal product to which this paragraph applies unless it satisfies one of the following requirements—

(a) it was—

(i) produced more than 21 days before the earliest infection date in the protection zone, or in the case of a surveillance zone, the associated protection zone, and

(ii) at all times stored and transported separately from animal products not so produced;

(b) it has been treated so that it falls within paragraph 4 of Part I of Schedule 6;

(c) where it is referred to in one of paragraphs 5 to 9 of Part I of Schedule 6, it has been treated so that it falls within the paragraph in question;

(d) it forms part of a composite product (that is, a manufactured or processed product containing more than one ingredient at least one of which is an animal product) and each ingredient which is an animal product—

(i) is referred to in a paragraph of Schedule 6 and has been treated so that it falls within that paragraph (either before manufacturing or processing, or as a part of the complete product); or

(ii) was not produced from a susceptible animal originating on infected premises, suspect premises or contact premises or in a temporary control zone, protection zone, surveillance zone or vaccination zone;

(e) it is a packaged product ready for use by the end user which is—

(i) used as a reagent, reagent product, calibrator, kit or any other system (whether used alone or in combination),

(ii) intended to be used in vitro for the examination of samples of human or animal origin (with the exception of donated organs or blood), and

(iii) used solely or principally with a view to the diagnosis of a physiological state, state of health, disease or genetic abnormality or to determine safety and compatibility with reagents.