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

Regulations 36 and 39(2)

SCHEDULE 7 MEASURES APPLICABLE IN RESPECT OF A RESTRICTED ZONE

Movement of a susceptible animal in a restricted zone

1.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (3) a person shall not move a susceptible animal—

(a) from premises within a restricted zone; or

(b) into or out of a restricted zone,

except under the authority of a licence granted by the Department.

(2) The person in charge of any vehicle used to move a susceptible animal under such a licence shall ensure that it is cleansed and disinfected in accordance with regulation 42.

(3) This paragraph does not apply in any part of a restricted zone which is also part of a protection zone, surveillance zone or vaccination zone.

Slaughter of a susceptible animal in a restricted zone

2.  Where a susceptible animal is moved to a slaughterhouse within a restricted zone, the occupier of the slaughterhouse shall ensure that it is slaughtered in accordance with any directions given by an inspector and in any case within 24 hours of arrival.

Control of products from slaughterhouses in a restricted zone

3.—(1) A person shall not move any carcase or animal product (unless intended for human consumption) or any manure, slurry or used litter from a slaughterhouse in a restricted zone except—

(a) for disposal; or

(b) under the authority of a licence granted by an inspector (which shall include a condition prohibiting any intermediate movement to any premises keeping a susceptible animal).

(2) A person transporting any thing under the authority of a licence granted under sub-paragraph (1)(b) shall—

(a) do so in a covered drip-proof container or vehicle; and

(b) cleanse and disinfect the vehicle, as soon as possible after unloading and in any event before re-use, in accordance with the directions of an inspector.

(3) The occupier of the premises to which any carcase or animal product is moved under this paragraph shall ensure that it is not brought into contact with, or fed to, any susceptible animal.

Control of carcases in a restricted zone

4.—(1) A person shall not move any carcase of a susceptible animal (other than the carcase of an animal slaughtered for human consumption or the carcase of an animal suspected of having contracted Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy or Scrapie destined for disposal) from premises in a restricted zone other than a slaughterhouse except under the authority of a licence granted by an inspector.

(2) The carcase of a deer which has been culled shall not be considered to have been slaughtered for human consumption.

Straying of a susceptible animal in a restricted zone

5.—(1) The keeper of a susceptible animal in a restricted zone shall take all such steps as are necessary to prevent it from straying from the premises on which it is kept.

(2) An inspector may detain any stray or feral susceptible animal found in a restricted zone.

Control of animal gatherings and gatherings of people in a restricted zone

6.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (5) and (6) a person shall not—

(a) hold an animal gathering which includes a susceptible animal in a restricted zone; or

(b) hold any gathering of people on any holding in a restricted zone in connection with the sale of a susceptible animal kept there at which more than two people (other than the owner or keeper of the animal and his representatives) are present,

except under the authority of a licence granted by the Department.

(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (4) a person shall not hold or take part in the following activities in a restricted zone—

(a) hunting including hunting any drag or other trail;

(b) stalking;

(c) horse racing and jumping competitions;

(d) polo;

(e) pigeon racing; and

(f) the racing or coursing or the training for racing or coursing of any dogs or hounds and the pursuit of game and rabbits.

(3) Subject to sub-paragraph (4) and (5), a person shall not shoot deer except under the authority of a licence granted by the Department.

(4) The occupier of land, members of his household, persons employed by him as beaters and any member of a shooting party of not more than three persons authorised by him may shoot deer found on that land.

(5) Sub-paragraph (1) shall not be deemed to prohibit the racing or the training for racing of greyhounds on a licensed greyhound racing track in a restricted area.

(6) This paragraph does not apply in any part of a restricted zone which is also part of a protection zone or surveillance zone.

Shearing or dipping of sheep in a restricted zone

7.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) and (4), a person shall not—

(a) shear or dip sheep; or

(b) handle fleeces or sheep during shearing or dipping,

in a restricted zone except under the authority of a licence granted by an inspector.

(2) The prohibition in sub-paragraph (1) shall not apply to the occupier of any premises or his employees (other than a person employed by him primarily for the purpose of shearing or dipping sheep) in respect of the shearing or dipping of sheep kept on those premises.

(3) In this paragraph—

(a) “shearing” includes clipping and dagging; and

(b) “dipping” includes showering and jetting sheep with sheep dip.

(4) This paragraph does not apply in any part of a restricted zone which is also part of a protection zone or surveillance zone.

Ultrasound scanning of sheep in a restricted zone

8.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) and (3), a person shall not carry out ultrasound scanning of sheep in a restricted zone except under the authority of a licence granted by an inspector.

(2) The prohibition in sub-paragraph (1) shall not apply to the occupier of any premises or his employees (other than any person employed by him primarily for the purpose of carrying out ultrasound scanning of sheep) in respect of the carrying out of ultrasound scanning of sheep kept on those premises using ultrasound scanning equipment of which the occupier is the owner or person in charge.

(3) This paragraph does not apply in any part of a restricted zone which is also part of a protection zone or surveillance zone.

Cleansing and disinfection of slaughterhouses in a restricted zone

9.  The occupier of any collecting centre or slaughterhouse in a restricted zone shall cleanse and disinfect the premises in accordance with the directions of an inspector as soon as is practicable after it has been emptied of animals and in any event before a susceptible animal, fodder, used litter or other thing liable to spread disease is moved there again.