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

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.