PART IVMEASURES ON CONFIRMATION OF HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA AT PREMISES OTHER THAN A REGULATED PLACE
Tracing of meat and eggs from infected premises23
1
Subject to paragraph (2) the Department, or any person authorised by it must endeavour to trace the following from infected premises—
a
the meat of all poultry slaughtered during the unregulated period of infection;
b
poultry eggs laid at the premises during that period; and
c
poultry hatched from such eggs.
2
The Department need not trace or require the tracing of meat or poultry eggs once they have moved from wholesale or retail premises.
3
The “unregulated period of infection” in relation to any premises means the period from the date when, in the opinion of the Department, avian influenza may first have been introduced to the premises to the date when measures were imposed in relation to the premises under regulation 10.
4
In paragraph (1) “authorised” means authorised by notice in writing.