Measures when meat and eggs have been tracedN.I.
24.—(1) The Department, or any person authorised by it, must—
(a)dispose of meat traced from infected premises under regulation 23; or
(b)require its disposal, by notice served on the person in possession of the meat.
(2) The Department, or any person authorised by it, must—
(a)dispose of eggs traced from infected premises under regulation 23;
(b)require their disposal, by notice served on the person in possession of the eggs; or
(c)licence the movement of the eggs directly to an egg processing plant.
(3) The Department must require, by notice served on the occupier of any premises to which poultry already hatched from eggs traced under regulation 23 have been moved, that the poultry are not moved off those premises for at least 21 days from the date they arrived there.
(4) A person moving eggs under a licence granted under paragraph (2)(c) must ensure that—
(a)each consignment of eggs is sealed by an inspector, or in accordance with the instructions of an inspector, before dispatch;
(b)vehicles used to transport the eggs to the plant have been cleansed and disinfected before the eggs are loaded.
(5) A person shall not tamper with a seal attached under paragraph (4)(a) or remove it before the consignment arrives at its destination.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 24 in operation at 10.2.2007, see reg. 1