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19. The Department shall immediately on declaring infected premises, kill all the pigs on the premises.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 19 in operation at 30.6.2009, see reg. 1
20.—(1) The Department shall—
(a)remove all carcases, tissue and blood from the infected premises; and
(b)dispose of them in such a way as to avoid the risk of swine vesicular disease virus spreading.
(2) The Department shall treat with disinfectant—
(a)all parts of the premises (other than fields, slurry lagoons and other parts of the premises where the disinfectant would have no effect) and all equipment to which the pigs have had access, and
(b)anything contaminated during killing,
and ensure that disinfectant remains on the treated surfaces for at least 24 hours.
Commencement Information
I2Reg. 20 in operation at 30.6.2009, see reg. 1
21.—(1) The Department may decide not to kill pigs—
(a)kept in—
(i)a zoo or wildlife park; or
(ii)premises approved for the purposes of [F1trade to the EU] in porcine semen, ova or embryos;
(b)kept for—
(i)display;
(ii)educational purposes;
(iii)scientific research or breeding for such research; or
(iv)purposes related to conservation of species or genetic resource.
(2) Where the Department decides not to kill such pigs, a veterinary inspector may serve a notice on the occupier of the premises on which they are kept detailing the biosecurity arrangements that the occupier must follow to reduce the risk of spread of swine vesicular disease virus, and failure to comply with such a notice is an offence.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 21(1)(a)(ii) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Exotic Disease (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/111), regs. 1(1), 13(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Commencement Information
I3Reg. 21 in operation at 30.6.2009, see reg. 1