SCHEDULE 2TSE MONITORING

Brain stem sampling of the body of a bovine animal (Approved TSE sampling sites)

4.  The operator of an approved TSE sampling site to which the body of a bovine animal has been delivered must—

(a)take a sample comprising the brain stem for testing in accordance with point 1 of Chapter C of Annex X;

(b)ensure that the bovine animal from which the sample is taken can be identified; and

(c)prepare the sample for delivery to an approved testing laboratory,

and failure to do so is an offence.