SCHEDULE 5CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF TSE IN ANIMALS OTHER THAN BOVINE, OVINE OR CAPRINE ANIMALS

Slaughter of a suspect animal3

1

For the purposes of Article 12(1) and (2), if a veterinary inspector suspects that an animal that is not bovine, ovine or caprine is affected with a TSE, the veterinary inspector may—

a

kill it immediately on the premises on which it was kept;

b

serve a notice prohibiting the animal from being moved from the premises until it has been killed; or

c

serve a notice directing the occupier to consign it to other premises for killing and prohibit movement other than in accordance with that direction.

2

If the animal is killed on any premises in accordance with this paragraph, it is an offence to remove the body from the premises or dispose of it except in accordance with a written direction from an inspector.