PART 8 SGeneral measures on suspicion or confirmation of avian influenza

Surveillance at restocked commercial poultry premisesS

67.—(1) The Scottish Ministers must ensure that the following measures are taken no later than 21 days after the last date on which poultry are brought onto commercial poultry premises or part of those premises for restocking–

(a)the clinical examination of any poultry on the premises by a veterinary inspector;

(b)such samples taken from such poultry as the Scottish Ministers require are laboratory tested for avian influenza;

(c)such testing for avian influenza as a veterinary inspector considers necessary of poultry which die on the premises.

(2) A veterinary inspector who examines poultry under paragraph (1)(a) may carry out more than one examination of the birds and shall ensure that the veterinary inspector carries out at least one examination as close as possible to the end of the 21 day period referred to in paragraph (1).