Prohibitions and notifications in relation to specified animal pathogens4

1

No person may have in their possession–

a

any animal pathogen specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1;

b

any carrier in which they know such a pathogen is present,

except under the authority of a licence issued by the Scottish Ministers.

2

No person may deliberately introduce into any animal a specified animal pathogen, except under the authority of a licence issued by the Scottish Ministers.

3

A person must immediately notify the Scottish Ministers if that person–

a

has possession of any thing in respect of which they have reasonable grounds for suspecting that an animal pathogen specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1 is present; and

b

is not acting under the authority of a licence in respect of that pathogen.