SCHEDULE 3Cleansing and disinfection of premises other than regulated places and of any thing (including any vehicle) on those premises

Part 2Specific procedures for the cleansing and disinfecting of infected premises

Preliminary cleansing and disinfection

5.  Following killing—

(a)carcases must be sprayed with disinfectant;

(b)transportation of carcases and of any tissue or blood spilled during killing or post-mortem examination from the infected premises for disposal must be in closed, leak-proof containers and in accordance with a veterinary inspector's instructions;

(c)the following parts of the infected premises must have disinfectant applied as soon as the killed poultry and other captive birds have been removed—

(i)parts where the poultry or other captive birds were housed;

(ii)parts contaminated during the killing of the poultry or other captive birds;

(iii)parts contaminated during any post-mortem examination;

[F1(iv)such other parts of the premises as a veterinary inspector directs on the grounds that they might have been contaminated with avian influenza virus.]

(d)any tissue or blood spilled during the killing or any post-mortem must be collected and disposed of with the killed poultry or other captive birds;

(e)disinfectant must remain on the surfaces to which it has been applied for at least 24 hours.

[F2(f)the following parts of the infected premises must have disinfectant applied to them as soon as the killed or slaughtered mammals have been removed—

(i)parts where the mammals were housed;

(ii)parts where the mammals were slaughtered or killed;

(iii)parts contaminated during any post-mortem examination of mammals;

(iv)such other parts of the premises as a veterinary inspector directs on the grounds that they may have been contaminated with avian influenza virus.]

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