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The Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals (England) (No.2) Order 2006

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Restrictions on the movement of poultry and eggs out of the zone

7.—(1) Subject to paragraph 8, no person shall move any poultry or eggs out of the zone, unless the movement is—

(a)set out in sub-paragraph (2); and

(b)licensed by a veterinary inspector.

(2) The movements referred to in paragraph (1) are movements of—

(a)poultry for slaughter at a designated slaughterhouse;

(b)poultry to premises or part of premises where no poultry are kept;

(c)day-old chicks from eggs originating within the zone or from eggs which have come into contact with such eggs;

(d)day-old chicks from eggs originating outside the zone, if the hatchery is operated in such a way that such chicks and eggs are kept separate from day-old chicks and eggs originating in the zone;

(e)hatching eggs—

(i)to a designated hatchery; or

(ii)to designated premises for use for scientific, diagnostic or pharmaceutical purposes

(if, in both cases, the eggs and their packaging are disinfected before dispatch);

[F1(f)eggs to a designated egg packing centre in disposable packaging or packaging which has been cleansed and disinfected, in accordance with the instructions of a veterinary inspector or an inspector under the direction of a veterinary inspector.]

(g)eggs to an egg processing plant inside or outside the zone;

(h)eggs for disposal.

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