This Order may be cited as the Control of Salmonella in Poultry Order 2007; it applies in England and comes into force on 28th January 2008.

In this Order—

• “breeding flock” means a flock kept for the production of eggs intended for incubation;

• “chick” means a bird less than 72 hours old that has not been fed;

• “flock” means poultry of the same health status kept on the same holding or in the same enclosure and constituting a single epidemiological unit and, in the case of housed poultry, includes all birds sharing the same airspace;

• “layer breeder” means poultry kept for the production of eggs intended for the incubation and hatching of chicks—

  1. a

     that will be grown to produce eggs for human consumption, or

  2. b

     whose progeny will be grown to produce eggs for human consumption;

• “laying flock” means a flock of poultry kept for the production of eggs intended for human consumption;

• “meat breeder” means poultry kept for the production of eggs intended for the incubation and hatching of chicks—

  1. a

     that will be grown to produce meat for human consumption, or

  2. b

     whose progeny will be grown to produce meat for human consumption;

• “occupier” means, in relation to any hatchery or holding, the person in charge of the hatchery or holding;

• “poultry” means birds of the species Gallus gallus, turkey, ducks and geese.