PART 3Suspicion and confirmation of swine vesicular disease
CHAPTER 2Action on suspicion of disease and declaration of infected premises
Suspicion relating to pigs living in the wild12
1
This regulation applies where a veterinary inspector suspects that a pig living in the wild is infected with swine vesicular disease virus.
2
A veterinary inspector must take all reasonable steps to establish whether or not the suspicion is correct.
3
Where the veterinary inspector concludes that swine vesicular disease virus is likely to be present in a pig living in the wild, the Secretary of State must take appropriate action to minimise the risk of that virus spreading to domestic pigs.