Suspicion relating to pigs living in the wild
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12.—(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.