The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Control of Vaccination) (Wales) Regulations 2006

PART 1 Movement of susceptible animals

Movement of susceptible animals during phase 1

1.—(1) During phase 1 no person is permitted to move any susceptible animal within or out of a vaccination zone except within premises or under the authority of a licence granted by the National Assembly.

(2) No licence is to be granted under sub-paragraph (1) except for—

(a) direct transport of animals from premises to a slaughterhouse for immediate slaughter—

(i) in the same vaccination zone, or

(ii) where there is no slaughterhouse in that vaccination zone, outside the vaccination zone; or

(b) movement from one part of premises to another part of the same premises using an intervening public highway.

(3) No licence is to be granted for transport under sub-paragraph (2)(a) unless the person granting it is satisfied that—

(a) the National Assembly has within the previous 24 hours carried out a clinical inspection on every susceptible animal on the premises, and

(b) there is no suspicion of infection or contamination on the premises.

Movement of susceptible animals during phase 2

2.—(1) During phase 2, no person is permitted to move any susceptible animal from or to any premises in a vaccination zone except under the authority of a licence granted by the National Assembly.

(2) No licence is to be granted under sub-paragraph (1) for a movement from any reactor premises unless—

(a) it is for direct transport to a slaughterhouse, for the purpose of immediate slaughter, and

(b) each of the animals has been subjected to a diagnostic test by a veterinary inspector either for infection or for antibodies against non-structural proteins for the disease virus without a positive reaction to any such test.

(3) No licence is to be granted under sub-paragraph (1) for any other movement unless it is for—

(a) transport to a slaughterhouse for the purpose of immediate slaughter from premises classified under regulation 25(1)(b) as free of disease, or

(b) movement from one part of premises to another part of the same premises using an intervening public highway.

(4) A licence granted under this paragraph (other than a licence for movement under sub-paragraph (3)(b)) must require that—

(a) the animals do not come into contact with any other susceptible animals during transport or in the slaughterhouse; and

(b) the animals are accompanied during transport by a copy of the notice classifying their holding under regulation 25(1)(b), certified as a true copy by the National Assembly.

Movement of susceptible animals during phase 3

3.—(1) During phase 3, no person is permitted to move any susceptible animal within or out of a vaccination zone except within premises or under the authority of a licence granted by the National Assembly.

(2) No licence for movement out of the vaccination zone is to be granted under sub-paragraph (1) except where it is for direct transport from premises classified under regulation 25(1)(b) as free of disease to a slaughterhouse for the purposes of immediate slaughter and it complies with the conditions in sub-paragraph (3).

(3) The conditions of this sub-paragraph are that—

(a) the animals do not come into contact with any other susceptible animals during transport; and

(b) the animals are accompanied during transport by a copy of the notice classifying their premises of origin under regulation 25(1)(b), certified as a true copy by an inspector.

(4) No licence for movement within the vaccination zone is to be granted under this paragraph unless—

(a) it specifies a route to be taken which, in the opinion of the person granting the licence, ensures the animals are not exposed to infection during the journey, and either—

(i) the animals concerned are unvaccinated, and the conditions in sub-paragraph (5) have been complied with, or

(ii) the movement is from one part of premises to another part of the same premises using an intervening public highway.

(5) The conditions in this sub-paragraph are that—

(a) the National Assembly has within the previous 24 hours carried out a clinical examination on every susceptible animal on the premises of origin and has not identified signs of disease;

(b) every susceptible animal on the premises of origin has been kept there for at least 30 days;

(c) the premises of origin is not in a protection zone or a surveillance zone; and

(d) either—

(i) every animal intended for transport has been tested by a veterinary inspector for antibodies against disease after it has been on the premises of origin for a period at least as long as its incubation period with negative results, or

(ii) a serological survey pursuant to a sampling protocol suitable to detect 5% prevalence with at least 95% level of confidence has been completed on the premises of origin with negative result by a veterinary inspector.

(6) No licence is to be granted under this paragraph for movement of the unvaccinated offspring of a vaccinated dam unless either—

(a) each animal has undergone a serological test by a veterinary inspector for the detection of antibodies against disease with a negative result; or

(b) the licence is for movement to—

(i) premises in the vaccination zone with the same classification under regulation 25(1)(b);

(ii) a slaughterhouse for immediate slaughter; or

(iii) other specified premises in which case sub-paragraph (7) applies; or

(c) the licence is for a movement within sub-paragraph (4)(a)(ii).

(7) Where this sub-paragraph applies, during phase 3 no person is permitted to subsequently move any animal moved from those specified premises except for—

(a) movement to a slaughterhouse for immediate slaughter, or

(b) movement from one part of the premises to another part of the same premises using an intervening public highway.

(8) The occupier of any slaughterhouse to which susceptible animals are transported under the authority of a licence granted under this paragraph from premises classified as free of disease under regulation 25(1)(b) must ensure that—

(a) before slaughter each animal undergoes an ante-mortem health check at the slaughterhouse, and

(b) at the slaughterhouse, the transported animals do not come into contact with other animals.

Cleansing and disinfection of vehicles transporting susceptible animals

4.—(1) The person in charge of any vehicle used to move susceptible animals under the authority of a licence granted under paragraph 1, 2 or 3 must—

(a) ensure that it is cleansed and disinfected in accordance with Schedule 2 to the Transport of Animals (Cleansing and Disinfection) (Wales) (No.3) Order 2003(1) and any additional requirements an inspector may by written directions impose,

(b) make a record of the time and date of each cleansing and disinfection undertaken during phase 2 or phase 3,

(c) keep the record with the vehicle at all times, and

(d) retain the record for 6 months after the last such cleansing and disinfection.

(2) Such cleansing and disinfection must be undertaken—

(a) before loading

(b) after loading and before leaving the premises of origin (the wheels and wheel arches of the vehicle only so that they are clean on leaving the premises); and

(c) after unloading and before leaving the premises of destination.

Production of licences and unloading after licensed movements

5.—(1) This paragraph applies where any licence is granted for movement of susceptible animals between premises under this Part, unless that licence provides otherwise.

(2) Where this paragraph applies, no person is permitted to unload susceptible animals at premises to which they are moved unless that person first gives the movement licence to the occupier of those premises.

(3) Where this paragraph applies, the occupier of any premises to which susceptible animals are moved must—

(a) forward the movement licence without delay to the local authority and, in the case of a slaughterhouse, provide a copy to any official veterinary surgeon appointed for those premises;

(b) retain a copy of the licence for a period of 6 months and produce it on request for inspection by an inspector;

(c) in the case of a collecting centre, ensure that sheep are marked or tagged in accordance with the directions of the National Assembly so as to enable the identity of the collecting centre and the premises from which they were moved to be established throughout their onward movement to a slaughterhouse.

(1)

S.I. 2003/1968 (W.213).