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

Restrictions on the movement of poultry [F1, eggs, poultry meat, semen, blood samples and carcases] out of the zoneE+W

15.—(1) Subject to paragraph 16, no person is to move any [F2poultry or other captive birds, or any eggs, semen, blood samples or carcases from any poultry or any other captive birds] out of the zone, unless the movement is—

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

(b)licensed by a veterinary inspector [F3or by an inspector under the direction of a veterinary inspector].

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

(a)poultry for slaughter (if the requirements of paragraph 17 are met);

(b)day-old chicks hatched from eggs originating within the protection or surveillance zone or from eggs which came into contact with such eggs (if the requirements of paragraph 18 are met);

(c)day-old chicks hatched from eggs originating outside the protection and surveillance zones kept separate from eggs produced in such a zone (if the requirements of paragraph 19 are met);

(d)ready-to-lay poultry [F4or brood-and-move poultry] to premises or a part of any premises where no poultry are kept;

(e)hatching eggs from the zone—

(i)to a designated hatchery; or

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

(if, in both cases, the requirements of paragraph 20 are met);

(f)eggs to a designated egg packing centre (if the requirements of paragraph 21 are met);

(g)eggs to an egg processing plant;

(h)eggs for disposal;

[F5(i)poultry to a veterinary surgery for treatment, or to the premises of origin on return following such a movement.]

[F6(j)semen to a breeding premises or to a designated premises for scientific, diagnostic or pharmaceutical purposes;

(k)blood samples to a laboratory or veterinary practice for scientific or diagnostic purposes.]

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