Classical Swine Fever Order (Northern Ireland) 2003

PART IIMeasures that apply in a surveillance zone

Movement restrictions

11.  Subject to paragraph 12, a person shall not move or transport any pig on any public or private road (other than, where necessary, the service roads of holdings) within the surveillance zone unless licensed to do so by an inspector.

12.  The prohibition in paragraph 11 shall not apply –

(a)to the transport of pigs that were loaded on to a vehicle or train outside the surveillance zone and are transported through that zone without the vehicle being loaded or unloaded in the zone; or

(b)to the movement or transport of pigs from outside the surveillance zone with a view to immediate slaughter in a slaughterhouse within the surveillance zone provided that movement or transport has been licensed by an inspector.

13.  A person shall not move any livestock vehicle from the surveillance zone if it has been used to transport pigs, unless it has first been cleansed and disinfected or unless it has been driven through the zone without being loaded or unloaded.

14.  The occupier of any holding within the surveillance zone shall ensure that no other species of domestic animal enters or leaves that holding within 7 days of the establishment of that zone unless licensed to do so by an inspector.

15.  A person shall not remove any pig semen, ovum or embryo from a holding within the surveillance zone.

Movement of pigs

16.  A person shall not move any pig off the holding in the surveillance zone for at least 21 days after the completion of the preliminary cleansing and disinfection of the infected holding. Thereafter a person shall not move any pig unless licensed to do so by an inspector.

17.  Where a holding has –

(a)been within a surveillance zone for more than 30 days as a result of one outbreak of disease succeeding another; and

(b)this has given rise to welfare or other problems in keeping the pigs on the holding,

pigs may be moved off that holding provided that the movement is licensed by an inspector.

Bio-security

18.  The person in charge of any vehicles or equipment used to transport pigs, other livestock or material which may be contaminated with the virus (for example, carcasses, feed, manure and slurry) shall ensure that it is cleansed and disinfected or otherwise treated as soon as possible after use and before it is used again in accordance with the directions of an inspector.

19.  A person shall not enter or leave any holding within the surveillance zone wearing clothing or footwear which are visibly contaminated with mud, slurry, animal faeces, droppings or excretions or any other similar matter except that such person may cleanse and disinfect the outer surfaces of their footwear on entering or leaving those premises.

Notification of deaths of pigs on a holding

20.  The occupier of any holding within the surveillance zone shall notify the appropriate Divisional Veterinary Officer about any dead or diseased pigs on the holding.