The Swine Vesicular Disease Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

Pigs living in the wild

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38.  A veterinary inspector and, when acting under the direction of a veterinary inspector, an inspector or any officer of the Department or any other person with the necessary expertise may—

(a)undertake surveillance for such pigs;

(b)capture such a pig;

(c)take samples from such a pig;

(d)kill such a pig if the veterinary inspector is satisfied that—

(i)it is not possible to take samples from such a pig without killing it; or

(ii)it is spreading or may spread swine vesicular disease to other pigs.