1. The occupier must make and update daily a record of poultry, other captive birds and mammals kept on the premises showing, for each species the number or approximate number—
(a)alive;
(b)which have died;
(c)which show clinical signs of avian influenza;
(d)which he or she thinks are likely to be infected;
(e)born or hatched.
2. The occupier must ensure that poultry and other captive birds are—
(a)housed; or
(b)kept isolated (if, in the view of a veterinary inspector, housing is impractical or would adversely affect the birds' welfare to an significant degree). The occupier must take all reasonable steps to minimise contact with wild birds, in accordance with a veterinary inspector’s instructions.
3. No person is to move any poultry or other captive birds to or from the premises, unless licensed by a veterinary inspector.
4. No person is to move any poultry or other captive bird to a slaughterhouse unless—
(a)the slaughterhouse is a designated slaughterhouse;
(b)the poultry are sent directly to the slaughterhouse; and
(c)they are transported in vehicles sealed by a veterinary inspector or in accordance with his instructions.
5. No person is to remove the seal on a vehicle transporting poultry to a slaughterhouse until the vehicle has arrived at the slaughterhouse.
6. A person who transports any bird or any thing which may be contaminated must, as soon as the bird or thing is unloaded, cleanse and disinfect the vehicle and any equipment used for transportation in accordance with article 66.
7.—(1) No person is to move to or from the premises and no person is to move any mammal, vehicle or equipment to or from the premises, unless the movement is licensed by a veterinary inspector.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to pet animals which—
(a)only have access to a part of the premises where people live;
(b)have no contact with poultry or other captive birds on the premises; and
(c)have no access to any cages or areas on the premises where poultry or other captive birds are kept.
8. The occupier must ensure that carcases are disposed of as soon as possible in accordance with a veterinary inspector’s instructions (unless he or she licenses their use for diagnosis of disease).
9. The occupier must (subject to paragraph 10) ensure that hatching eggs on the premises not seized by a veterinary inspector are disposed of in accordance with a veterinary inspector’s instructions.
10. A veterinary inspector may direct, on special category premises, that hatching eggs are not disposed of, in which case the occupier must ensure that the requirements of article 50 are met.
11. The occupier must give all reasonable assistance to a veterinary inspector in the tracing of any thing liable to transmit avian influenza from and to the premises.
12. The occupier of the premises must ensure that manure, slurry and bedding which may be contaminated are treated in accordance with article 66.
13. The occupier must cleanse and disinfect the premises in accordance with article 66 after all poultry or other captive birds on the premises have been killed or moved from the premises to a slaughterhouse.
14. The occupier of the premises must ensure that any other material or substance which may be contaminated is treated in accordance with a veterinary inspector’s instructions or disposed of.
15. The occupier must give all reasonable assistance to any person exercising a duty relating to the killing of poultry or other captive birds under paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Act or to the seizure of any thing under the Diseases of Animals (Seizure) Order 1993(1).
16. No person is to move any eggs from the premises unless licensed under article 48.
17. The occupier must, in accordance with an inspector’s instructions, provide and maintain means of disinfection at the entrances and exits of the premises and of buildings housing poultry or other captive birds(2).