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Article 12 Imposing measures on suspicion of disease relating to pigs living in the wild

A veterinary inspector and, when acting under the direction of a veterinary inspector, an inspector or any officer of the Department may—

(a)

undertake surveillance for pigs living in the wild;

(b)

capture pigs living in the wild;

(c)

take samples from pigs living in the wild;

(d)

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

(i)

it is not possible to take samples from a pig without killing it; or

(ii)

it is spreading or may spread disease or Aujeszky's Disease virus to another pig.