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Article 12 Duty to inspect commercial premises

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(1)

The Scottish Ministers must ensure that a veterinary inquiry or veterinary surveillance is started as soon as possible at every commercial premises in a wild bird protection zone.

(2)

Every veterinary inspector carrying out such an inquiry or surveillance must—

(a)

undertake a clinical inspection of all poultry flocks on the premises; and

(b)

at the request of the Chief Veterinary Officer (Scotland), collect such samples for laboratory analysis as is necessary to monitor the spread of avian influenza.

(3)

In this article “commercial premises” means premises where poultry or other captive birds are kept for commercial purposes and does not include premises where all poultry and their eggs are kept by their owners for their own consumption or use or, in the case of poultry, as pets.