# The Avian Influenza (Preventive Measures) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007, Regulation 10: Restrictions relating to vaccinated zoo birds

Extent: N.I.

(1) A person shall not move any vaccinated zoo bird except under the authority of and in accordance with the conditions of a licence granted by the Department.
(2) The Department may only licence the movement of vaccinated zoo birds—
(a) to a zoo in the United Kingdom or in a member State; or
(b) directly to a third country.
(3) The Department shall not licence a movement to a member State or to a third country unless its competent authority has authorised the movement.
(4) An inspector must supervise any movement licenced under paragraph (2) while the bird is in Northern Ireland.
(5) A person shall not release any vaccinated zoo bird into the wild except under the authority of and in accordance with the conditions of a licence granted by the Department.
(6) A person shall not supply or sell, for human consumption, any product from a vaccinated zoo bird.
(7) In this regulation, “competent authority” means—
(a) in relation to a member State, the authority of a member State competent to carry out physical checks or administrative formalities in accordance with Council Directive 2005/94/EC on the European Union measures for the control of avian influenza and repealing Directive 92/40/EEC as last amended by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/662, or any authority to which such competencies are delegated; and
(b) in relation to third countries, the authority in that third country authorised to regulate the importation of zoo birds.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/70/regulation/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/avian-influenza-preventive-measures-regulations-northern-ireland-2007/regulation-10
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