Article 9 Herds with one or more BVD unknown status bovinesI1
Northern Ireland
Subject to paragraphs (7) and (8), this Article applies to—
a herd with 20 or more BVD unknown status bovines, from 4 months after the day on which this Order comes into operation;
a herd with 10 or more BVD unknown status bovines, from 10 months after the day on which this Order comes into operation; or
a herd with 5 or more BVD unknown status bovines, from 16 months after the day on which this Order comes into operation.
The Department must notify the keeper of a herd where the number of BVD unknown status bovines in the herd has reached the number specified in paragraph (1)(a), (b) or (c).
Subject to paragraph (4), a keeper must not during the relevant period move or cause or permit another person to move a bovine into or from a herd to which this Article applies.
Paragraph (3) does not apply if the bovine is being moved—
for disposal as an animal by-product;
under licence issued to the keeper by the Department; or
other than in the case of a BVD unknown status bovine, directly to a slaughterhouse.
A licence issued under sub-paragraph (4)(b)—
must be in writing;
may be granted subject to conditions; and
may be modified, suspended or revoked by notice in writing given to the keeper.
In paragraph (3), “the relevant period” is the period—
beginning 28 days after the day on which notification is given to the keeper by the Department under paragraph (2) that the number of BVD unknown status bovines in the herd has reached the number specified in paragraph (1) (a), (b) or (c); and
ending immediately after every bovine in the herd or, as the case may be associated herd, with the exception of untested animals less than 31 days old, has BVD Negative Status.
This Article—
does not apply to a herd on which restrictions are placed under Article 6; and
where restrictions under this Article are in place before Article 6 applies—
this Article ceases to apply,
Article 6 applies, and
the relevant period for the purposes of Article 6 begins in all cases immediately after the positive test result is reported by an approved laboratory.
This Article—
does not apply to a herd to which Article 8 applies; and
where restrictions under this Article are in place before Article 8 applies—
this Article ceases to apply,
Article 8 applies, and
the relevant period for the purposes of Article 8 begins in all cases immediately after the inconclusive test result is reported by an approved laboratory.