# The Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (Scotland) Amendment Order 2015, Article 14: Amendment of the principal Order


After article 23D insert—
“Movement of an animal with a not negative BVD status
23E. The keeper of a breeding herd or breeding bovine animal must not move (or arrange to move) any animal forming part of the breeding herd or the breeding bovine animal off the holding on which it is kept where, in accordance with article 21, the BVD status of the breeding herd or breeding bovine animal is “not negative” unless—
(a) the animal is being moved to slaughter;
(b) the movement is under a licence granted by a veterinary inspector or the Scottish Ministers;
(c) subject to article 23D—
(i) a sample (of any description) has been taken from the animal which has been tested by a laboratory (by any means) for the presence of BVDV; and
(ii) the operator of the laboratory has by notice informed the keeper and the Scottish Ministers of the result of the test which clearly indicates that the result is negative for the presence of BVDV; or
(d) the animal is the maternal antecedent of any animal which has previously tested negative for the presence of BVDV.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/186/article/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/bovine-viral-diarrhoea-scotland-amendment-order-2015/article-14
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