# The Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (Wales) Order 2024, Article 12: Submission of samples for testing

Extent: E+W

Samples taken from a bovine animal for testing under this Order must be—
(a) submitted to an approved laboratory,
(b) submitted in accordance with such requirements as to storage, handling and timing as are indicated to be necessary for the effective testing of the sample by the operator of the laboratory to which the sample is to be submitted or, as the case may be, the instructions accompanying the equipment used to take the sample, and
(c) accompanied by a notice containing the following information—
(i) the keeper’s name and address,
(ii) a description of the sample,
(iii) the date the sample was taken,
(iv) the CPH number for the holding on which the herd or animal was kept at the time the sample was taken,
(v) the contact details of the veterinary surgeon, and
(vi) any other information reasonably requested by the operator of the laboratory.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2024/753/article/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/bovine-viral-diarrhoea-wales-order-2024/article-12
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