Article 9 Testing of bovine animals or steers for brucellosis

England and Wales

(1)

The owner or person in charge of bovine animals or steers must—

(a)

comply with a request of an officer for facilities to examine or test any bovine animal or steer for brucellosis, or diagnose it with that disease, and

(b)

arrange for the collection, penning and securing of any such animal.

(2)

Where the owner or person in charge of bovine animals or steers arranges or permits any diagnostic test for brucellosis to be carried out on those animals, otherwise than on behalf of the Secretary of State, that person must notify the Secretary of State of—

(a)

any positive test result within 24 hours; and

(b)

any negative test result within one month.

(3)

The owner or person in charge of bovine animals or steers must not do or cause to be done anything likely to affect the result of a diagnostic test for brucellosis carried out on behalf of the Secretary of State.

(4)

Without prejudice to any proceedings for an offence under this Order, where there has been a failure by any person to comply with this article, the Secretary of State may take or cause to be taken all reasonable steps to facilitate the examination and testing of bovine animals or steers for brucellosis, and the diagnosis of such animals with that disease, and the amount of any expenses reasonably incurred by the Secretary of State is recoverable from that person.