# The Control of Salmonella in Poultry Order 2007, Paragraph 5: Laying flocks: sampling times

Extent: E+W+S

The occupier must take samples from each laying flock on the holding—
(a) when the birds are chicks;
(b) two weeks before the date the flock is moved to a laying unit or (if they are not moved) the date they are expected to come into lay; and
(c) every 15 weeks during the laying period, starting when the birds are between 22 and 26 weeks old.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/3574/schedule/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-salmonella-in-poultry-order-2007/schedule/paragraph-5
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