Article 15 Records

(1)

Any person who owns or keeps any flock of poultry consisting of at least 250 birds on premises shall keep a record in respect of such poultry entering or leaving the premises on which the poultry is held.

(2)

Any person who is engaged in the transport or marketing of any poultry or eggs (including any slaughterer or auctioneer) shall keep a record in respect of all such poultry and eggs so transported or marketed.

(3)

The record referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall include in respect of the relevant class of such poultry and their eggs–

(a)

the date and place they were obtained;

(b)

their species and description;

(c)

the name and address of the person from whom they were obtained;

(d)

the date they left the premises;

(e)

their destination on leaving the premises (if known); and

(f)

the name and address of the person to whom they were transferred.

(4)

Any person who is required by this article to keep a record shall retain it for at least twelve months from the date of the recorded transportation or marketing.

(5)

Any person who keeps any record required under this article shall–

(a)

at all reasonable times produce it on demand to a veterinary inspector or other officer of the Scottish Ministers or an inspector of a local authority and shall provide that inspector or officer with copies if so required; and

(b)

if that record is in electronic form, provide printed copies of the record or such parts of the record as such an inspector or officer requires.