Paragraph 10 Movement of pigs to a designated slaughterhouseF1

(1)

A licensing officer may, following a risk assessment, license the movement of pigs kept on premises in a relevant controlled zone from those premises to a designated slaughterhouse (within or outside a controlled zone) if the requirements set out in sub-paragraph (2) are met.

(2)

The requirements are that—

(a)

a veterinary inspector has visited the premises of origin in accordance with regulation 27E(1)(b); and

(b)

a veterinary inspector has, not more than 48 hours before the movement—

(i)

inspected all pigs kept at the premises of origin;

(ii)

clinically examined each pig being moved in accordance with the relevant Diagnostic Manual; and

(iii)

where necessary, taken and tested, in accordance with the relevant Diagnostic Manual, a sufficient number of samples from each pig being moved to rule out the presence of disease.

(3)

Where any pigs are being moved from premises in a restricted zone 2 or a restricted zone 3, the Secretary of State may decide that a clinical examination under sub-paragraph (2)(b)(ii) is not required.

(4)

Where any pigs are being moved from premises in a protection zone to a designated slaughterhouse—

(a)

the operator of the designated slaughterhouse must inform the Food Standards Agency before the pigs’ arrival;

(b)

the Food Standards Agency must—

(i)

confirm there are no signs of disease in the pigs before slaughter and at the post mortem examination;

(ii)

ensure the operator of the slaughterhouse keeps the pigs separately from other animals;

(iii)

ensure the operator of the slaughterhouse slaughters the pigs separately, or at a different time, from other animals;

(iv)

ensure the operator of the slaughterhouse cleanses and disinfects the area where the pigs were kept and slaughtered, in accordance with Schedule 4A, before keeping and slaughtering other pigs or other animals in those areas;

(v)

ensure fresh meat obtained from the pigs is—

(aa)

marked in accordance with Schedule 3 to the Products of Animal Origin Regulations;

(bb)

moved in sealed containers;

(cc)

moved to processing premises for risk mitigating treatment in accordance with Schedule 2 to those Regulations.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 3A inserted (E.W.) (29.4.2026) by The Exotic Animal Disease (Amendment) (England) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/475), art. 1(1), Sch. 2