Paragraph 14 Movement of pigs to an approved animal by-products plantF1

(1)

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

(2)

The requirements are that—

(a)

the pigs are slaughtered by the end of the working day on which they arrived;

(b)

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

(c)

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

(i)

inspected all pigs on 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 those pigs to be moved to rule out the presence of disease.

(3)

Where pigs are being moved from premises in a Restricted Zone, the Secretary of State may decide that a clinical examination under sub-paragraph (2)(c)(ii) is not required.

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