# The Diseases of Swine Regulations 2014, Paragraph 21: Licensing of movement of germinal products collected from pigs kept on premises in controlled zones


(1) A licensing officer may license the movement of germinal products under paragraph 20(1) 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 germinal products were collected—
(i) inspected all the pigs on the premises of origin;
(ii) clinically examined each of the donor pigs 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) Any germinal products being moved under a licence must be collected, stored and transported separately from other pig products that not eligible to be moved under these Regulations.
(4) Where germinal products 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 in accordance with sub-paragraph 2(b)(ii) is not required.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1894/schedule/3A/paragraph/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/diseases-of-swine-regulations-2014/schedule-3A/paragraph-21
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