# The Diseases of Swine Regulations 2014, Paragraph 27: Movement of animal by-products obtained from pigs kept on premises in certain controlled zones


(1) Except in accordance with a licence granted under sub-paragraph (2), a person must not—
(a) move animal by-products within or out of a protection zone or a surveillance zone, if the animal by-products were obtained from pigs kept on premises in either of those zones;
(b) move animal by-products out of a restricted zone 2 or restricted zone 3, if the animal by-products were obtained from pigs kept on premises in either of those zones.
(2) A licensing officer may license the movement of a kind mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) if the requirements set out in sub-paragraph (3)(a), (b) or (c) are met.
(3) The requirements are that—
(a) the movement is to an approved animal by-products plant and—
(i) where the movement is within or out of a protection zone, the transportation vehicle is sealed, after the animal by-products are loaded, by a licensing officer or under a licensing officer’s supervision;
(ii) the animal by-products are collected, stored and transported separately from other pig products that are not eligible to be moved under these Regulations; and
(iii) the movement is for the purpose of disposal or processing in accordance with Regulation (EC) 1069/2009;
(b) the movement is of animal by-products obtained from pigs kept on premises in a restricted zone 2 or a restricted zone 3 to a temporary collection plant and—
(i) the animal by-products are collected, stored and transported separately from other pig products that are not eligible to be moved under these Regulations; and
(ii) the movement is for the purpose of disposal or processing in accordance with Regulation (EC) 1069/2009;
(c) the movement is a qualifying movement of manure, slurry containing material of swine origin, used bedding or used litter, and those animal by-products are collected, stored and transported separately from other pig products that are not eligible to be moved under these Regulations.
(4) In sub-paragraph (3)(c) a “qualifying movement” is a movement—
(a) from premises in a protection zone or a restricted zone 3 for disposal at landfill after processing in accordance with Regulation (EC) 1069/2009; or
(b) from premises in a surveillance zone or a restricted zone 2, either—
(i) without processing, to an authorised landfill located in one of those zones; or
(ii) after processing, to an authorised landfill.
(5) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (4), “an authorised landfill” means a landfill in England in relation to which a permit issued under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 subsists.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1894/schedule/3A/paragraph/27 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/diseases-of-swine-regulations-2014/schedule-3A/paragraph-27
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