Division Risk levels

A high-risk farm or mollusc farming area is a farm or mollusc farming area which:

1. (a)

   has a high risk of spreading diseases to or contracting diseases from other farms or wild stocks;

2. (b)

   operates under farming conditions which could increase the risk of disease outbreaks (high biomass, low water quality), taking into account the species present;

3. (c)

   sells live aquatic animals for further farming or restocking.

A medium-risk farm or mollusc farming area is a farm or mollusc farming area which:

1. (a)

   has medium risk of spreading diseases to or contracting diseases from other farms or wild stocks;

2. (b)

   operates under farming conditions which would not necessarily increase the risk of disease outbreaks (medium biomass and water quality), taking into account the species present;

3. (c)

   sells live aquatic animals mainly for human consumption.

A low-risk farm of mollusc farming area is a farm or mollusc farming area which:

1. (a)

   has a low risk of spreading diseases to or contracting diseases from other farms or wild stocks;

2. (b)

   operates under farming conditions which would not increase the risk of disease outbreaks (low biomass, good water quality), taking into account the species present;

3. (c)

   sells live aquatic animals for human consumption only.