Division 1 The requirements in relation to biosecurity measures of aquaculture establishments which are closed facilities keeping aquaculture animals for ornamental purposes which, because of their movement patterns, create a significant disease risk, as referred to in Article 17 shall be the following:
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the operator shall implement the biosecurity plan in accordance with Article 5, which must take the following elements into consideration:
- (i)
disinfection points must be installed at critical locations in the establishment;
- (ii)
work clothing and footwear for personnel must be kept solely for use at the aquaculture establishment and cleaned and disinfected regularly;
- (iii)
visitors to the aquaculture establishment must be controlled in cases where they pose a disease risk. These visitors must either:
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wear protective clothing and footwear provided at the aquaculture establishment, or
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clean and disinfect any protective clothing and footwear they bring onto the aquaculture establishment on arrival and in the case of non-disposable clothing and footwear, on departure;
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- (iv)
dead animals must be removed from all production units at a frequency that ensures infective pressure is kept to a minimum and disposed of in compliance with Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009.
- (i)
- (b)
a named person must be in charge of implementing the biosecurity plan for the aquaculture establishment with other personnel reporting to that individual in relation to biosecurity matters, where necessary.