Division 3 The requirements in relation to facilities and equipment of confined aquaculture establishments as referred to in point (d) of Article 9, shall be the following:

the boundaries of the confined aquaculture establishments must be clearly demarcated and the access of aquatic animals and humans to animal facilities must be controlled;

where necessary, adequate facilities suited for the quarantine of aquaculture animals introduced from other establishments must be available;

adequate means for isolating aquaculture animals must be available;

tanks and other holding facilities must be of a suitable standard and constructed so that:

1. (i)

   contact with aquatic animals outside is prevented and that inspections and any necessary treatments can be easily carried out;

2. (ii)

   floors, walls and all other material or equipment can be readily cleaned and disinfected;

suitable equipment and facilities must be available for the purpose of maintaining appropriate husbandry conditions for the aquaculture animals kept in the confined aquaculture establishment;

the confined aquaculture establishment must provide for good standards of hygiene and allow adequate health monitoring to be carried out;

appropriate equipment must be available for the cleaning and disinfection of facilities, equipment and means of transport;

appropriate predator control measures must be put in place, taking into account the risk of disease spread these predators pose;

appropriate disinfection equipment must be in place to ensure that all wastewater which is discharged from the confined aquaculture establishment is treated to a level which ensures that any infectious agents of listed or emerging diseases which are present are fully inactivated before discharge.