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Article 9 Restrictions on movement of animals within and out of an infected area

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(1)

A person shall not move any animal –

(a)

out of an infected area;

(b)

from any premises in an infected area to other premises in the same area;

(c)

by public road, rail, water or air within an infected area,

except under the authority of and in accordance with the conditions of a licence granted by the Department.

(2)

Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the trans-shipment of any animal through an infected area where that trans-shipment takes place without loading or unloading or stopping at any holding within that area.

(3)

In this Article and Article 10 “animal” means any animal specified in a declaration under Article 8(1) as an animal to which the provisions of this Article applies.