# The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018, Paragraph 4: Brain stem sampling of the body of a bovine animal (Approved TSE sampling sites)


The operator of an approved TSE sampling site to which the body of a bovine animal has been delivered must—
(a) take a sample comprising the brain stem for testing in accordance with point 1 of Chapter C of Annex X;
(b) ensure that the bovine animal from which the sample is taken can be identified; and
(c) prepare the sample for delivery to an approved testing laboratory,
and failure to do so is an offence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2018/213/schedule/2/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/transmissible-spongiform-encephalopathies-regulations-northern-ireland-2018/schedule-2/paragraph-4
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