Animal Health Requirements for Aquaculture Animals and Products thereof, and on the Prevention and Control of Certain Diseases in Aquatic Animals (Amendment) Rules, 2013 (L.N. 125 of 2013)

B 1716 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA B 1716 L.N. 125 of 2013 VETERINARY SERVICES ACT (CAP. 437) Animal Health Requirements for Aquaculture Animals and Products thereof, and on the Prevention and Control of Certain Diseases in Aquatic Animals (Amendment) Rules, 2013 IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 5 of the Veterinary Services Act, the Minister for Sustainable Development, the Environment and Climate Change has made the following rules: Citation. S.L. 437.95 1. The title of these rules is the Animal Health Requirements for Aquaculture Animals and Products thereof, and on the Prevention and Control of Certain Diseases in Aquatic Animals (Amendment) Rules, 2013 and these rules shall be read and construed as one with the Animal Health Requirements for Aquaculture Animals and Products thereof, and on the Prevention and Control of Certain Diseases in Aquatic Animals Rules, hereinafter referred to as "the principal rules". Amends Schedule IV to the principal rules. 2. In Schedule IV to the principal rules, for the words "Part II Listed Diseases", there shall be substituted the following: "Part II Listed Diseases Exotic diseases Disease Susceptible species Fish Epizootic haematopoietic necrosis Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and Redfin perch (Perca fluviatilis) Molluscs Infection with Bonamia exitiosa Australian mud oyster (Ostrea angasi) and Chilean flat oyster (O. chilensis) Infection with Perkinsus marinus Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) and Eastern oyster (C. virginica) Infection with Microcytos mackini Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas), Eastern oyster (C. virginica), Olympia flat oyster (Ostrea conchaphila) and European flat oyster (O. edulis) B 1717 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA B 1717 Crustaceans Taura syndrome Gulf white shrimp (Penaeus setiferus), Pacific blue shrimp (P. stylirostris), and Pacific white shrimp (P. vannamei) Yellowhead disease Gulf brown shrimp (Penaeus aztecus), Gulf pink shrimp (P. duorarum), Kuruma prawn (P. japonicus), Black tiger shrimp (P. monodon), Gulf white shrimp (P. setiferus), Pacific blue shrimp (P. stylirostris), and Pacific white shrimp (P. vannamei) Non-exotic diseases Diseases Susceptible species Fish Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) Herring (Clupea spp.), Whitefish (Coregonus sp.), Pike (Esox lucius), Haddock (Gadus aeglefinus), Pacific cod (G. macrocephalus), Atlantic cod (G. morhua), Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) Rainbow trout (O. mykiss), Rockling (Onos mustelus), Brown trout (Salmo trutta), Turbot (Scophthalmus maximus), Sprat (Sprattus sprattus), Grayling (Thymallus thymallus) and Olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) B 1718 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA B 1718 Infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN) Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta), Coho salmon (O. kisutch), Masou salmon (O. masou), Rainbow or Steelhead trout (O. mykiss), Sockeye salmon (O. nerka), Pink salmon (O. rhodurus) Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha), and Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) Koi herpes virus (KHV) disease Common carp and Koi carp (Cyprinus carpio) Infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), and Brown and Sea trout (S. trutta) Molluscs Infection with Marteilia refringens Australian mud oyster (Ostrea angasi), Chilean flat oyster (O. chilensis), European flat oyster (O. edulis), Argentinian oyster (O. puelchana), Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) and Mediterranean mussel (M. galloprovincialis) Infection with Bonamia ostreae Australian mud oyster (Ostrea angasi), Chilean flat oyster (O. chilensis), Olympia flat oyster (O. conchaphila), Asiatic oyster (O. denselammellosa), European flat oyster (O. edulis), and Argentinian oyster (O. puelchana) Crustaceans White spot disease All decapod crustaceans (order Decapoda)". B 1719 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA B 1720 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA Ippubblikat mid-Dipartiment tal-Informazzjoni (doi.gov.mt) — Valletta — Published by the Department of Information (doi.gov.mt) — Valletta Mitbugħ fl-Istamperija tal-Gvern fuq karta riċiklata — Printed at the Government Printing Press on recycled paper Prezz/Price €0.36