Equine Encephalomyelitis Regulations, 1962 (L.N. 319a/62)

ANIMALS (DISEASES AND IMPORTATION) S3 THE ANIMALS (DISEASES AND IMPORTATION) ACT REGULATIONS ( under section 12) THE EQUINE ENCEPHALOMYELmS REGULATIONS, 1962 (Made by the Minister on the 26th day o/ November. 1962) L.N. 319A/62 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Equine Encephalomyelitis Regulations, 1962. · 2. In these Regulations "inspector" means an inspector or assistant inspector appointed under section 3 of the Act; "the Minister.. means the Minister for the time being charged with responsibility for agriculture. 3.-(1) Every person having in his possession or under his charge any animal affected with, or suspected of being affected with Equine Encephalomyelitis, or the carcass of an animal so affected or sus• pected, shall with all practicable speed give notice of the fact of the animal being or having been so affected or suspected to the constable in charge of the nearest police station, or to an inspector. (2) Every such constable or inspector upon receiving any s1;ch notice shall (a) forthwith transmit the information by telegram either to the Minister or to the Director of Veterinary Services; (b) as soon as may be practicable theicafter confirm in writing to the Minister the transmission by telegram of such in formation. 4.-(1) The Minister or an inspector shall upon receipt of any information pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) of regulation 3 forthwith cause a notice in the Form A in the Schedule to be served upon the Scheclwe. owner or occupier of any premises whereon such animal or carcass Form A. is. and theicupon the place specified in such notice shall become an infected place. (The incJuaion of elm pap P autJloriz,,d by L.N. 4/ 1976) 54 Form B. THE EQUINE ENCEPHALOMYEUTIS REGULATIONS, 1962 (2) The inspector shall immediately after the service of the not:ce referred to in paragraph (1) proceed to the place to which such notice refers and shall there make a full investigation of all the circumstances and shall make a report thereon to the Minister. (3) The inspector may give directions in relation to the steps which should be taken in dealing with any animal affected with Equine Encephalomyelitis and with any other animal, insects, vehicle, utensil, implement, fodder, litter, dlung or other thing (whether similar to the foregoing or not) within the infected place and the occupier of every such infected place shall comply with such directions. (4) Subject to the provisions of section 5 of the Act, a notice under paragraph (1) shall remain in force until withdrawn by a Withdrawal Notice in the Form B in the Schedule. S.-(1) No animal shall be moved into or out of an infected place except in accordance with the terms of a permit in writing granted by an inspector. <2) No animal shall be allowed to stray into or out of an infected place. 6. Where the Minister pursuant to section 6 of the Act by order declares an area to be infected with Equine Encephalomyelitis, such area shall be subject to the following provisions (a) any farm, holding, pen. property or enclosure which is partly within and partly outside an infected area shall be deemed to be wholly within the infected area; (b) no animal shall be moved into or out of the infected area except in accordance with the terms of a permit in writing granted by an inspector. 7. No person shall. in relation to any animal affected with. or suspected of being affected with. Equine Encephalomyelitis (a) expose any soch animal in any market. fair. sale yard or in any other place at which animals are exposed for sale; (b) place any such animal in any place adjacent to any market. fair. sale yard or other place at which animals are exposed for sale; (c) send or carry or cause to be sent or carried by rail. canal. aircraft. inland navigable water or on any coasting vessel, any such animal; (The incJusioo of this page is authorized by L.N. 4/ 1976) THE EQUINE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS REGULATIONS, 1962 (d) carry. lead or drive, or cause to be carried, led or driven. on any highway or thoroughfare. any such animal; (e) place. keep or graze, or permit to be placed, kept or grazed, on the sides of any public road or on any land adjoining a public road! which is unfenced or insufficiently fenced, any such animal; (J) allow any such animal to stray on to a public road or on to the sides thereof or to be on unenclosed land or in any field or place which is insufficiently fenced. 8.-(1) Every owner of any animal within an infected place shall. if required by the Minister or an inspector and at his own risk and expense cause such animal to be so treated (whether by vaccination, inoculation or otherwise) in such a manner and with such substances as the Minister or inspeotor may direct. (2) Every such owner shall comply with such directions as an inspector may from time to time give with regardl to the care, manage ment and method of handling any such animal during and subsequent to the time of any such treatment. (3) Every such owner shall from time to time report to the Minister the number and type of animals which have been vaccinated, inoculated or otherwise treated and such reports shall indicate (a) the respective numbers of each type of animal; ( b) the date on which every such animal was so treated. 9.-(1) Any cart, van. railway truck or other vehicle used for the conveyance of any animal or carcass thereof into, within or out of an infected area (or with respect to which an inspector shall issue a notice requiring disinfection) shall as soon as practicable after each occasion on which it is so used, and before any other animal or any fodder or litter, or any other thing intended to be usedl for or about animals is placed therein be cleansed and disinfected at the expense of the owner thereof in accordance with the directions of an inspector. (2) Every crate, box. hamper, loading board, rope, net or other apparatus used in connection with the conveyance of animals as aforesaid shall, on each occasion when the vehicle is required by this regulation to be cleansed and disinfected, be cleansed and disinfected in accordance with the directions of an inspector. [The inclusion of this pqc is authorized by L.N. 4/ 1976) 55 56 THE EQUINE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS REGULATIONS, 1962 (3) If the owner or the person using, or the person in charge of any vehicle or other thing used for or in connection with the con veyance of an animal as aforesaid, fails to cleanse and disinfect to the satisfaction of an inspector, it shall be lawful for the Director of Veterinary Services to cause such vehicle or other thing to be cleansed and disinfected and to recover from such owner or person the expenses of such cleansing and disinfection as a civil debt. [The inclusion of this pap is authorized by L.N. 4/ 1976] THE EQUINE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS REGULATIONS, 1962 SCHEDULE FORM A (Regulation 4) Notice declaring an Infected Place WHEREAS notice having been received that there is (or has been) an animal (or carcass) which is affected with, or is suspected of being affected with, Equine Encephalomyelitis, at the premises known as ................................... . in the parish of.................................................. . .................... •. Now, THEREFORE, I hereby give you notice as the occupier of the aforesaid premises that the premises specified in the Schedule hereto are hereby declared to be an infected place and that until ,his notice is withdrawn it is unlawful for any person ( a) to move any animal into or out of the infected place except in accord ance with the terms of a permit in writing granted by an inspector; (b) to allow any animal to come in contact or be associated with any animal affected with, or suspected of being affected with, Equin"' Encephalomyelitis. Dated this .................................... day of ....................................... 19 ... . Premises (Signature) .......................................... . (Title of Office) .................. .. Description of Infected place FORM B Withdrawal Notice Parish (Regulation 4) To ................................................. of ..................................................... . I ................................................. of ..................................................... . being an inspector appointed under the Animals (Diseases and Importation) Act, do hereby withdraw, as from the ................................................ day of ...... ., .............................................. 19 ......... the notice (Form A) signed by ..................................................................... and &erved upon you on the .............................. day of ....................................... 19 .... .. Dated this ....................................... day of .................................... 19 ..... . (Signature) ............................................... . Inspector [The inclusion of this page ,is authorized by L.N. 4/ 1976) 57