Swine Fever Regulations, 1948

ANIMALS (DISEASES AND IMPORTATION) THE ANIMALS (DISEASES AND IMPORTATION) ACT REGULATIONS (under section 12) THE SWINE FEVER REGULATIONS, 1948 (Made by the Governor in Executive Council on the 1st day of October, 1948) 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Swine Fever Regulations, 1948. 2. In these Regulations "inspector" means an inspector appointed under section 3 of the Act. 3.-{l) Every person having in his possession or under his charge any swine affected with, or suspected to be affected with, swine fever, or the carcass of any swine so affected or suspected, shall with all practicable speed give notice of such swine or such carcass being or having been so affected or suspected to the constable in charge of the nearest police station. (2) Every veterinary surgeon who, upon examining any swine or the carcass of any swine, is of opinion or suspects that such swine is or was when it died or was slaughtered affected with swine fever, shall with all practicable speed give notice of the affection or suspicion of affection to the constable in charge of the nearest police station. (3) Every such constable upon receiving such notice shall (a) forthwith transmit the information by telegram either to the Director of Veterinary Services or to an inspector; and (b) as soon as may be practicable thereafter confinn in writing to the Director of Veterinary Services the transmission by telegram of such information. 4.-(1) The Director of Veterinary Services or an inspector shall, upon receipt of any information pursuant to paragraph (3) of regulation 3. forthwith cause a notice in the Form A in the Schedule to be served upon the occupier of any premises whereon such animal is. [I'be inchulbn of this paae is authorized by L,N. 4/ 19761 L.N. 82/48 Amd: L.N. 277/68 Schedule. Form A. 17 18 Form B. THE SWINE FEYER REGULATIONS, 1948 (2) The inspector shall immediately after the service of the notice 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 Director of Veterinary Services. (3) The inspector may give directions in relation to the steps which should be taken in dealing with any animal affected with swine fever and with any other animal, vehicle, utensil, implement, fodder, litter, dung 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) A notice under paragraph (1) shall remain in force until withdrawn by a withdrawal notice in the Form B in the Schedule. S. No swine nor the carcass of any swine nor any portion of such carcass shall be moved out of or into, or from place to place within, any infected place or area except in accordance with the terms of a permit in writing given by an inspector. 6. All swine within an infected place or area shall be kept confined in a sty, pen or other enclosure. 7. Any swine straying into or out of an infected place or an infected area may, in the discretion of an inspector or constable in charge of the nearest police station, be shot or otherwise destroyed. 8.-(1) The carcass of any swine (a) destroyed pursuant to regulation 7; or (b) which died of swine fever; or (c) which died within an infected place or area, shall be burnt or buried within six hours of the death of such swine in the infected place or area from or into which it strayed or in which it died by the owner or occupier of such infected place or area. (2) Where the carcass of any such swine is buried it shall be buried at a depth of not less than five feet below the surface of the ground. 9. No person shall exhume or dig up the carcass of any swine nor any portion thereof which is buried within an infected place or area except in accordance with the terms of a permit in writing granted by the inspector. [The inclusion of this page ts authorized by L.N. 4/ 19761 THE SWINE FEVER REGULATIONS, 1948 10.-(1) No dung of any swine, nor any food, fodder, litter or utensils used in connection with any swine in an infected place or area shall be moved out of such infected place or area. (2) Any such dung, food, fodder, litter or utensils shall be burnt or buried or otherwise treated, dealt with, or disposed of as an inspector may in any particular case direct. 11. Every part of every sty, pen or other enclosure where any swine affected with, or suspected of being affected with, swine fever has been kept or isolated shall be cleansed and treated in such manner as an inspector may in any particular case direct. 12.-(1) Any swine which, within a period of thirty days, has been in contact with any swine affected with swine fever shall be isolated and kept confined in a sty, pen or other enclosure for a period of not less than thirty days after the death or destruction of the last of such swine affected with swine fever, (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), every person who has disposed of any swine which has been in contact with swine affected with swine fever shall, upon being so required by an inspector, disclose the name and address of any person to whom such swine was disposed of and the place at which such swine was delivered or the destination to which it was consigned. (3) The Director of Veterinary Services or an inspector may order that any swine within any infected place or area shall at the risk and expense of the owner be immunized against swine fever by vaccination or otherwise. (4) All swine immunized pursuant to the provisions of para graph (3) shall be isolated from other swine and kept confined for such period as may be specified. 13. All swine on separate premises within an infected place or area shall be isolated from swine on adjoining premises within or upon the boundary of such infected place or area. 14. No flesh of any swine butchered or slaughtered within an infected place or area shall be offered for sale or used for human consumption. 15.-(l) The carcass of any swine which has within seven days immediately preceding the date of its slaughter been in contact with [The inclusion of this Pllll• ~s authorized by L.N. 4/ 19761 19 20 THE SWINE FEVER REGULATIONS, 1948 any other swine affected with or suspected of being affected with swine fever may be seized and destroyed by an inspector. (2) Where any such carcass is destroyed pursuant to the pro visions of paragraph (1), the inspector shall be liable to pay compensa tion therefor at the rate of two-thirds of the prevailing dead weight market price. 16. These Regulations shall not apply to swine which originate outside of any infected place or area and which are moved in a vehicle into or through any such place or area for slaughter within forty-eight hours of being moved through any such place or area at any public abattoir or other place authorized or licensed for the slaughter or butchering of animals. {The inclusion of this page js authorized by L.N. 4/ 19761 THE SWINE FEVER REGULATIONS, 1948 SCHEDULE FORM A Notice Defining Infected Place (Regulation 4) To ................................................... of ................................................. . I, ...................................................... of ................................................ . being an inspector appointed under the Animals (Diseases and Importation) Act, hereby give you notice as the occupier of the undermentioned prem:ses that the said premises are hereby declared to be an infected place and to become subject to the provisions of the Swine Fever Regulations, 1948. Dated this .............................. day of ....................................... , 19 ........ . Premises (Title) ........................................................... .. 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 relating to premises in your occupation at.. ................. .. dated the ........................ day of ....................................... , 19 ......... , signed by ....................................... and served upon you on the ......................... .. day of. ............................................... , 19 ........ . Dated this ................................. day of ................................. , 19 .... .. (Title) ............................................................ . [The incluswo of this page is authorLed by L.N. 4/ 1976) 21