Foot and Mouth Disease Regulations (Cap. 61:02)

32 Chap. 61:02 [Subsldlary] Animals Diseases Footand MouthDiseaseRegulations SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION FOOTAND MOUTH DISEASE REGULATIONS ARRANGEMENT OF REGULAnONS REGULATION 1. Short title. 2. Interpretation. 3. Notification. 4. Declaration of suspected place. 5. Notification of infected place. Action ifDisease is Suspected 6. Restrictions applying to movement of animals within sus pected area. Rules to be Observed in a Suspected Place 7. Rules applying to suspected places. 8. Valuation and slaughter of animals exposed to infection. Compensation for animals slaughtered. Rulesfor a Controlled Area 9. Rules applying to controlled areas. Cleansing andDisinfection ofPremises from FootandMouth Disease 10. Disinfection of sheds, etc. where affected animals were kept. Disinfection of Vehicles 11. Disinfection of all vehicles used in infected area. REGULATION AnimalsDiseases FootandMOUlh DiseaseRegulaiions ControlofMovement ofAnimals exposedto Infection Chap. 61:02 33 [SubsIdiary] 12. Power to inspectors to control movement of animals exposed to infection. 13. Power of inspector to prevent spread of disease. SCHEDULE. 34 Chap. 61:02 [Subsidiary] AnimalsDiseases Foot andMouth Disease Regulations SUBSIDIARY LEGISLAnON 11/1954. Commencement. Short title. Interpretation. Notification. Declaration of suspected place. Porm A. FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE REGULAnONS made undersection12 [7th October]954] 1. These Regulationsmay be cited as the FOOT ANDMOUTHDISEASEREGULATIONS. 2. In these Regulations"Form", identified by a letter, means the Form of that letter as set out in the Schedule. 3. (I) Every person havingin his possessionor under his charge any animalor carcassof an animalaffectedwithor suspectedof being affected with foot and mouth disease shall with all practicable speed give notice of the fact of the animalor carcassbeingor havingbeen so affectedor suspectedof havingbeenso affectedto thepolice officerin charge of the nearestpolice station,or to an inspector appointedunder the Act. (2) Every policeofficeruponreceivingthe information,shall (a) forthwithtransmittheinformationbyanyspeedymeans to theChiefTechnicalOfficeroraninspectorappointed under the Act; (b) as soon as may be practicable thereafter, confirm in writingto the ChiefTechnicalOfficerthe transmission of the information; (c) informthe medicalofficer for the district in which the disease is reported. 4. (I) The ChiefTechnicalOfficeror aninspectoruponreceiptof informationpursuant to regulation3 or having reasonablegrounds for suspecting that foot and mouth disease exists or has within forty-six days existedon any premises,shall forthwithcause a notice in Form A to be served on the owner or occupier of any premises whereon the animalis or with respect to which the suspicionexists. Animals Diseases Foot andMowh Disease Regulations Chap. 61:02 35 [Subsidiary] Form c. (2) The inspector shall immediately after the service of the notice referred to in subregulation (I) proceed to the place to which the notice refers and shall there make a full investigation of all the circumstances and shall make a full report thereon to the ChiefTechni cal Officer. (3) For the purposes of his inquiries, the inspector may enter on any partofthe premises and collectany specimenhe may requirefor the purposes ofdiagnosis. The occupierofthe premises and the persons in his employment shall render such reasonable assistance to the inspector as may be required. (4) Every inspector and every person accompanying him shall, before entering any premises in which foot and mouth disease exists or is suspected to exist, put on suitable rubber boots and overall clothing which are capable ofbeing disinfected, and immediately before leaving the premises shall thoroughly disinfect his boots, overall clothing and hands. 5. (I) If the Chief Technical Officer is satisfied that foot and Notification of mouth disease exists on any premises he shall cause a notice in Form B ~:e~. place. to be served on the owner or occupier of the premises. (2) Upon service of the notice, the Chief Technical Officer shall cause notice of the infected premises to be placed in the Gazette, and shall inform by any speedy means the police officerin charge of the police station and the medical officer in the district concerned. (3) Ifthe ChiefTechnical Officer is satisfied from the report of the inspector that foot and mouth disease does not exist on premises declared suspected premises under regulation 4(1), he shall cause a notice in Form C to be served on the occupier of the premises. (4) Subject as mentioned below, the rules applied to premises declared to be infected under regulation 5(1) shall remain in force until such time as a furthernotice in Form Cis served on the occupier of the place by the Chief Technical Officer. Action if Disease is Suspected 6. (I) Where notice has been served by an inspector under regu- Restrictions applying to lation 4(1), it shall thereupon be unlawful for any person to move any movement of animal out ofthe area lying within a radius of five miles from the place animal. within of the suspected outbreak or along, over or across a highway, road or suspected area. lane in such area except 36 Chap. 61:02 [Subsldiaryl AnimalsDiseases Foot andMOUlh Disease Regulations FonnD. Porm C. Rules applying to suspected places. (a) where the movement is by lorry and the animal is not untrucked in the area; or (b) where the movement, being movement entirely within the area is necessary or expedient for the detention of the animal. The movement shall be authorised by a licence in Form D, signed by an inspector and shall be subject to the conditions as are set out on such a licence. (2) Dogs and poultrywithina suspected area shall be keptunder control by being (a) confined to a kennel, penor otherenclosure from which they cannot escape; (b) effectively secured to some fixed object; or (c) accompanied and led by the owner or some responsible person deputed by him. Any dog or poultry not so restrained shall be liable to seizure and destruction. (3) The inspector acting in accordance with any general or special directions given by the ChiefTechnical Officer may extend the area by a notice to that effect signed by the inspector, and the aforesaid restrictions shall apply forthwith to the area so extended. The inspector shall forthwith notify any change in the area to the police officer in charge of the police station and the medical officer for the district concerned. (4) The restrictions imposed by this regulation shall remain in operationuntil withdrawnby the ChiefTechnical Officerby the serving of a notice in Form C. Notice of the serving ofFonn C shall be sent to the police officer in charge of the police station and the medical officer for the district concerned. Rules to be Observedin a SuspectedPlace 7. Any place or premises declared to be a suspected place under regulation 4(1) or any premises declared to be infected premises under regulation 5(1) shall be subject to the following rules: (a) No cloven hooved animal shall be moved into or out of a suspected place except under the terms ofa licence granted by the inspector. AnimalsDiseases Foot andMouJh Disease Regulations Chap. 61:02 37 [Subsidiary1 (b) No horse, ass or mule shallbe movedout of a suspected placeunless it hasbeendisinfected to thesatisfaction of an inspectorand in accordance with a licencegranted by the inspector. (c) Nocarcassshallbe moved outof a suspected placeexcept in accordance with the terms of a licence granted by an inspector. (d) No live poultry, rabbit, dog, cat or other animal or any portionofthecarcass ofanysuchanimal orpoultry shallbe removedoutofasuspectedplaceexceptin accordance with the conditions setout in a licencegranted by an inspector. (e) No fodder, litter, dung, utensil, vehicleor any otherthing shallbe removed froma suspected placeexceptin accord ancewiththe terms of a licence issuedby an inspector. if) All liquid manure, urine or shed washings shall be thor oughly disinfected tothesatisfaction ofaninspectorbefore beingpermittedtoescape from anyshed,yardorotherplace in whicha suspected animal is or has recently beenkept. (g) No personother than an inspectorshall enter or leave an infectedplaceexceptin accordance with a writtenpermit fromthe inspector. (h) Any person whatsoever entering any shed, field or other place in any suspected place shall wear suitable overall clothing andbootswhicharecapable of beingdisinfected andareapproved by aninspector, andshallbefore leaving such place thoroughly cleanse and disinfect his overall clothing, rubberboots andhands. (i) Any inspector or any valuer, or any other person shall, beforeentering a suspected place, put on suitable overall covering made of rubber or other impervious substance capableof disinfection, andrubber boots,andshallbefore leavingthe suspected place, thoroughly cleanse anddisin fect his overallclothing, rubber bootsand hands. (j) Where an inspector so directs, any person on leaving a shed,fieldorotherplace inwhicha suspected animal is,or 38 Chap. 61:02 [Subsidlaryl AnimalsDiseases Foot andMouzh Disease Regulations Valuation and slaughter of animals exposed to infection. Form B. Compensation for animals slaughtered. has recently been kept, shall leave such clothing as the inspector may direct in the shed, field, or other place, and shall thoroughly disinfect his hands and boots. (k) Any person attending an animal suspectedofbeing infected with foot and mouth disease shall not attend an animal so suspected except with a written permit from an inspector. (I) A receptacle containing an approved disinfectant shall be kept at all exits and at such other places on the suspected place as the inspector may direct. (m) Milk from any suspected animal shall not be moved from a suspected place. Unless and until the milk has been boiled, it shall not be used for the feeding of animals. Any utensil used for the milk shall be thoroughly sterilised by boiling water or by other means to the satisfaction of an inspector, before any other milk is placed therein. 8. (1) An inspector shall as soon as is practicable after serving a notice in Form B with respect to any premises, arrange for, and undertake the valuation and slaughter of all cloven hooved animals in the same field, shed or other place, or in the same herd or flock, or otherwise in contact with infected animals or in any way exposed to infection with foot and mouth disease and the disposal of the carcasses ofsuch animals by cremation or by othermeans authorised by the Chief Technical Officer and in accordance with the provisions of these Regnlations. (2) The Government shall payout ofgeneral revenue compen sation for animals slaughtered under this regulation (a) where the animal slaughteredwas affected with foot and mouth disease, the compensation shall be the value of the animal immediately before it became so affected; (b) in every other case the compensation shall be the value of the animal immediately before it was slaughtered; (3) (a) The Minister may in special circumstances by Order suspend or modify the provisions of regulation 8(1) and (2); (b) In such case the treatment of affected animals with immune serum or other means authorised by the Chief Technical Officer may be permitted. AnimalsDiseases FootandMOUlh DiseaseRegulations Chap. 61:02 39 [Subsidiary] Rulesfor a Controlled Area 9. (1) (a) WhenanoticeinFormCdec1aringaninfectedp1acehas Rules applying to been served, an area lying within a fifteen mile radius of the infected ~~:o~w areas. place shall be termed an infected area. (b) Any farm, holding, pen, property or enclosure which is partly within and partly without an infected area shall be deemed to be wholly within the area. For this purpose, detached parts of farms, holdings, pens and properties or enclosures shall be deemed separate premises. (2) No animal shall be moved out of an infected area. (3) No animal shall be moved into a controlled area except directto a farm or slaughterhouse situated notless than two miles from the infected place, and then only ifaccompanied by and in accordance with the conditions of a licence issued by an inspector. (4) (a) No animal shall be moved within aninfected area unless accompanied by and in accordance with the conditions of a licence granted by an inspector. Subject as mentioned below, an inspectormay grant a licence if in his opinion the movement is so necessary. (b) Where the place ofdestination is other than a slaughter house, the animal shall on arrival be detained for a period of fourteen days. (c) No licence shall be granted for the movement of any animal to farm premises or elsewhere for the purposes of sale or exhibition thereon. (d) No licence shall be granted for the movement of any animal within two miles of an infected place. (5) No animal shall graze on any roadside or unenclosed or insufficiently enclosed pasture within any infected area. (6) No animal shall be allowed to stray on any highway, road or unenclosed land. Any animal found so doing shall be impounded and kept at the owner's expense. (7) No exhibitionor sale ofanimals shall be held in any infected area. (8) (a) Licences for the movement of animals in accordance with this regulation shall not be legal unless given by an inspectoron the 40 Chap. 61:02 [Subsidiary] AnimalsDiseases Foot andMouthDisease Regulations FonnD. form prescribed as Fonn D. The licence shall set forth the conditions under which the movement may be made. (b) No person shall efface, alter, obliterate or remove or attempt to efface, alter, obliterate or remove any mark printed, stamped or clipped on any animal as required by the conditions of any licence granted under these Regulations. (9) Nothing in the foregoing shall prevent the movement of animals direct by lorry through a controlled area from a place outside such an area and to another place outside such area, provided that the animals are not untrucked within an infected area. Iffor any reason any such animal is untrucked within the infected area, it shall thereupon become subject to regulation 8. (lD) No manure, waste meat trimmings or other waste material shall be moved from any slaughter house or other premises within an infected area except to other premises within the same infected area and then subject to the conditions set out in a permit given by an inspector. (II) All dogs andpoultry within five miles ofany infected place shall be kept under control by being (a) confined to a kennel or other enclosure from which escape is impossible; (b) being effectively secured to some fixed object; or (c) accompanied and led by the owner or some responsible person deputed by him. Any dog or poultry not so restrained shall be liable to seizure and destruction. (12) (a) Aninspectormay (notwithstanding the existence ofany footpaths orrightofway) prohibit the entry ofany person into any field, shed or other place in an infected area by giving notice in wriring to the occupier. (b) In such cases the owner or occupier or his servants may enter the premises or place for the purpose of feeding or tending any animals. No other person shall enter the premises or place except with a written licence granted by an inspector. (c) Notices shall be affixed or exhibited by the inspector as he may consider desirable to ensure compliance with the restrictions. Animals Diseases FootandMouJhDisease Regulations Chap. 61:02 41 [Subsidiary] Cleansing andDisinfection ofPremises from FootandMouth Disease 10. (1) Every shed or other place in which an animal affected with Disinfection of foot and mouth disease has been kept while so affected or has died or ~;'::~~l:;':~~ been slaughtered shall be disinfected and cleansed as follows: were kept. (a) the whole ofthe interiorof such or other place including the fittings shall be sprayed with a disinfectant ap proved by an inspector; (b) all dung and other discharges shall be scraped from the walls, fittings and floors, and the shed or other place then swept out. The sweepings and all litter, dung, or other thing that has been in contact with or used about any animal shall be effectively removed from the shed; and (c) the floor of the shed or other place and all other parts thereof with which an animal or its droppings or any discharge may have come in contact shall again be thoroughly washed or sprayed with a disinfectant ap proved by an inspector. (2) All litter, dung or other thing removed from the shed or otherplace shall be forthwith thoroughly disinfected, burnt or otherwise destroyed to the satisfaction of the inspector. (3) Where any field or other place is not capable of being so disinfected and cleansed, it shall be sufficient if the field or place is disinfected and cleansed to the satisfaction of the inspector. Disinfection ofVehicles 11. (1) Any cart, van, truck or other vehicles used for the convey- Disinfection of ance of any animal or carcass thereofinto, within or out of an infected ~li:~~~~~s.':d area or withrespect to which any inspector shall issue anotice 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 for use on or about animals is placed therein, be disinfected by and at the expense of the person using or the person in charge of the same in the following manner: (a) the floor, roof, sides and ends of the inside of the vehicle and all other parts thereof with which any animaloritsdroppingsordischargeshave or may have 42 Chap. 61:02 [Subsidiary] AnimalsDiseases Foot andMoUlh DiseaseRegulations Powerof inspectors to control move mentof animals exposed to infection. FormE. Form F. come in contact, shall be scraped and swept, and the scrapings and sweepings and all dung, sawdust, litter andothermatter shall be effectually removedtherefrom, the same parts of the vehicle shall then be thoroughly washed or scrubbed or scoured with water and then be disinfected by being thoroughly coated or washed with a disinfectant approved by an inspector; (b) the scrapings and sweepings ofthe vehicle and all dung, sawdust, litter, bedding or other matter removed therefrom shall forthwith be well mixed with quicklime and buried or shall be forthwith burnt. (2) Every crate, box, hamper, loading board, rope, net or other apparatus used in connection with the conveyance ofanimals as afore said shall, on each occasion when the vehicle is required by this regulation to be disinfected, be disinfected by being thoroughly coated, washed or saturated with a disinfectant approved by an inspector and at the expense of the person in charge of the vehicle. (3) If the owner or person using, or the person in charge of any vehicle or other thing used in connection with the conveyance of an animal fails to cleanse to the satisfaction of an inspector the vehicle or the thing as required by this regulation or by a notice served by an inspector, the Chief Technical Officer may cause the vehicle to be cleansed and disinfected and may recover from the owner or person the expenses of the cleaning and disinfection as a civil debt. ControlofMovement ofAnimals exposedto Infection 12. (I) Where an inspector as a result of information received, believes that any animal or herd or group ofanimals have been exposed to infection with foot and mouth disease. or, ifhe considers it expedient to do so for the purpose of preventing the spread of the disease, he shall serve a notice in Form E, on the owner or person in charge ofthe animal or animals. (2) After service<ianetice under subregulation (I), it shall not be lawful foranypersonuntiltheoperationof thenoticeterminates, or thenotice is withdrawnby me serviogof Form F, signed by an inspector (a) to move any animal on, to, or into such place; or (b) to permit any animal to which the notice relates to stay out ofsuch place or to come into contact with any other animal. Animals Diseases FootandMouth DiseaseRegulations Chap. 61:02 43 [Subsidiary] (3) The inspector may insert in any notice given under this regulationsuchconditionsgoverningtheisolation.housing.pasturage. movement or handling of any animal or group of animals as he may considerexpedient. (4) In thecase whereanyanimalor groupof animalsmay bein such asituationas tomakeeffectiveisolationimpracticabletheinspec tor may require that such animal or animals be removed. before the serving of the notice (Form E) to such more convenient and isolated Form E. place as he may direct. 13. (1) If aninspectorhasreasonablegroundsforbelievingthatthe Power of . . inspector to movementof any person.arumal or thingon.to. or from anyplacemay prevent spread of be attended with risk of spread of foot and mouth disease or that the disease. animal.placeor thinghasbeenexposedto theinfectionofsuchdisease. he may. acting under the general or special direction of the Chief Technical Officer and for the purpose of preventing the spread of the disease. prohibit the movementof any person. animal.or thing on. to. or fromanyplaceordirectthemovementof anyperson.animalorthing from any place or impose any conditionor any suchmovementor any requirementin relation to the person. place. animal.or thing either in respect to subsequent detention or disinfection or otherwise. by the serviceofanoticeinwritingtothateffectonsuchpersonorontheowner or person in charge of the animal or thing. (2) Any disinfection requiredbyanoticeunderthis regulation shall. ifso requiredby the notice.be carriedout by and at the expense of the person on whom the noticeis served. SCHEDULE FORMA CERTIFICATE OFSUSPECTED DISEASE I•...................................................being anInspector under theAnimals Dis eases Act. hereby certify there are reasonable grounds for suspecting the undermentioned premises tobe affected with FootandMouth Disease. Thesepremisesare.until further notice. subject to theprovisions ofregulation 6 of these Regulations. (Reg. 4). 44 Chap. 61:02 [Subsidiary] AnimalsDiseases Foot andMOUlh Disease Regulations Dated 19 .. Signed . Inspector. Description ofSuspectedPlace (Reg. 5). Premises FORMB Parish NOTICEDEFINlNGINFECTEDPLACE WHEREAS inquiry has shown that the disease known as Foot and Mouth Diseaseexists,orhasexistedattheplaceorpremisesknown as in the districtof NOW THEREFORE I herebygive you noticeas the occupierof theaforesaid premises that the place or premisesspecifiedbelow are herebydeclaredto be an infectedplace and are subjectto the rules prescribedin regulations 7 and 8 of theseRegulations. This notice shall remain in force until it is withdrawnby a subsequentnotice (Form C). Dated 19 . Signed .. ChiefTechnical Officer Description ofInfectedPlace Premises Parish Animals Diseases Foot andMoUlh Disease Regulations FORMC WITHDRAWAL NOTICE DEFINING AN INFECTED OR SUSPECTED PLACE Chap. 61:02 45 [Subsidiary] (Regs. 5 and 6). To of From ,19 the notice served by on ,19 and served upon you on that date is hereby withdrawn. Dated ,19 .. ChiefTechnical Officer Note.-If the limits ofa suspected or infectedplace have been altered by a notice served by the ChiefTechnical Officer, this notice applies to the suspected or infected place as so altered. FORMD MOVEMENT LICENCE GIVEN UNDER REGULATIONS 5 AND 9 OF THE FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE REGULATIONS I, the undersigned, being an Inspector approved in accordance with the Animals Diseases Act, hereby authorise the movementofthe undermentioned animals or animal products to the place or premises specified in column III, subject to the conditions set outon the back of this permit. Before itis valid, this form must be fully completed in all particulars and signed by an Inspector. I IT ill N Name and Number and Nameor Nameordescription of address of description of description of the thepremises to which person to animals or premises from theanimals oranimal whom licence animal which the products are to be is granted. products to be animals or moved. moved. animal products areto bemoved. (Reg. 6(1». 46 Chap. 61:02 [Subsidiary] Animals Diseases Foot andMouthDisease Regulations Thislicenceisavailableforsixdaysincluding thedayofissue.unlessotherwise specified. The conditionsof the licenceare setouton the back. Theyshouldbecarefully readandobserved. Failure to comply withtheseconditions renders a person liable to severepenalties. This licencemay be cancelledat any time by a noticeservedby an Inspector to the person whosename appearsin column I. Date 19 . Signed . Inspector. Conditions governing this Licence I. A licencefor movementbetweendifferentparts of the same farm or holdingmay, at the discretionof the inspector,be madevalidfor useas often as required. Such a licence shall be endorsed "occupation licence" by the Inspector,and shall remain in force until written cancellation is given by an Inspector. 2. The animalsshallbe movedby the mannerandroute specifiedin the licence. If no special provision is made the animals shall be moved by the nearestavailableroute,andwithoutavoidabledelayto theplaceofdestruction specifiedin the licence,and not elsewhither. 3. Theanimalsshallbekeptasfaraspracticableapartfrom otheranimals during the movement. 4. Wherethenumberofanimalsmovedis lessthanthenumberforwhich the licencewasgranted,theinspectorshallendorsethelicenceat columnII for the numberof animalsactuallymoved. The licenceshall not be validfor any further movements, exceptas providedin conditionNo. I. 5. Beforemovementotherthanmovementbetweendifferentpartsof the same farm, animalsshallbe markedwith a letter "M" on the neck. 6. The licence shall accompany the animals throughoutthe movement and shall be producedon demandto an inspectoror a police officer. 7. Thelicence,unlessmarked"occupationlicence"(seeconditionNo. I) shallbe deliveredto thenearestpolicestationimmediately uponarrivalof the animalsat the place of destination. 8. Unless the place of destruction specifiedin columnIV be a place of slaughter,theanimalsshallonarrival,bedetainedforaperiodoffourteen days from the date of arrival. 9. Any specialconditions governingthis licence. Animals Diseases Foot andMoulh Disease Regulations FORME Chap. 61:02 47 [Subsidiary] (Reg. 12). NOTICETO OWNEROR PERSONIN CHARGE OF ANIMALS,PROffiBITINGMOVEMENT To of . (Name ofowner or person in charge) (Address) I, the undersigned,being an Inspectorappointedunderthe AnimalsDiseases Act, hereby prohibit the movementof the followinganimals,namely (describe animals) from or (describe farm, field. shed, sty or other place ofdetention) AndI herebyrequireyouto takenotice thatundertheFootand MouthDisease Regulations,andconsequentontheservingofthisnotice,itisnotlawfulforanyperson until the day of ,19 or untilthis noticeis withdrawn (a) to movesuch animalor any otheranimalfromor out of such place as aforesaid; (b) to move any animal on, to or into such place; or (c) topermitany suchanirnaltostrayoutofsuch placeor tocome in contact with any other animal. In addition, the above-namedanimalsare subjectto suchconditionsas are set out in the Schedule below. Scheduleof any special conditionsof this Notice Date 19 .. Signed .. Inspector. 48 Chap. 61:02 [SubsidiaryI (Reg. 12(2». Lit.. n", V" UV1YU1"U...1t.. AnimalsDiseases Footand MOUlh Disease Regulatio71S FORMF WITHDRAWAL OF FORME (Regulation 12) and served upon prohibiting I, the undersigned. being an Inspector appointed under the Animals Diseases Act, hereby withdraw as from the day of 19 the notice as set out in Form E signed by you on the day of , 19 movement of the animals referred to in that notice. Date 19 . Signed . Inspector.