Swine Fever Order (Cap. 61:02)

58 Chap. 61:02 [Subsldlary] 34/1954. Commencement. Animals Diseases SwineFever Order SUBSIDIARY LEGISLAnON SWINE FEVER ORDER madeunder section 10 [10th February 1955] Short title. Notification of diseased animal. Notification of infected place. Form A. 1. TIJis Order may be cited as the SWINE FEVER ORDER. 2. (I) Every person having in his possession or under his charge any swine affected with or suspected to be affected with swioe fever, or the carcass of any swine so affected or suspected, shall with all practicable speed give notice of such swioe or such carcass being or having been so affected or suspected, to the police officer in charge of the nearest police station. (2) Every veterinary surgeonorinspector who, uponexamin ing any swioe or the carcass of any swine, is of opinion, or suspects that the swioe is or was when it died or was slaughtered, affected with swioe fever, shall with all practicable speed give notice ofthe affection or suspicion of affection to the police officer in charge of the nearest police station. (3) Every police officer upon receiving the notice shall (a) forthwith transmit the information either to the Chief Technical Officer or to an inspector; and (b) as soon as may be practicable thereafter confirm in writing to the ChiefTechnical Officer the transmission of the information, 3. (I) The Chief Technical Officer or an inspector shall, upon receipt of any information pursuant to clause 2(3), forthwith cause a notice as set out in Fonn A in clause 16 to be served upon the occupier of any premises whereon the animal is. (2) The inspector shall immediately after the service of the notice referred to in subclause (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 report thereon to the ChiefTechnical Officer. AnimalsDiseases Swine Fever Order Chap. 61:02 59 [Subsidiary] (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 the directions. (4) A notice under subclause (1) shall remain in force until withdrawn by a withdrawal notice as set out in Form B in clause 16. Form B. 4. No swine or the carcass of any swine or any portion of such Pe','"i'. to move • •• swme Into or out carcass shall be moved out ofor mto, or from place to place WIthin any 01 infected place. infected place or area, except in accordance with the terms of a permit in writing given by an inspector. S. All swine within an infected place or area shall be kept confined Infected swine to be shot. in a sty, pen, or other enclosure. 6. Any swine straying into or out ofan infected place or an infected Straying swine '0 area may, in the discretion ofan inspector or police officer in charge of be confined. the nearest police station, be shot or otherwise destroyed. 7. (1) The carcass of any swine (a) destroyed pursuant to clause 6; 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 ofthe death of the swine in the infected place or area from or into which it strayed orin which it died, by the owner or occupier of the 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. 8. No person shall exhume or dig up the carcass ofany swine or 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. 9. (1) No dung ofany swine,oranyfood,fodder,litter or utensils used in connection with any swine in an infected place or area shall be moved out of the infected place or area. Disposal of carcass in infected place. Permit to exhume in infected place. No dung, etc., to be moved out of infected area. 60 Chap. 61:02 [Subsldlaryl AnimalsDiseases SwineFeverOrder Treatment of pens, etc. Isolation and movements of contacts. Isolation of swine on adjoining premises. No sale of flesh for hwnan consumption. Carcass of contacts may be destroyed and compensation given. (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 10. Every part ofevery sty, pen or otherenclosurewhere any swine affected with or suspected ofbeing 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. 11. (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 ofnotless than thirty days after the death or destruction ofthe last of such swine affected with swine fever. (2) For the purposes of subclause (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 the swine was disposed of and the place at which the swine was delivered or the destination to which it was consigned. (3) The ChiefTechnical Officer or aninspectormay order that any swine withinany infectedplace or area shall at the risk and expense of the owner be immunised against swine fever by vaccination or otherwise. (4) All swine immunised pursuant to subclause (3) shall be isolated from other swine and kept confined for such period as may be specified. 12. 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 the infected place or area. 13. No flesh of any swine butchered or slaughtered within an infected place or area shall be offered for sale or used for human consumption. 14. (1) The carcass of any swine which has within seven days immediately preceding the date of its slaughter been in contact with any otherswine affected with or suspected ofbeing affected with swine fever, may be seized and destroyed by an inspector. AnimalsDiseases Swine Fever Order Chap. 61:02 61 [SubsidiaryI (2) Whereany suchcarcassis destroyed pursuantto subclause (I). theinspectorshallbe liabletopaycompensationthereforatthe rate of two-thirdsof the prevai1ing dead weightmarket price. 15. This Order shall not apply to swinewhich originateoutsideof Exemptions. any infected place or area and which are moved in a vehicle into or throughany suchplace.or arefor slaughterwithinforty-eighthoursof being moved through any such place or area at any public abattoir or other place authorised or licensed for the slaughter or butchering of animals. 16. The following forms sha11 beusedfor thepwposes ofthis Order. FORMA NOTICE DEFINING INFEC1ED PLACE To of . I•..............................................of beinganinspector appointed under the Animals Diseases Act. hereby give you notice as the occupierof the under-mentioned premisesthat the said premisesare hereby declared to be an infectedplace and to becomesubject to the SwineFever Order. Dated...........................•19 . (Title) Description ofInfected Place Forms. (Clause 3). Premises Parish 62 Chap. 61:02 [SubsidiaryI (Clause 3(4». Animals Diseases Swine FeverOrder FORMB WITIIDRAWALNOTICE To of . I•.................................................of being an inspector appointed under the Animals Diseases Act. do hereby withdraw. as from .................................................• 19..........• the notice relating to premises in your occupation at dated.......... ......................• 19............• signed by and served upon you on •........•........•.•.•...•..............•.•.•.....•.,19..•............•.............•..... Dated ..........................• 19.... (Tille)