Swine Fever Regulations (Cap. 67:02)

MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS 38 Chap. 67:02 LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO www.legalaffairs.gov.ti Animals ( Diseases and importation) [Suh~idiary J REGULATION SWINE FEVER REGULATIONS ARRANGEMENf OF REGULATIONS 1. Citation. 2. Swine, etc., affected with swine fever. 3. Setving of notice. 4. Muvtam:ul uf :,;wiut::, t::l\:. 5. Confinement. 6. Swine straying. • 1. eurnmg or bunal of carcase. 8. Exhumation, etc. of carcase. 9. Dung of swine, food, etc., used in connection with swine. 10. Cleansing and treatment of sty, etc. 11. Confinement and immunisation. 12. Isolation. 13. Sale. 14. Seizure and destruction. 15. Penalty. 16. Non-application. UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2009 LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS www.legalaffairs.gov.tt Animals ( Diseases and importation) Chap. 67:02 39 [Sn b•idiary] SWINE FEVER REGULATIONS 29/1955. made under section 13 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Swine Fever Citation. Regulations. 2. (1) Every person having in his possession or under his charge any swine affected with, or suspected of being affected with, swine fever, or the carcase of any swine so affected or suspected, shall with all practicable speed give notice of the swine or the carcase 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 carcase of any swine, is of opinion or suspects that such swine is or was when it died or was slaughtered affected with s,vine 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) The constable upon receiving the notice shall (a) forthwith transmit the information by telephone to the Inspector; and (h) as soon as may be practicable thereafter confirm in writing to the Inspector the transmission by telephone of the information. Swine, etc., affected with swine fever. 3. (1) The Inspector shall, upon receipt of any information Se':'ing of notice. pursuant to regulation 2(3), forthwith cause a notice in the form set out as Form A in the Schedule to be served upon the occupier FSohrmctA,. c e u e. of any premises whereon the animal is. (2) The Inspector shall immediately after the service of the notice referred to in subregulation (1) 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 Chief Technical Officer (Agriculture). UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2009 L.R .0. 112006 MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO www.legalaffairs.gov.ti 40 Chap. 67:02 Animals ( Diseases and importation) [Suh~idiary J Form B. Schedule. Movement of swine, etc. s .. vine Fever Regulations (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 within the infected place, and the occupier of eveiy such infected place shall comply with the directions. (4) A notice under subregulation (1) shall remain in force until withdrawn by a withdrawal notice in the form set out as Form B in the Schedule, or until revoked by Order of the Minister. 4. No swine nor the carcase of any swine nor any portion of the carcase 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 the Inspector. Confinement 5. All S\vine within an infected place or area shall be kept confined in a sty, pen or other enclosure. Swine straying. 6. Any ~wint>. ~traying into or out of an inf P.c.tP.cl plac.t>. or an Burning or burial of carcase. infected area may, in the discretion of the Inspector or constable in charge of the nearest police station, be shot or otherwise destroyed. 7. (1) The carcase of any swine (a) destroyed pursuant to regulation 6; (h) 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 the swine in the infected place or area from or into which it strayed or in which it died, by the owner or occupier of the infected place or area. (2) Where the carcase 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. UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2009 LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS www.legalaffairs.gov.tt Animals ( Diseases and importation) Chap. 67:02 41 Swine Feve.- Regu/nJians [Snb•idiary] 8. No person shall exhume or dig up the carcase of any Exhumation, sv.,ine nor any portion thereof which is buried v.,ithin an infected etc., of carcase. place or area except in accordance with the terms of a permit in writing granted by the Inspector. 9. ( 1) No dung of any swine, nor food, fodder, litter or Dung of swine, . food, etc., used utensils used in connection with any swme in an infected place or in connection with swine. area shall be moved out of the infected place or area. (2) Any such dung, food, fodder, litter or utensils shall be burnt or buried or othe1wise treated, dealt with, or disposed of as the Inspector may in any particular case direct. 10. Eveiy part of eveiy 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 the Inspector may in any particular case direct. Cleansing and treatment of sty, etc. • 11. (1) Any swine which, within a period of thirty days, has ;itnement been in contact with any swine affected with swine fever shall be immunisation. 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 subregulation (1), eve1y person who has disposed of any swine which has been in contact with svvine affected ,vith svvine fever shall, upon being required by the 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 Inspector may order that any swine within any infected place 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 subregulation (3) shall be isolated from other s,vine and kept confined for such period as may be specified by the Inspector. UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2009 L.R .0. 112006 MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO www.legalaffairs.gov.ti 42 Chap. 67:02 Animals ( Diseases and importation) [Suh~idiary J Isolation. s .. vine Fever Regulations 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. Sale. 13. No flesh of any swine butchered or slaughtered within an Seizure and destruction. Penalty. Non-application. infected place or area shall be offered for sale or used for human consumption. 14. The carcase of any swine which has within seven days immediately preceding the date of its slaughter been in contact with any other swine affected with or suspected of being affected with swine fever may be seized and destroyed by the Inspector. 15. Any person who contravenes these Regulations or any directions lawfully given, or the terms of any permit lawfully imposed by any person under the authority of these Regulations is liable on summary conviction to a fine of one thousand dollars. 16. These Regulations shall not apply to swine which 01i ginate 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 authorised or licensed for the slaughter or hutcheting of animals. UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2009 LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS www.legalaffairs.gov.ti Animals ( Diseases and importation) Chap. 67:02 43 S1.-11ine Fever Regula/ions SCHEDULE SWINE FEVER REGULATIONS NOTICE DEFINING AN INFECTED PLACE To ........... of I........ . .. of. .................. .................... being the Inspector designated under the Animals (Diseases and Importation) Act, hereby give you notice as the occupier of the undermentioned premises that the said premises are hereby declared to be an infected place and to become subject to the Swine Fever Regulations . Dated this . .. ... . day of ....................................... , 20 .. ( .\"if:nt:ltt,l'e) .................................................... . Premises Description of Infected Place Ward J<'ORM B SWINE FEVER REGULATIONS WITHDRAWAL NOTICE ln.1pector County To ............................................... ..... of ............... ................................................................. ........ .. I ...................................................... of .............................................................................. being the 111:spectur desiguatcc.1 mnler tlwAuimal:s (Diseases aud Impurtatiuu) Act, du l1erc:Uy withdraw, ~ from the .......... day of ....... , 20 ...... the notice relating to premises in your occupation at ..... dated the ............. day of ........................... , 20 ...... signed by ..... and served upon you on the .... day ol ................... ......... , '.lO .... . Dated this ............ day of ....................... , 20 ..... . (Sif(IUlfUl'e) .................................................... . t n.1·11ector UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2009 [Sn b•idiary] Regulation 3. Regulation 3. L.R .0. 112006