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Articles 11, 12 and 16

SCHEDULE 3 Record-keeping requirements

Samples

1.  The information to be recorded is—

(a) the type of sample taken;

(b) the date on which the sample was taken;

(c) the identification of the breeding flock from which the sample was taken;

(d) the age of the breeding flock sampled;

(e) the approved laboratory to which the sample was sent; and

(f) the result of any test on any sample reported to the occupier in accordance with article 13(2)(c).

Movements of domestic fowl of the species Gallus gallus to and from holdings

2.  The information to be recorded is—

(a) the date of the movement;

(b) the number of domestic fowl, chicks or eggs moved;

(c) the age of the domestic fowl or chicks moved;

(d) in the case of the movement of an entire breeding flock of domestic fowl, the identification of that flock;

(e) the identity of the building or group of buildings into which any domestic fowl, chicks or eggs moved to the holding were placed or from which domestic fowl, chicks or eggs were moved from the holding;

(f) in the case of any domestic fowl, chicks or eggs moved to the holding, the address from which they were moved to the holding; and

(g) in the case of any domestic fowl, chicks or eggs moved from the holding, the address to which they were moved.

Movements of eggs to and from a hatchery

3.  The information to be recorded is—

(a) the date of the movement;

(b) the number of eggs moved;

(c) the address of the premises from which the eggs were moved, in the case of eggs moved to the hatchery; and

(d) the address of the premises to which the eggs were moved, in the case of eggs moved from the hatchery.

Movements of chicks from a hatchery

4.  The information to be recorded is—

(a) the date of the movement;

(b) the number of chicks moved; and

(c) the address of the premises to which the chicks were moved.

Article 13(2)(a)(i)

SCHEDULE 4 Preparation of chick box liners

Preparation of the samples

Chick box liners must be prepared as follows—

(a) a minimum 1 gram portion is to be taken from a soiled area on each liner; and

(b) the portions from separate liners must be bulked together and placed in Buffered Peptone Water (BPW) at the rate of not more than 1 gram of liner for every 10 ml of BPW.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order revokes and remakes the Poultry Breeding Flocks and Hatcheries Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/1898).

Article 4 requires the occupier of a poultry hatchery with a total incubator capacity of 1000 eggs or more to notify the Welsh Ministers. Article 5 requires the occupier of a holding on which breeding flocks of 250 poultry or more are kept to notify the Welsh Ministers.

The Order implements the national control programme for domestic fowl of the species Gallus gallus—

(a) required by Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No. 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the control of salmonella and other specified food-borne zoonotic agents (OJ No L 325, 12.12.2003, p1); and

(b) approved by the European Commission in accordance with Article 6 of that Regulation.

The national control programme is available from the Welsh Assembly Government, Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ.

The Order enforces Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1003/2005 implementing Regulation (EC) No. 2160/2003 as regards a Community target for the reduction of the prevalence of certain salmonella serotypes in breeding flocks of Gallus gallus and amending Regulation (EC) No. 2160/2003 (OJ No. L 170, 1.7. 2005, p.12).

Articles 6 to 12 apply to the occupier of a holding on which breeding flocks of domestic fowl of the species Gallus gallus are kept. Article 7 requires the occupier to notify the Welsh Ministers of the arrival of breeding flocks at the holding and article 8 requires him or her to notify when those flocks will move to the laying phase or laying unit and reach the end of the production cycle. Article 9 requires him or her to take samples from those flocks and article 10 requires him or her to submit those samples to an approved laboratory for testing for salmonella. Articles 11 and 12 impose record-keeping requirements on the occupier.

Article 13 sets out the duties of an approved laboratory to prepare and test the samples and report the results of tests to the occupier.

Article 14 prohibits the administering of any antimicrobial to domestic fowl of the species Gallus Gallus, other than in accordance with Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1177/2006 implementing Regulation (EC) No. 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards requirements for the use of specific control measures in the framework of the national programmes for the control of salmonella in poultry (OJ No. L 212, 2.8.2006, p.3). Article 15 prohibits the administering of any live salmonella vaccine to such species, other than in accordance with Article 3(1) of that Regulation.

Article 16 imposes record-keeping requirements on the occupier of a poultry hatchery.

The Order is to be enforced by the local authority. Breach of the Order is an offence under section 73 of the Animal Health Act 1981 (c. 22), punishable in accordance with section 75 of that Act.

A regulatory impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available from the above address and is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the instrument on the Office of Public Sector Information website.