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S.I. No. 229 of 2001.
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Brucellosis in Cattle (General
Provisions) (Amendment) Order, 2001
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I, Joe Walsh, Minister for Agriculture, Food
and Rural Development, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections
3, 13, 14, 15 and 16 of the Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 (No. 6 of 1966)
hereby order as follows:
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1. (1) This Order may be cited
as the Brucellosis in Cattle (General Provisions) (Amendment) Order, 2001.
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(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 25 day of May, 2001.
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2. In this Order -
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“the Principal Order” means the Brucellosis in Cattle (General
Provisions) Order, 1991 ( S.I. No. 114 of 1991 ).
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“eartags” has the meaning assigned to them
by the European Communities (Identification and Registration of Bovine
Animals) Regulations, 1999.
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“keeper” has the meaning assigned to it by the European Communities
(Identification and Registration of Bovine Animals) Regulations, 1999 ( S.I.
No. 276 of 1999 ).
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“passport” has the meaning assigned to it by the European
Communities (Identification and Registration of Bovine Animals) Regulations,
1999 ( S.I. No. 276 of 1999 ).
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3. Article 2 of the Principal
Order is hereby amended by the substitution of the definition of “dealer” by
the following definition -
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“dealer” has the meaning assigned to it by the Diseases of Animals
Acts, 1966 to 2001 (Approval and Registration of Dealers and Dealers'
Premises) Order, 2001 ( S.I. No. 79 of 2001 ).
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4. Article 5(3)(b) of the
Principal Order is replaced by the following:
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“5(3)(b) at the commencement of the test the keeper of the animal or
animals proposed to be tested shall surrender to the person taking the
samples all the passports/identity cards in his possession in respect of all
bovine animals on the holding.”
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5. Article 7(2) of the
Principal Order is replaced by the following:
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“7(2) A keeper who is notified in accordance with paragraph (1) of
this Article that the holding has been declared a restricted holding, shall,
if he has not already pursuant to Article 5(3)(b) of this Order surrendered
the passports/identity cards issued in respect of all bovine animals on the
holding, deliver forthwith to a veterinary inspector or to an authorised
officer every such passport/identity card in his possession.”
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6. Article 7(3) of the
Principal Order is replaced by the following:
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“7(3) In case a holding is declared under paragraph (1) of this
Article to be a restricted holding, then for as long as the holding remains
a restricted holding no bovine animal shall be moved into or out of the
holding except under and in accordance with the terms of a movement permit
or in accordance with conditions laid down by a veterinary inspector”.
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7. Article 19 of the Principal
Order is hereby amended by the addition of the following paragraph (7):
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“(7) It shall not be lawful for a keeper to be in possession of or
to have under his control an animal whose eartag
or eartags have been interfered with or altered in
any way”.
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8. The Second Schedule to the
Principal Order is replaced by the Schedule to this Order.
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9. A keeper whose holding has
been declared to be a restricted holding may be required to display a health
warning notice so as to be clearly visible at or near each entrance to, and
each exit from, his holding in the format stipulated by a veterinary inspector.
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10. A keeper to whom a notice under Article 9
has been issued shall continue to display, and maintain, the required health
warning notice until such time as the restriction notice on the holding has
been withdrawn by a notice in writing issued by a veterinary inspector.
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11. A keeper who fails to comply with any of the
provisions of this Order shall be guilty of an offence.
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GIVEN under my Official Seal
this 25th day of May, 2001
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Joe Walsh
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Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural
Development
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SCHEDULE
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Department of
Agriculture, Food and Rural Development
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Brucellosis in
Cattle (General Provisions) Amendment Order, 1991
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NOTIFICATION
REGARDING RESTRICTION ON A HOLDING
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To............................................................ ............................................................ ..................Herd
No............................................................ ............................
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of the holding
at............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ........................................
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............................................................ ............................................................ ....and
any other lands controlled by that herd number.
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I, the undersigned, being a veterinary
inspector, do hereby advise you, as owner or person in charge of the holding
referred to above, that the said holding is restricted under Article 7 of
the above Order. During the period of the restriction of the above-mentioned
holding the following conditions shall apply:
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1. No bovine animal may be
moved into or out of the holding except under the authority of a movement
permit or in accordance with conditions laid down by a veterinary inspector.
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2. Any brucellosis reactor in
the holding must be effectively isolated.
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3. Animals must be effectively
isolated at calving time.
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4. Calving fluids, afterbirths
and aborted foetuses must be disposed in a manner such as to avoid
contamination.
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5. All houses used for housing
animals and all pens, fittings and receptacles used for animals should be
cleansed and disinfected without delay.
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6. Milk from any reactor animal
in the herd shall not be fed to any bovine animal on the above-mentioned
holding until the milk has been boiled or pasteurised.
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7. Unpasteurised
milk or any unpasteurised product may not be moved
from the above-mentioned holding for feeding to bovine or other animals in
its unpasteurised state, until you have been
notified that the herd is free of brucellosis.
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8. Even though they may pass a
test or tests after the issue of this notice, the restrictions on movement
of animals into or out of the above-mentioned holding imposed by this notice
will remain in force until you are informed officially that the restrictions
have been lifted
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9. All practicable steps,
including where necessary the repair and reconstruction of boundary fences,
should be taken to prevent the infection of animals on adjoining land by
contact with animals on the above-mentioned holding.
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10. Any manure slurry on the above-mentioned
holding should be stored for at least a period to be specified by a
veterinary inspector and treated in a manner as may be specified by a
veterinary inspector prior to being moved off or spread on the holding.
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11. Receptacles containing an approved
disinfectant should be placed at any entrance to or any exit from the
above-mentioned holding or any housing thereon.
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12. A health warning notice, in a format
stipulated by a veterinary inspector, and which is clearly visible must be
displayed, and maintained, at or near each entrance to or exit from the
above-mentioned holding for the duration of the restriction period, if such
is required by a veterinary inspector.
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Signed.........................................
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Date...................
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Veterinary Inspector
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Explanatory Note
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(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a
legal interpretation).
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This Order restricts the movement of bovine
animals into or out of a holding restricted for Brucellosis except under and
in accordance with the terms of a movement permit or in accordance with
conditions laid down by a veterinary inspector.
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It requires a keeper, whose holding has been
declared a restricted holding, to display and maintain a health warning
notice at or near each entrance to or exit from the holding for as long as
the holding remains restricted.
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It also makes it illegal for a keeper to be
in possession of or have under his control an animal whose eartag has been interfered with or altered in any way
except in accordance with the Order.
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Published by the Stationery Office, Dublin
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