General Licence
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ANIMAL HEALTH ACT 1981
THE DISEASE CONTROL (INTERIM MEASURES) (SCOTLAND) ORDER 2002 (AS AMENDED)
GENERAL LICENCE FOR MOVEMENT OF CATTLE, SHEEP, GOATS AND OTHER RUMINATING ANIMALS (EXCEPT CAMELIDS) AND SWINE WITHIN SCOTLAND
In accordance with article 3(1)(a) of the Disease Control (Interim Measures) (Scotland) Order 2002 (as amended), the Scottish Ministers hereby authorise by this licence the movement of cattle, sheep, goats and other ruminating animals (except camelids) and swine within Scotland subject to both the following standard conditions and the further conditions contained in whichever of Annexes 1 to 4 to this licence applies in respect of the type of animal moved:
General
1. Prior to any movement, the owner/keeper shall inspect the animals to be moved for signs of any notifiable disease. If any evidence of any such disease is found it must be notified without delay to the Divisional Veterinary Manager. If any evidence of disease is found, no animal kept on the premises of departure may be moved under this licence.
2. (a) This licence licenses the movement of an animal provided no other animal of the types listed above has moved onto the premises within 13 days (except in the case of pigs where the standstill period will remain at 20 days) prior to the intended movement under article 3(2)(b) of the Disease Control (Interim Measures) (Scotland) Order 2002 (as amended), unless an exemption under that Order applies;
(b) Notwithstanding sub-paragraph (a), such an animal may be moved where an exemption under that Order applies.
Movement
3. All movements are subject to the provision of:
The Welfare of Animals (Transport) Order 1997.
4. Any vehicle used for movement of animals must be thoroughly cleansed and disinfected before and after movement in compliance with the requirements of the Transport of Animals (Cleansing and Disinfection) (Scotland) Regulations 2005.
5. Where a movement under this licence is continued into England under the authority of a licence issued under the Disease Control (England) Order 2003, or where a movement under the authority of a licence issued under that Order is continued into Scotland, the continuation of that movement is permitted on the conditions of the English licence or this licence respectively.
6. This licence does not permit the movement of any animal to a market if it has been presented at a market within the previous 13 days (20 days for pigs), or an English or Welsh market within the previous 6 days (20 days for pigs), except for any animal marketed in a livestock market in any of the Scottish Island areas.
7. This licence comes into force on 8 January 2008 and replaces that issued on 9 May 2006. That is however without prejudice to the legality of movements under the general licences issued on 9 May 2006, and previous dates, where the movement concerned is in conformity therewith and commenced prior to the date when the licence replacing each of those licences came into force.
8. This licence is without prejudice to any specific licence issued by the Scottish Ministers under article 3(1)(a) of the Disease Control (Interim Measures) (Scotland) Order 2002 (as amended).
9. This licence shall not permit any movement by any owner/keeper who has been notified by the Scottish Ministers in writing that they are excluded from the application of this licence. The Scottish Ministers may withdraw such an exclusion at any time.
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ANY OF THESE CONDITIONS MAY RENDER A PERSON LIABLE TO EXCLUSION FROM AUTHORISATION BY THIS LICENCE IN TERMS OF CONDITION 9 ABOVE AND LIABLE TO PROSECUTION AND HEAVY PENALTIES ON CONVICTION
Mary Bradley
Signed on behalf of the Scottish Ministers
8 January 2008
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Annex 1
CATTLE
1. Identification and movement records must be kept in accordance with the requirements of:
- The Cattle Identification (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (as amended);
2. Notification of movements must be made in accordance with the above Regulations and to the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS), Curwen Road, Workington, Cumbria, CA95 1BB (tel: 0845 050 1234 : e-mail: bcms_enquiries@defra.gsi.gov.uk) within 3 days of movement.
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Annex 2
SHEEP AND GOATS
1. Identification and movement records must be kept in accordance with the requirements of:
- The Sheep and Goats (Identification and Traceability) (Scotland) Regulations 2006
2. Where notification of movement to the Scottish Animal Movements Unit (SAMU), Government Buildings, 161 Brooms Road, Dumfries, DG1 3ES (tel: 0845 601 7597; fax: 01387 274 457 email: samu@scotland.gsi.gov.uk) is required, the notification must be made within 3 days of movement.
3. Where sheep have moved through a market, the operator of that market must notify such movements within 3 days of the date on which the market is held.
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Annex 3
PIGS AND WILD BOAR
1. Identification and movement records must be kept in accordance with the requirements of:
- The Pig (Records, Identification and Movement) Order 1995 (as amended).
2. Notification of movements must be made within 3 days in accordance with the requirements of
- The Pig (Records, Identification and Movement) Order 1995 (as amended).
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Annex 4
DEER
1. Identification of deer
Deer must be identified as required by the :
- Tuberculosis (Deer) Order 1989 (as amended).
2. Report of a movement of a deer - Owner/keeper's declaration
The owner or keeper must complete the following declaration which must be retained on the premises of departure for six months.
I, ……………………………………………………………………………….( full name of owner/keeper of Animals to be moved) of……………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………… ………………………… ( address of owner/keeper) hereby certify that I have dispatched a consignment of deer from: Address of premises of departure: ……………………………………………………… …………………………………… ……………………………………………… …………………………………………… ……………………………………………… ………………………….
CPH of premises of departure: ………………………………………………………………………………….
to
Address of premises of destination: ……………………………………………………………………………...
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
CPH of premises of destination: …………………………………………………………………………………
on ………………………………………..(insert date)
I certify that the premises of departure listed above did/did not* contain any cattle, sheep, goats, pigs or deer on the date of departure.
Signed: ……………………………………
Date: ……………………………………...
(*delete where applicable).
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