Brucellosis in Cattle (Clearance Area) (General Provisions) Order, 1966.
Statutory Instruments
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paragraphs: (1) This Order may be cited as the Brucellosis in Cattle (Clearance Area) (General Provisions) Order, 1966.
(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 26th day of May, 1966.
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paragraphs: In this Order, except where the context otherwise requires—
" the Act " means the Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 (No. 6 of 1966);
" animal " means a bovine animal;
" anti-abortion vaccine " means any vaccine intended for use in the vaccination of an animal against brucellosis;
" approved ear-tag " means an ear-tag which is of a pattern approved by the Minister and which complies with the other requirements of Article 15 of this Order;
" approved laboratory " means a laboratory approved by the Minister for the purposes of this Order;
" the area " has the meaning assigned to it in Article 3;
" authorised officer " means a person appointed by the Minister in writing to be an authorised officer for the purposes of this Order;
" brucellosis " means brucellosis in cattle;
" District Veterinary Office " means a district veterinary office of the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries;
" eligible animal " means any pregnant animal, any female animal aged eighteen months or over or any male animal aged nine months or over, except a castrate;
" herd " includes a herd consisting of one animal only;
" the Minister " means the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries;
" reactor " means an animal which, by reason of the result of a test or otherwise, the Minister believes to be affected with brucellosis;
" sample " means a sample taken from an animal in the course of a test and comprised of one or more of the following—
(a) in the case of a male animal—blood or semen,
(b) in the case of a female animal—blood, milk, vaginal mucus, foetus or placenta;
" test " means a test for brucellosis and includes the taking of a sample.
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paragraphs: This Order shall apply to any area which for the time being is declared by the Minister to be an area in which brucellosis is to be eradicated and any reference in this Order to the area shall be construed as a reference to any area to which this Order applies.
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paragraphs: An animal in the area shall not be vaccinated with antiabortion vaccine except with the permission of the Minister.
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paragraphs: (1) The following provisions shall have effect in relation to a test :
(a) the taking of a sample shall be carried out by a veterinary surgeon or by an officer of the Minister authorised under section 25 (3) of the Act to take samples;
(b) subject to paragraph (2), at any test carried out by or on behalf of the Minister the owner or person in charge of the herd shall present all eligible animals (other than any reactors from previous tests or animals deemed to be reactors under the Bovine Tuberculosis (Attestation of the State) Order, 1965 ( S.I. No. 211 of 1965 )) in the herd for the taking of such samples as may be necessary to test all such animals in the herd;
(c) the owner or person in charge of an animal from which a sample is proposed to be or is being taken shall inform the person taking the sample of the existence of any circumstances of which he may be aware, including the previous use or application of anti-abortion vaccine, which may affect the accuracy of the test;
(d) a person who takes a sample shall make (and shall produce to an inspector of the Minister on request) a record with respect to the relevant animal comprising the following particulars, namely, the name and address of the owner, the herd number, the premises at which the sample was taken, the description and sex of the animal, the approved ear-tag number of the animal and such other particulars as the Minister may require;
(e) a person who takes a sample shall forthwith send the sample to an approved laboratory together with such particulars as the Minister may require;
(f) if an animal from which a sample is being taken does not already bear an approved ear-tag—
(i) the person taking the sample shall, at the commencement of the test, insert in the left ear of the animal an approved ear-tag,
(ii) the approved ear-tag shall bear the identification letter appropriate to the county in which the test is carried out and a serial number, and
(iii) the owner or person in charge of the animal shall permit the insertion of the ear-tag;
(g) after the taking of a sample a test shall be completed only at a laboratory approved by the Minister for the purposes of this Order.
(2) The Minister may as respects a test mentioned in paragraph (1) (b) authorise in writing the testing of specific animals only in a herd.
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paragraphs: (1) No person shall administer to an animal any substance for the purpose of affecting the accuracy of any test of the animal.
(2) It shall be the duty of the person in charge, whether as owner or otherwise, of an animal to take such care of the animal as will ensure that paragraph (1) is not contravened in relation to the animal.
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paragraphs: (1) Where, as a result of any test of any animal in the area, a reactor is disclosed, the following provisions shall apply :
(a) a mark consisting of a diamond shaped hole of five-eighths of an inch side punched in the left ear may be applied to the reactor by an officer of the Minister authorised under section 25 (3) of the Act to apply marks, and the owner or person in charge of the reactor shall permit the authorised officer so to mark the reactor;
(b) the owner or person in charge of the reactor shall immediately take all practicable steps to secure the effective isolation of the reactor and its maintenance pending its being taken possession of, slaughtered or removed for slaughter in accordance with this Order;
(c) possession of the reactor may, by agreement, be taken by or on behalf of the Minister and the reactor may be disposed of as the Minister thinks fit;