Fowl Pest Ordinance.
Country
Type of law
Regulation
Date of original text
Date of latest amendment
Abstract
The present Ordinance lays down provisions relating to the prevention of fowl pest. The Ordinance contains at the outset a definition clause relating to various terms therein employed. Once the disease is ascertained, all animals shall be destroyed under official supervisions. The plants have to be disinfected and cleaned according to EU-guidelines. Around an infected area a radius of at least 3 km shall be declared a protected zone. Slaughterhouses within the area have to be surveyed closely. Finally, the Ordinance sets out penalties in case of violations. The text consists of 68 articles divided into 4 Parts as follows: General provisions (1); Protective measures regarding birds in captivity (2); Protective measures regarding wild birds (3); Final provisions (4). Two Annexes are enclosed.
Attached files
Long title of text
Ordinance on prevention of fowl pest.
Notes
The present Ordinance, in this version of 8 May 2013, is consolidated as of 29 June 2016.
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Bundesgesetzblatt,Part I, No. 51, 22 October 2007, pp. 2348-2378.
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Verordnung zum Schutz gegen die Geflügelpest (Geflügelpest-Verordnung).
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