Avian Influenza (Preventive Measures) (Wales) Regulations 2005 (W.S.I. No. 2985 (W.219) of 2005).

These Regulations give effect to Commission Decision 2005/734/EC laying down biosecurity measures to reduce the risk of transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza caused by influenza A virus of subtype H5N1 from birds living in the wild to poultry and other captive birds and providing for an early detection system in areas at particular risk.
The Regulations require Assembly Secretary with responsibility for the Environment, Planning and Countryside appointed under section 53(2) of the Government of Wales Act 1998 to evaluate the risk of the transmission of avian influenza virus and to take appropriate measures to reduce that risk. The Secretary may declare avian influenza prevention zones or to serve notices on premises at risk and lists the measures which may be imposed in zones and premises. These include the housing of poultry and the feeding of poultry indoors.
Other regulations prohibit the holding of gatherings of birds unless licensed by the Assembly Secretary after a risk assessment, require keepers of 50 or more poultry on commercial poultry premises to keep written records of their poultry and of other information and require keepers to notify the Assembly Secretary of this information and provide for the monitoring, and powers of inspectors.