Ministerial Decision no. 258971 of 2008. Establishment of biosecurity measures for bird flu.

This Ministerial Decision establishes biosecurity measures in order to prevent the spread of bird flu. The Decision concerns: specific measures for keeping poultry farms, for separating different animal species, and for keeping veterinary authorities informed in case of increased morbidity or mortality of poultry, birds and wild birds; obligations of owners of poultry categories and species to implement appropriate systems of protection of their holdings in order to prevent the contact of farmed poultry with wild birds; to protect facilities for animal feed production from any approaches of wild birds and other animals; to implement systems for disinfecting the entrances of vehicles and buildings; to implement early bird flu detection and monitoring systems. Further matters covered by this Decision include: measures on organic poultry production; measures for protecting quality of meat and poultry products intended for human consumption; protection measures for birds in zoos, shops and street markets; veterinary terms and conditions of production, transportation, handling and disposal of performance poultry for trade.