Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Control Measures) Rules, 2005 (L.N. 305 of 2005).

There are hereby established the control measures to be applied in the event of outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease, regardless of the type of virus concerned. In particular, these Rules define the measures to be adopted and implemented by the Veterinary Services. The latter shall take all the necessary provisions to ensure that, where a holding contains one or more animals suspected of being infected or of being contaminated with foot-and-mouth disease, official means of investigation to confirm or rule out the presence of the disease are set in motion immediately and, in particular, that the official veterinarian takes the necessary samples, or has them taken, for laboratory examination. As soon as the suspected infection is notified, the competent authority shall have the holding placed under official surveillance. Rule 5 describes the measures to be implemented in infected holdings. Further provisions deal with cleaning and disinfection operations, testing in laboratory, foot-and-mouth vaccines.