Diseases of Animals Act, 1966

Registers of attested or disease-free herds and flocks.

24.—(1) The Minister may for any Class B disease set up and maintain a register of herds or flocks of any particular species of animals or poultry.

(2) Herds or flocks registered in a register shall be known as attested or disease-free herds or flocks or by such other description as the Minister may prescribe.

(3) A person shall not—

(a) hold out a herd or flock as being an attested or disease-free herd or flock or as coming within a prescribed description unless it is either entered in the appropriate register or is a disease-free herd or flock situate in an attested or disease-free area, or

(b) hold out any animal or bird as being of an attested or disease-free herd or flock or as coming within a prescribed description unless it is either of a herd or flock entered in the appropriate register or is of a disease-free herd or flock situated in an attested or disease-free area.

(4) A person who contravenes the provisions of subsection (3) shall be guilty of an offence.

(5) The Minister may make orders in relation to a register, including in particular provision for—

(a) the title of the register,

(b) application for registration,

(c) qualifications and conditions for registration,

(d) requirements to be complied with for retention of registration,

(e) cancellation of registration,

(f) custody of the register and evidence of the contents thereof.

Testing, Marking, Etc.