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Animal health and welfare regulations - matters in Schedule 3
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65. Schedule 3 to the Act of 2013 is amended—
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(a) by inserting after paragraph 14 the following:
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“14A. The regulation (including the restriction or prohibition) of the acquisition, possession, sale, supply or transport of an animal required to be identified.
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14B. The establishment and maintenance of a database and entry on the database of information relating to an animal required to be identified and publication of information relating to such an animal.
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14C. The operation and training of persons in connection with the provision and publication of information on and the operation of a database referred to in paragraph 14B.”,
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(b) by substituting for paragraph 21 the following:
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“21. The regulation (including restriction or prohibition) of transport or movement of animals, animal products or animal feed, including provisions in respect of—
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(a) the conditions (including provision of adequate food and water) in which an animal is kept while being moved or transported to avoid any unnecessary suffering or discomfort, and
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(b) notification of the transport or movement, including any notification of adverse weather conditions forecast for the period of transport or movement.”,
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and
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(c) by substituting for paragraphs 46 and 47 the following:
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“EU matters
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46. Giving effect to an act, or a provision of an act, of an institution of the European Union in respect of animals or animal products, including disease, health, welfare, identification, movement, transport, import, export, traceability or sale or supply of animals or animal products.
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Collection of information in relation to animals and animal products (tracing systems)
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47. The establishment and maintenance of systems (‘tracing systems’) by the Minister or another person to collect and process information (in electronic form or otherwise) relating to animals and animal products, including disease, health, welfare, identification, movement, transport, import, export, traceability, and sale or supply of animals or animal products.
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48. Establishing standards for tracing systems whether established and maintained by the Minister or another person (including the training of persons involved in the operation of the systems).
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49. Matters regarding tracing systems (including keeping a database in electronic form or otherwise) relating to animals and animal products for the purpose of—
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(a) monitoring, controlling or preventing disease or the risk of disease,
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(b) eradicating or reducing the incidence of disease, or
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(c) monitoring, optimising or enhancing animal welfare.
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50. The persons or classes of persons required to submit or keep information for tracing systems.
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51. The species, type, breed or class of animal or type of animal product to which the collection of information to be kept on the database of a tracing system applies.
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52. The period within which information to be kept on the database of a tracing system is to be submitted and to whom.
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53. The form and content of information to be kept on the database of a tracing system.
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54. Access to tracing systems (including databases).
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55. Collection and management of information to be kept on the database of a tracing system on events relating to animals, including but not limited to, birth, movement (including persons who move animals), sale, slaughter, import, export and death, and land or premises where animals are kept.
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56. Conferring functions, in relation to tracing systems (including management of information on databases) on specified persons or classes of person.
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57. Regulating (including restricting or prohibiting) the use of tracing systems (including databases) in relation to the identification and traceability of animals, including collecting and managing information relating to animals, including birth, death, movement, sale, supply, export, slaughter or disposal.
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58. Notification of the acquisition, movement, sale, supply, export or death of the animal entered or required to be entered on a database.
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59. Regulating—
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(a) the identification of animals by a local authority or charity engaged in work relating to the welfare of animals, and
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(b) access to information kept on an animal tracing system database by a local authority or charity engaged in work relating to the welfare of animals.
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60. Requiring cooperation between operators of tracing system databases, and the use of a common portal to facilitate access to information maintained on such a database, by persons or classes of persons specified, the parameters of access, the making and application of protocols between such operators and the giving of directions by the Minister in relation to such cooperation to operators of tracing system databases.”.
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