S.I. No. 216/1967 - Warble Fly (Notification and Treatment) Order, 1967.


S.I. No. 216 of 1967.

WARBLE FLY (NOTIFICATION AND TREATMENT) ORDER, 1967.

I, NEIL T. BLANEY ,Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 3 , 6 , 10 , 12 , 13 , 25 , 27 and 30 of the Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 (No. 6 of 1966), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Warble Fly (Notification and Treatment) Order, 1967.

2. In this Order—

"aerodrome" means any area of land (including water) where facilities are afforded for landing and departure of aircraft;

"animal" means a bovine animal;

"authorised person" has the same meaning as in section 25 of the Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 (No. 6 of 1966):

"certificate of treatment" means a certificate in the form specified in the Schedule to these Regulations signed by a veterinary inspector of the Minister or by an authorised person;

"diseased" means infested with warble fly infestation (hypoderma bovis or hypoderma lineatum);

"the Minister" means the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries;

"notification period" means the period beginning on the 1st day of February and terminating on the 31st day of August in any year;

"slaughtering premises" means premises registered under the Agricultural Produce (Fresh Meat) Acts, 1930 to 1938, or licensed under the Slaughter of Cattle and Sheep Acts, 1934 to 1936.

3. Any conditions attached to licences granted by the Minister for the purposes of this Order shall be complied with.

4. Any person having in his possession or under his charge within any notification period any animals which are diseased shall forthwith give notice thereof in writing to—

(a) the Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dublin 2, or

(b) the District Veterinary Office of the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for the district in which the animal happens to be on the date of the notice, and the person shall specify in the notice the number of animals which are diseased and the place where the animals happen to be on the date of the notice.

5. A diseased animal to which a notice under Article 4 relates shall not be moved, within the relevant notification period, out of the land or premises in which it happens to be on the date of the notice unless it is accompanied by a certificate of treatment, a licence granted by the Minister in that behalf or a permit authorising the movement issued either by a veterinary inspector or an authorised person.

6. Where an animal in the possession or charge of any person is found to be diseased at any time within a notification period, an authorised person may serve a notice in writing on the person requiring him to have the animal treated for warbles in accordance with Article 7 (1) and until the requirement of the notice has been complied with no person shall move the animal out of the land or premises on which it happens to be on the date of the notice.

7. (1) The treatment for the purposes of this Order of an animal for warbles shall be carried out by or under the supervision of a veterinary inspector of the Minister or an authorised person.

(2) In case an animal is treated for the purposes of this Order for warbles and a notice relating to the animal has not previously been given under Article 4, there shall, in relation to the treatment and the issue of a certificate of treatment, be paid to the Minister a fee of five shillings.

8. (1) Any animal treated for warbles or in respect of which a licence is grated for the purposes of this Order shall have inserted in its left ear an approved ear-tag and identification letters or numbers appearing in the certificate of treatment or licence, as the case may be, relating to that animal shall correspond with the identification letters or numbers borne on the ear-tag.

(2) In this Article "approved ear-tag" means an ear-tag which—

(a) is such that, when inserted in the ear of the animal, it becomes effectively closed and, if subsequently removed, cannot be used again;

(b) is such that, if identification letters or numbers borne by the ear-tag are altered (whether by addition, deletion or variation), the alteration is evident as such, and

(c) is made of rigid, durable material and is clearly legible.

9. No person shall alter, deface or injure any licence granted for the purposes of this Order, or any certificate of treatment, or any permit issued pursuant to this Order.

10. An authorised person or an officer of the Minister duly authorised in that behalf by the Minister under section 25 of the Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 , may make such examination of any animal as may be reasonably necessary for the administration of this Order.

11. Licences granted for the purposes of this Order and certificates of treatment or movement permits issued pursuant to this Order shall be surrendered—

(a) in the case of animals being exported to a destination other than Northern Ireland—to an authorised person or officer of the Minister at the port or aerodrome concerned, and

(b) in the case of animals moved for slaughter—to an authorised person or officer of the Minister at the slaughtering premises concerned.

12. Where a person mentioned in Article 10 makes an examination pursuant to this Order, he shall, if requested, produce his appointment for examination by the person concerned.

13. The Warble Fly Order, 1966 ( S.I. No. 210 of 1966 ), and the Warble Fly Order, 1967 ( S.I. No. 6 of 1967 ), are hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE

An Roinn Talmhaíochta

agus Iascaigh

WARBLE FLY (NOTIFICATION AND TREATMENT) ORDER, 1967.

Animal bearing EAR TAG NO....................................

This is to certify that this animal was treated in accordance with the provisions of the above Order.

Signature...............................................

Date .............................

Veterinary Inspector of the Minister/Authorised Person

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 9th day of October, 1967.

NEIL T. BLANEY,

Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order prescribes:—

(a) that warble fly infestation of cattle must be notified to the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries,

(b) that infested cattle may not be moved without a certificate of treatment or a licence,

(c) the form of certificate of treatment which must accompany infested cattle,

(d) for the examination and treatment of cattle and the inspection and surrender of documents.