S.L. 437.105 Art. 8Measures to be applied in the protection zone by the competent authority.

(1) The competent authority shall ensure that the following measures are applied in the protection zone:

(a) all holdings containing equidae within the zone are identified;

(b) the official veterinarian conducts:

(i) periodic visits to all holdings containing equidae,

(ii) a clinical examination of the said equidae including, if necessary, the collection of samples for laboratory examination; a record of visits and findings shall be kept;

(c) equidae leave the holding on which they are kept only for transport directly under official supervision for immediate slaughter to a slaughterhouse located in that zone or, if that zone has no slaughterhouse, to a slaughterhouse in the surveillance zone designated by the competent authority.

(2) In addition to the measures provided for in sub-rule (1), a decision to carry out systematic vaccination of equidae against African horse sickness and to identify them in the protection zone, may be taken under the procedure provided in the definition "Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health" in rule 2(2).