Poultry Breeding S tock Regula tions, 1.997

L\'. SOot 1997

PREVENTION OF DISEASE OROlNAI"'iCE

(CAP. 36)

Poultry Breeding S tock Regula tions, 1.997

IN exercise of powersconfentd by section 87 of tile Prevention of

Disease Ordinance, the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, on the

advice of the Council of Health , has made the following rcgulations:-

I . These regulations may be cited as the Poultry Breeding Stock Cilaliooo.

Regulations, 1997.

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Dawn ir-regolamenti jisighu jisscjhu r-Regolamenti ta' 1- 1991 Til,i •.

dwaf Breeding Stock tat-Tjut.

Rul es rOT Local Breeding S tock

(I)

The farm shall not be used for any purpose otberthan rearing breeding stock

birds.

(2) Persons registered in the Breeding Flock Register mUSI allow depanmental

inspectors to enler and inspect the farm and its records on demand.

(3) Persons registered in the Breeding Flock Register shall keep the following

records regard ing the movement of poultry, chicks, other fowl and eggs:-

(a)

Date of movement

(b)

Number moved

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(c)

Identity of housels into which poultry, chicks, fowl or eggs are placed

(d) Identity of house or houses from which poultry, chicks, fowl or eggs

arc moved

(e)

Address of premises from which chicks. pouluy. fowl oreggs originate

Address of destination of chicks, poultry. fowl or eggs.

(f)

(4) A licen.o;ce who is n::gistered in the Breeding Stock Register shall keep records

of any vaccinations or medicinals administered. Any vaccination programme shall be

approved by the Director.

The Director shall be duly responsible for the screening of any breeding

(.5)

flock against any Notifiable Disease and Salml.m dJosis and any other disease: as the

need arises. and no pri vate teslS will be dllowed unless autho rised by the Director.

(6)

The Director shalt keep a register on each breeding flock contai ni ng the

follow ing information:-

(a)

Date of sampling

(b)

Number and type of samples taken

(c) Tests carried out

(d)

Results.

This register shalt be made available to the licensee registered in the Breeding

Flock Regis ter on demund.

(7) Poultry house.~ and egg storing rooms shalt be screened against vermin. birds

and other animals.

No other animals shall be allowed acce.~s to poult ry houses.

(8)

(9) Footbaths contai ni ng an approved disinfectant shalt be maintained at the

entrance of each house.

( 10)

No person shall enter a poultry house unlc.u wearing protective cloWing.

(1 1) No person ~hall enter or leave a poUltry house before c lean ing and

disinfecting his boots and wa~h i ng his hand.~ with M)aP and water. Such faci lities should

be avai lable at the enlr.mcc of each poUltry house.

(12) On depopulation of a poultry house all manure shall be removed and the

poultry house cleansed and disinfected with approved disinfectants.

Eggs are to be collected from a flock at ~ast twice daily. Broken, leaking

(13)

or diny eggs are to be collected in separate containers from other eggs and shalllJO( be

incubated.

(14) All eggs in tended for incubation shall be sanitlsed on the fann unless

transported within 12 hours to a hatchery and shall be stored in dust- free rooms to

whicll poultry, vermin, other birds and animals are not pennitted access. These rooms

shall be used excl usively for egg storing and should be kept at a temperature of 13 -

15°C and a relative humidity of 70 - 80%.

(15) All equipment for catching and transporting poultry shall be cleansed and

disin fected with approved disinfectants before it is used.

(16) The farm premises shall be surrounded by a boundary wall or fence and

access to the fann shall be through a security gate.

Farm premises shall be situated at leasl200 metres from any other livestock

( 17)

fann. habitable buildings or processing plants.

The packing of eggs shan comply with regulations issued for imported

( 18)

hatching eggs.

The foll owing structure must also be present:-

( \9)

vermin-proof food slore;

(3)

(b) incinerator or an approved form of organic maile r. disinfection and

decontamination;

(c)

washroom for the disinfection of personnel;

(d) a room for the dis infection of equipment and protective clothing. This

must be sited at the perimeter fence and be supplied wi th hot and cold runn ing

water;

(e)

post-morte m room also supplied with hot and cold running water;

(I)

store room and o ffice supplied wi th a lockable medicine cabinet

(g)

toilet facilities and changing room;

(h)

a suitable drainage system.

The Director must be infonned of any medications administered to a flock.

(20)

(21 ) Licensees keeping a breeding flock shall submit a monthly repon to the

Director wi th the following infonnation:-

(a)

the num ber of hatching eggs produced and destroyed

the identification of type of poUltry

(b)

balch numbers

(c)

(d)

destination.

(22) The Director shall be duly informed of the date of slaughte r of each parent

stock flock .

In these regulations, unless the contellt otherwise requires

"approved d isinfectant" means such disinfectant as is

approved by the Director and appearing in the Second Schedule to

these regulations, or any other disinfectant that the Director may

approve for specific need

"breed" means to rear poultry stock of different kinds

particularly by mingling or crossing one species or variety thereof

with another ,and includes the keeping. rearing. fauening and selling

of poultry and broodstock

"breeding stock" means collection ofpouJtry reared on a farm

with an aim of commercially reproducing particular species or

varieties thereof

" Director" means the Director responsible for the Veterinary

Service and includes any officer of the department duly authorised

by the Director to act on his behalf

"farm" mcans a breeding stock fann made up of one or more

poultry houses together with all their annexes as specified in these

regulations in wh ic h poultry breeding stock are reared

"flock" means acol/ection ofliving poUltry of the same health

and immunity status. reared on the same premises or in the same

enclosure and constituting a single zootechniea! un it

"licensee" means a husbandryman who is liee nsed in tenns

of the rules in the First Schedule to these regu lations to keep a

poultry house for the breeding of poultry

"notifiable disease" means a disease listed in the Third

Schedule to these regulations;

"parent stock flock" means poultry kept forthe production of

commercial hatching eggs;

"poultry" means fowl, turkeys, geese. ducks. guinea fowls,

quai ls, pigeon, pheasants and paruidges;

" poultry chick" means the young offspring of poultry being

under three days old and weighing under 185 grams and that has

not been fed;

"poultry house" means a house or shelter for poult ry which is

licensed in terms o f the rules in the First Schedule to these

regulations for the keeping of brceding stock by a licensee.

List of Approved Disinfecta nts

HATC HERY EQUIPMENT

Chlorine

(I)

Iodine

Phenol

Quaternary Ammonium Compounds

(2)

WATER DISINFECTION

Chlorine

Iodine

Quatern ary Ammonium Compounds

(3)

PERSONNEL

Chlorine

Iodine

Quaternary Am monium Compounds

(4)

EGG WASHING

Chlorine

Quaternary Ammonium Compounds

(5)

FLOOR AND FOQTBA THS

Phenol

Quaternary Am monium Compounds

(6)

ROOMS

Iodine

Quaternary Ammonium Compounds

T HIRD SCHEDULE

List of Nolirlable Diseases

Newcastle Disease

( I)

(2)

Fowl Plague .

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(I) No person shall breed any poUl try. whether as owner,

part-owner or helper, unless he holds a licence issued to him by the

Di rector.

(2) No pre mises shall be used for the breeding of poultry

unless such premises are licensed by the Director to be used as a poultry-

house _

(3) The Director may only gran t a licence for the keeping

of a fann after considering the application therefor, and that any further

requirements he may have requested the applicant to perform prior to

the granti ng of such licence, have actually bee n performed. Tn the case

of existing farms the Di rector is to allo w a six month period for the

licensee to upgrade the farm.

(4) The licensee shall be respons ible for the running of the

farm according to the Rules for Local Breeding Stock appearing in the

First Schedule to these regulations, and the Director may at any time

revoke a licence if a farm is foond lacking in any of Ihe conditioflS

mentioned in the licence. or if in the opinion of Ihe Director there is a

risk of spread of disease.

(5) Licences shall be valid for one calendar year, and may

be renewed from year to year.

(6) No extension~ or alterati ons in any licensed farm may

be carried out unl ess previously aUlhorised by the Director.

(7) The Director may inspect a farm and its records at any

time in order to ensure tllm the licence conditions are being complied

with.

The Director shall keep a Breeding Flock Register in which B-'i .. FIo<k

thereshall be kept the followi ng infonnation:-

(a)

the name, address and telephone number of the licensee

(b) the address and telephone number.site plan and elevation

plan of the farm

(c)

the type and species of poultry to be kept;

(d)

the name of the manager of the fann;

(e)

the ca pacity of each poultry-house or secti on thereof.

S. For the purposes of these regulations the terms "washing'· and W"'Olotlil

di,inf«ti"ll.

··disinfecting·· mean

(a) thorough soaking of bedding and litter as well as faecal

matters with disinfectant ;

washing and cleaning by careful scrubbing and brushing

(b)

of grou nd . wall and noors;

(c)

further washing with disinfectant;

(d) washing and disinfecting the outside of vehicles in such

manner th at this washing will be carried out wi th liqui ds applied

under pressure.

Ghal l-finijicl Ill' dawn ir-rego tamc nl i l-espressjonijiet " hasil" Hail"

dioinrm..

u "disinfcttar" ifissru

(a) it-tbahbih sew bid-disinfettanl ta' Ndding u lilfer kif

ukoll oggeui meappsin bi hmieg naturali

(b) il-hasil U Hindif bit-taghrik u xlwpiljar sew tal-terr,m ,

tal-hajl U lal.pavimcn l

iktar hasil bid-disinfcllant

(c)

(d) il·hasil u d-dis infcttar ta l·body ta' Vttturi b' mod illi tali

hasil ghandu jsir b'likwidi Ii jinlcfghu bi pressjoni.