Livestock Disease Control Regulations 2017

An owner of a commercial flock of poultry, other than an owner who holds an approval given by the chief veterinary officer, must ensure that all chickens in the commercial flock of poultry are vaccinated and serologically monitored in accordance with the Newcastle Disease Management Plan.

An owner of a commercial flock of poultry, other than an owner who holds an approval given by the chief veterinary officer, must ensure that any chickens introduced into the flock—

have been vaccinated in accordance with the Newcastle Disease Management Plan; and

are accompanied by a vendor declaration that includes the following particulars—

the age and number of chickens;

the date of vaccination and type of Newcastle disease vaccine administered.

An owner of a commercial flock of poultry must on the direction of the chief veterinary officer, submit the chickens for sampling for Newcastle disease to a veterinary practitioner or an inspector approved by the Secretary.

An owner of a commercial flock of poultry must notify the chief veterinary officer of any adverse reaction or suspected adverse reaction to any Newcastle disease vaccine administered to the commercial flock of poultry within 48 hours of the vaccination being administered.

An owner of a commercial flock of poultry must from the date of the administration of a Newcastle disease vaccine to the commercial flock of poultry keep for 3 years the following records—

any vendor declarations received for chickens introduced to the commercial flock of poultry;

any records of the type of Newcastle disease vaccine administered to the commercial flock of poultry and the date, location and age and number of chickens vaccinated;

any records of serological monitoring of the commercial flock of poultry for Newcastle disease.

A person other than a person who holds an approval of the chief veterinary officer, must ensure that chickens introduced into a commercial flock of poultry—

have been vaccinated in accordance with the Newcastle Disease Management Plan; and

are accompanied by a vendor declaration that includes the following particulars—

the age and number of the chickens;

the date of vaccination and type of Newcastle disease vaccine administered.

In this regulation an owner means an owner of a commercial flock of poultry but does not include—

an owner of a commercial flock of poultry who is the holder of a permit issued under section 30(2) of the Act who is operating in accordance with that permit while that permit is in force; or

an owner of a commercial flock of poultry tested by a veterinary diagnostic laboratory registered by the Secretary under section 16(1) of the Act found to not contain a pathogen capable of causing disease.