Avian influenza protection regulation
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Ordinance on examinations for classical avian influenza and for protection against the spread of classical avian influenza |
| Short title: | Avian influenza protection regulation |
| Previous title: | Ordinance on examinations for classical avian influenza |
| Type: | Federal Ordinance |
| Scope: | Federal Republic of Germany |
| Issued on the basis of: | Section 79a TierSG |
| Legal matter: | Special administrative law , hazard prevention law |
| References : | 7831-1-41-36 a. F. |
| Issued on: | September 1, 2005 ( Federal Gazette No. 167 p. 13 345) |
| Entry into force on: | September 4, 2005 |
| Last change by: |
Art. 412 Regulation of 31 October 2006 ( BGBl. 2407, 2461 ) |
| Effective date of the last change: |
November 8, 2006 (Art. 559 Regulation of October 31, 2006) |
| Expiry: | October 23, 2007 (Section 67 (1) No. 2 Regulation of October 18, 2007 , Federal Law Gazette I p. 2348, 2376 ) |
| Please note the note on the applicable legal version. | |
The German Avian Influenza Protection Ordinance was an emergency ordinance of the Federal Ministry for Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture to combat avian influenza (especially the so-called H5N1 bird flu ). It came into force in September 2005. In October 2007, the Avian Influenza Protection Ordinance was repealed and the provisions it contained were integrated into the Avian Influence Ordinance , which had existed since 1972 .
Regulatory content
The ordinance was issued on September 1, 2005 under the name Ordinance on Investigations for Classical Avian Influence by the then Consumer Protection Minister Renate Künast and came into force on September 4, 2005. It was tightened on December 7, 2005 and has since been called the Ordinance on Investigations for Classical Avian Influence and for Protection against the Spread of Classical Avian Influence (Avian Influence Protection Ordinance) .
The regulation was initially limited in time. The time limit was lifted on February 10, 2006, so that the Avian Influenza Protection Ordinance was valid for an unlimited period until it was replaced by the revised Avian Influence Ordinance of October 18, 2007.
The Avian Influenza Protection Ordinance was a reaction to the massive occurrence of H5N1 -infected wild fowl and obliged those authorized to hunt "to immediately notify the competent authority of the increased occurrence of sick or dead wild poultry , stating where they were found" (so-called wild bird monitoring ) and, if necessary, "samples of ducks hunted." and geese to be taken for virological testing for influenza A virus and to be forwarded to the testing facility designated by the competent authority ”.
On December 7, 2005, the Consumer Protection Minister Horst Seehofer expanded the Avian Influence Protection Ordinance to include feeding regulations for certain domestic poultry species: chickens , turkeys , guinea fowl , partridges , pheasants , ratites , quails , ducks and geese and the regulations for holding poultry shows. Pigeons were excluded.
In addition, the Avian Influenza Protection Ordinance stipulated that supra-regional poultry markets, poultry shows, poultry exhibitions and events of a similar nature could only be held if the organizer and the exhibitors met certain requirements .
Violations of the regulation could be punished as administrative offenses.
Stable compulsory
Originally, the ordinance also regulated the so-called stable requirement for domestic poultry. The compulsory stable was later standardized in a separate regulation, the poultry housing regulation . This regulation was also repealed by the Avian Influenza Regulation.
