Lower Saxony BHV1 Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Niedersachsen Document type Regulation Date 2005 (2006) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleLower Saxony Ordinance on the protection of cattle against the bovine herpes virus type 1. Subject Livestock Keyword Cattle Pests/diseases Vaccination Animal health Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Ordinance implements the Federal Animal Disease Act in its consolidated version of 22 June 2004 (BGBl. I p. 1260). In particular, the Ordinance lays down provisions relating to the protection of cattle against bovine herpes virus type 1. Article 1 establishes that animals not being free of BHV1 shall not be allowed to pasture on open ground. If an animal keeper discovers the disease among his herd, he shall arrange a vaccination without delay. The text consists of 5 articles. Full text German Website www.niedersachsen.de References - Legislation Implements BHV1-Ordinance. Legislation | Germany | 1997 (2016) Keyword: Animal health, Pests/diseases, Cattle, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX