Lower Saxony Ordinance on the protection against fowl pest. Pays/Territoire Allemagne Sous-division territoriale Niedersachsen Type du document Règlement Date 2004 (2005) Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Bétail Mot clé Volaille Parasites/maladies Inspection Infractions/sanctions Santé des animaux Aire géographique Alpes, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Mer du Nord, Atlantique du Nord-Est, Europe du Ouest Résumé The present Ordinance lays down provisions relating to the protection of poultry against poultry pest. Article 1 establishes that whenever the competent authority detects the existence of fowl pest in a stock, its safe destruction shall take place without delay. Moreover, if the need arises, the competent authority can limit or ban poultry breeding, to prevent or fight the disease. Such a pest may be particularly harmful in case of contacts with wild birds, such as, for example, wild ducks or wild geese. The text consists of 9 articles. Texte intégral Allemand Site web www.niedersachsen.de