Biosecurity (Declaration of a Controlled Area) Notice Hydatids I hereby declare, pursuant to section 131 of the Biosecurity Act 1993, the whole of New Zealand, excluding the whole of Arapawa Island, to be a controlled area (hereinafter referred to as ``the controlled area'') to enable the limitation of the spread of true hydatids (Echinococcus granulosus), being an unwanted organism under that Act. While this declaration is in force, I hereby give notice of the following matters: (i) All ruminants and pigs to be slaughtered in home killing facilities in the controlled area may only be slaughtered if those facilities are located within a dog-proof enclosure in order to ensure that raw offal is not accessible to dogs. (ii) Dogs within the controlled area shall not be fed the offal of sheep, cattle, pigs and goats unless that offal is first cooked by boiling for a minimum of 30 minutes. (iii) Dogs within the controlled area shall not be allowed access to dead livestock. (iv) Dogs within the controlled area shall not be allowed access to the raw offal of feral ruminants killed in the controlled area. (v) All landowners within the controlled area are responsible for controlling their livestock and preventing them from straying onto neighbouring properties. N o t e Home killing facilities do not include any premises licensed under the Meat Act 1981, but includes on-farm facilities used by itinerant slaughtermen. This notice takes effect from the 22nd day of August 1996. Dated at Wellington this 16th day of August 1996. BARRY O'NEIL, Chief Technical Officer, Ministry of Agriculture.