Hydatids
I hereby revoke the notice entitled "Biosecurity (Declaration of a Controlled Area) Notice - Hydatids" dated 23 September 1997 and published in the New Zealand Gazette,
25 September 1997, No. 140, page 3241.
I hereby revoke the notice entitled "Biosecurity (Declaration of a Controlled Area) Notice - Hydatids - Arapawa Island" dated 23 September 1997 and published in the New Zealand Gazette, 25 September 1997, No. 140, page 3241.
I hereby declare, pursuant to section 131 of the Biosecurity Act 1993, the whole of New Zealand 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) The slaughter of ruminants and pigs at home killing facilities within the controlled area shall be conducted within a dog-proof enclosure in such a manner as to ensure that raw offal is not accessible to dogs.
(ii) Owners shall control their dogs at all times in such a manner as to prevent them from having access to the raw offal of ruminants and pigs.
(iii) The offal of ruminants and pigs shall be cooked by boiling for a minimum of 30 minutes before feeding to dogs within the controlled area.
Note:
Home killing facilities do not include any premises licensed under the Meat Act 1981 or the Animal Products Act 1999, but includes on-farm facilities used by itinerant slaughtermen.
For the purposes of this notice, offal is defined as liver or lungs, and includes any part of the liver or lungs.
This notice takes effect from the date of its publication in the New Zealand Gazette.
Dated at Wellington this 23rd day of July 2001.
DEREK BELTON, Chief Technical Officer, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.