N o t i c e
1. Revocation of Previous Notice-I hereby revoke the notice entitled "Biosecurity (Declaration of a Controlled Area) Notice No. 1204" dated the 23rd day of July 2001 and published in the New Zealand Gazette, 2 August 2001, No. 81, page 1945.
2. Commencement-This notice takes effect on the date of its publication in the New Zealand Gazette.
3. Declaration of a Controlled Area-Pursuant to section 131(2) of the Biosecurity Act 1993 ("the Act"), I declare the whole of New Zealand to be a controlled area to enable
the limitation of the spread of true hydatids (Echinococcus granulosus), being an unwanted organism under the Act.
4. Interpretation-In this notice:
controlled area means the whole of New Zealand.
livestock means animals kept for use or profit and includes, but are not limited to, sheep, goats, cattle, deer, horses, llamas, alpacas and camels.
offal means all internal organs including liver and lungs.
5. Notice of Controls-Under section 131(3)(b) of the Act, I give notice of the following matters.
Within the controlled area:
(a) slaughter and dressing of livestock shall take place in a dog-proof enclosure;
(b) owners shall control their dogs at all times in such
a manner as to prevent them from having access
to raw offal of livestock; and
(c) offal shall be cooked by boiling for a minimum of 30 minutes before feeding to dogs.
Dated at Wellington this 5th day of May 2010.
PETER THOMSON, Chief Technical Officer, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.