S.I. No. 366/2009 - Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (First Schedule and Notification) Order 2009

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S.I. No. 366 of 2009
DISEASES OF ANIMALS ACT 1966 (FIRST SCHEDULE AND NOTIFICATION) ORDER 2009
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 15th September, 2009.
I, BRENDAN SMITH, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 3, 11 and 12 of the Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (No. 6 of 1966) (as adapted by the Agriculture and Food (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2007 ( S.I. No. 707 of 2007 )), hereby order as follows—
1. This Order may be cited as the Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (First Schedule and Notification) Order 2009.
2. For all the purposes of the Act the Diseases of Animals Act 1966 is amended by the substitution for—
(a) Part I of the First Schedule of—
“PART I
1.Cattle.
2.Goats.
3.Cats and other feline animals.
4.Dogs and other canine animals
5.Horses and all other equine animals.
6.Sheep.
7.All other ruminating animals.
8.Swine.
9.Agoutis, beavers, capybara, chinchillas, ferrets, fitches, guinea pigs, hamsters, hares, hedgehogs, jerboas, lemmings, marmots, martens, mice, mink, moles, mongooses, nutria, porcupines, prairie dogs, raccoon, rabbits, rats, shrews, squirrels, voles, and all other animals of the genus rodentia, insectivora and mustelidae.
10.Animals of a kind, species or order other than those specified at entry nos 1-9 above.
11.the Order Artiodactyla, which order includes the animals commonly known as peccaries, hippopotamuses, camels, llamas, chevrotains, deer, giraffes, pronghorns, antelopes, duikers, and gazelles,
12.the Order Monotremata, which Order includes the animals commonly known as echidnae and duck-billed platypuses,
13.the Order Perissodactyla, which Order includes the animals commonly known as zebras, taipers and rhinoceroses,
14.the Order Pholidata, which Order is comprised of the animals commonly known as pangolins,
15.the Order Probiscidea, which Order is comprised of the animal commonly known as an elephant, and
16.the Order Tubilidentata, which Order is comprised of the animal commonly known as an aardvark.”,
(b) Part II of the First Schedule of—
“PART II
1.Domestic Fowls.
2.Turkeys.
3.Geese
4.Ducks.
5.Guinea Fowls.
6.Partridges.
7.Pheasants.
8.Grouse.
9.Pigeons.
10.Doves.
11.Peafowl.
12.Swans.
13.Plover.
14.Quail.
15.Owls.
16.Birds of the Order Falcoformes, including any of the birds commonly called falcons, eagles, hawks, buzzards, harriers, ospreys, kestrels, kites and vultures.
17.Birds of the species Psittaciformes, including any of the birds commonly called parrots parrakeets, budgerigars, lovebirds, macaws, cockatoos, conures, caiques, lories and lorikeets.
18.Birds of the Order Passreformes, including any of the birds commonly called finches, myna birds, thrushes, linnets and canaries.
19.Birds of the Order Piciformes, including any of the birds commonly called toucans, kingfishers and woodpeckers.
20.Birds of a kind, species or order other than those specified in the entry nos. 1-19 above.”, and
(c) Part III of the First Schedule of—
“PART III
Class A
1.African horse sickness
2.African swine fever
3.Anthrax
4.Arizona disease
5.Bluetongue
6.Bovine leukosis
7.Caseous lymphadenitis
8.Classical swine fever
9.Contageous agalactia
10.Contagious bovine pleuro-pneumonia
11.Contageous equine metriris
12.Dourine
13.Epizootic haemorrhagic disease of deer
14.Epizootic lymphangitis in horses, asses and mules
15.Equine encephalomyelitis
16.Equine piroplasmosis
17.Equine viral arteritis
18. Foot-and-Mouth disease
19.Fowl pest in any of its forms, including Newcastle disease and avian influenza
20. Fowl typhoid (Salmonella gallinarum)
21. Glanders (farcy) in horses, asses and mules
22. Goat pox
23. Hendra virus
24. Infectious equine anaemia
25. Infectious laryngo-tracheitis
26. Lumpy skin disease
27.Mycoplasmosis (caused by or involving Mycoplasma gallisepticum or Mycoplasma meleagridis)
28. Parasitic mange
29. Peste de petits ruminants
30. Porcine corona virus
31. Porcine epidemic diarrhoea
32. Porcine enterovirus encephalo myelitis (Teschen disease)
33. Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome
34. Psittacosis
35.Pullorum disease, otherwise known as Bacillary White Diarrhoea (Salmonella pullorum)
36. Rabies
37. Rift Valley fever
38. Rinderpest (cattle plague)
39. Sheep pox
40. Surra (Trypansoma evansi)
41. Swine influenza
42. Swine vesicular disease
43. Transmissable gastro-enteritis
44.Transmissable spongiform encephalopathies, including bovine spongiform encephalopathy and scrapie
45. Turkey rhinotracheitis
46. Vesicular stomatitis.
47. West Nile fever
Class B
1. Aujeszky’s disease
2. Brucellosis in ruminating animals and swine
3. Campylobacteriosis
4. Caprine viral arthritis — encephalitis
5. Diseases of poultry caused by or involving Yersinia spp.
6. Enzootic abortion of ewes
7.For the purpose of giving effect to the Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (Control on Animal and Poultry Vaccines) Order 2002 ( S.I. No. 528 of 2002 ), infectious bovine rhinotracheitis
8.For the purpose of giving effect to the Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (Control on Animal and Poultry Vaccines) Order 2002 ( S.I. No. 528 of 2002 ), infectious bursal disease (Gumboro disease)
9.Johne’s disease in cattle, goats, sheep, other ruminating animals and swine
10. Maedi Visna
11.For the purpose of giving effect to the Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (Monkey pox virus) Order 2003 ( S.I. No. 279 of 2003 ), monkey pox virus
12. Mycoplasmosis (caused by or involving Mycoplasma synovia)
13. Pulmonary adenomatosis
14. Salmonellosis (caused by or involving I or Salmonella typhimurium)
15. Sheep scab
16. Tuberculosis in ruminating animals
17. Warble-fly infestation”.
3. The Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (Notification and Control of Animal Diseases) Order 2008 ( S.I. No. 101 of 2008 ) is amended-
(a) by the insertion, after Article 4(6), of—
“(7) This Article does not apply in the case of notification of swine influenza.”, and
(b) by the substitution for the Schedule, of—
“Schedule
Article 2
African horse sickness
African swine fever
Anthrax
Arizona disease
Aujeszky’s disease
Bovine leukosis
Brucellosis in ruminating animals (except cattle) and swine
Campylobacteriosis (caused by or involving Campylobacter jejuni)
Caprine viral arthritis — encephalitis
Caseous lymphadenitis
Contagious agalactia
Contagious equine metritis
Contagious pleuro-pneumonia of cattle
Diseases of poultry caused by or involving Yersinia spp
Dourine
Enzootic abortion of ewes
Epizootic haemorrhagic disease in deer
Epizootic lymphangitis in horses, asses and mules
Equine encephalomyelitis
Equine piroplasmosis
Equine viral arteritis
Fowl pest (other than avian influenza and Newcastle disease)
Glanders (farcy) in horses, asses or mules
Goat pox
Hendra virus
Infectious equine anaemia
Infectious laryngo-tracheitis
Johne’s disease in cattle, goats, sheep, other ruminating animals and swine
Lumpy skin disease
Maedi Visna
Mycoplasmosis (caused by or involving Mycoplasma gallisepticum, Mycoplasma meleagridis or Mycoplasma synovia)
Newcastle disease
Peste des petits ruminants
Pleuro-pneumonia in bovines
Porcine corona virus
Porcine enterovirus encephalomyelitis (Teschen disease)
Porcine epidemic diarrhoea
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome
Psittacosis
Pulmonary adenomatosis
Rift Valley fever
Rinderpest (cattle plague)
Salmonellosis (caused by or involving Salmonella enteriditis or Salmonella typhimurium)
Scrapie
Sheep pox
Sheep scab
Surra (Trypansoma evansi)
Swine influenza
Transmissible gastro-enteritis
Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (other than scrapie and bovine spongiform encephalopathy)
Tuberculosis in ruminating animals (except cattle)
Turkey rhinotracheitis
Vescicular stomatitis
Warble fly.
West Nile fever”.
4. The following are revoked:
(a) the Anthrax Order 1930 (S.R. & O. No. 57 of 1930),
(b) the Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (First Schedule) Order 2001 ( S.I. No. 469 of 2001 ), and
(c) the Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (Notification and Control of Animal Diseases) (Amendment) Order 2009 ( S.I. No. 292 of 2009 ).
GIVEN under my Official Seal,
11 September 2009
BRENDAN SMITH,
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).
The effect of this Order is to consolidate and modify the First Schedule to the Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 .

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