Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 19th November, 2021.
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by
section 36
of the
Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013
(No. 15 of 2013), hereby makes the following regulations:
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Avian Influenza (Restriction on Assembly of Live Birds) Regulations 2021 and come into operation on 17 November 2021.
2. A person shall not-
(a) organise or take part in an event which involves assembling birds,
(b) sell or supply a live bird at a fair, market, mart or other gathering, or
(c) have a live bird in his or her possession or under his and her control at an event to which paragraph (1) or (2) relates.
3. Regulation 2 does not apply to the assembly of pigeons for racing and associated purposes.