Clause 1 - Foot-and-Mouth Disease
Animal Health Bill
8:55 am
Mr Eric Illsley (Barnsley Central, Labour)
I remind the Committee that with this we are taking new clause 1—Pet animals—
``In the 1981 Act the following section is inserted after section 34.
`34A Pet animals
Where it can be shown that a pet animal has been in contact with an animal affected by foot-and-mouth, it shall not be slaughtered until the result of a blood test for the disease is known'.''.