Health of Animals Regulations

75 (1) The Minister may declare an eradication area, or a part of one, to be a brucellosis-accredited area for a period of three years if he or she is satisfied

• (a) from tests or statistical analysis that the number of herds of farmed bovines or farmed Cervidae in the eradication area, or part of it, affected with bovine brucellosis during each of the previous three years does not exceed 0.1% of the number of herds of farmed bovines or farmed Cervidae in the eradication area, or part of it; and

• (b) that a surveillance program sufficient to ensure the discovery of bovine brucellosis in the eradication area, or part of it, will be maintained during that period.

(2) The Minister shall revoke a declaration made under subsection (1) if the conditions for making the declaration are no longer met.

(3) The Minister may declare an eradication area, or a part of one, to be a brucellosis-free area for a period of three years if he or she is satisfied

• (a) from tests or statistical analysis that no cases of bovine brucellosis have occurred among the herds of farmed bovines or farmed Cervidae in the eradication area, or part of it, during the previous five years; and

• (b) that a surveillance program sufficient to ensure the discovery of bovine brucellosis in the eradication area, or part of it, will be maintained during that period.

(4) The Minister shall revoke a declaration made under subsection (3) if two or more herds affected with bovine brucellosis have been detected in the eradication area, or part of it, within a period of 60 months beginning at any time after the area last became a brucellosis-free area.

(5) For the purposes of this section, a herd is considered to be affected by bovine brucellosis if at least one case of bovine brucellosis has been detected in the herd.