The Official Gazette of Castilla-La Mancha (DOCM) publishes on Tuesday the decision of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development decreeing Poultry reservations throughout the regionwhich is the procedure that comes into force here … On Tuesday itself, to prevent and control the spread of bird flu.
This decision, established by Order APA/2442/2006 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, which was activated on Monday, includes the expansion of specific protection measures against influenza. Birds In municipalities classified as special risks and monitoring, for all municipalities in the region.
Under this decision, as the regional government stated in a press release, poultry cannot be raised outdoors. When this is not possible, it is allowed to raise poultry outside, by placing bird nets or any device that prevents contact with wild birds, provided that the birds are fed and watered inside the facilities or in a shelter that prevents the access of wild birds and prevents them from coming into contact with food or water designated for poultry.
It is also prohibited to give water to poultry from tanks accessible to wild birds, unless this water has been treated to ensure inactivation of potential avian influenza viruses.
decision Water tanks located outside are prohibited. It is required for animal welfare reasons for some poultry, and is not protected from wild waterfowl.
The Castilian-Manchego Executive also does not permit the use of birds from the orders Anseriformes and Charadriiformes as decoys; In the same way, it is prohibited to breed ducks and geese with other types of poultry.
Finally, the decision prohibits the presence of poultry or other captive bird species at animal collection centers, including livestock competitions, specimens, exhibitions and cultural celebrations, as well as any gathering of poultry or other captive bird species.
With the quarantine, as with the rest of the measures, the Ministry intends to avoid contact with poultry, whether in poultry farms or in birds for self-consumption, that is, those that individuals keep in their gardens or rural homes, with wild birds.
Furthermore, this confinement allows free-range and organic farms to maintain their egg classification, given the high-risk status of the sector.
This decision, which does not end the administrative process, can be appealed within a period of one month starting from Wednesday, before the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development, in accordance with the provisions of Article 121 and the following. From Law No. 39/2015 of October 1 regarding the joint administrative procedure for public administrations.
Under the provisions of Article 14 of Law No. 39/2015, of October 1, on joint administrative procedures of public administrations, any administrative appeal may be submitted by electronic means, unless there is an obligation to interact with public administrations by electronic means (such as legal entities, impersonal entities and natural persons representing the above), through the link corresponding to the electronic headquarters of the Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha: (www.jccm.es).
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