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1. S.I. No. 229/1957 - Poultry Hatcheries Regulations,
2. AmendmentsLeasuithe S.I. No. 229 of
3. POULTRY HATCHERIES REGULATIONS,
4. I, SEÁN MOYLAN, Minister for Agriculture,

exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 22 of the Poultry Hatcheries Act, 1947 (No. 49 of 1947), hereby make the following regulations : 1.—

to operation on the 11th day of November, 1957. 3.

these Regulations the expression " the Principal Regulations " means the Poultry Hatcheries Regulations, 1953 ( S.I. No. 33 of 1953 ). 4.

Article 5

of the Principal Regulations " these " shall be substituted for " the Principal." 5. The Article set out

Part I

of the Schedule to these Regulations shall be substituted for Article 6 of the Principal Regulations. 6.

paragraph

serted before " pullets." 7. The Article set out

Part II

of the Schedule to these Regulations shall be substituted for Article 8 of the Principal Regulations. 8. The Article set out

Part III

of the Schedule to these Regulations shall be

serted after Article 8 of the Principal Regulations. 9.

Article 19

of the Principal Regulations " and excepting chickens sent from a domestic fowl egg supply farm to a licensed poultry hatchery for sexing " shall be

serted before " shall." 10. The Article set out

Part IV

of the Schedule to these Regulations shall be

serted after Article 19 of the Principal Regulations. 11. The Articles set out

Part V

of the Schedule to these Regulations shall be substituted for Article 32 of the Principal Regulations. 12.

Article 34

of the Principal Regulations " domestic fowl and turkeys " shall be substituted for " poultry." 13. The Article set out

Part VI

of the Schedule to these Regulations shall be

serted after Article 35 of the Principal Regulations. 14. Article 47 of the Principal Regulations is hereby revoked. 15.

Form S.F. 6 set out

Schedule No. 3 to the Principal Regulations " BY MATED BIRDS " shall be

serted before " AT SUPPLY FARM." 16.

Form S.F. 6 (a) set out

Schedule No. 3 to the Principal Regulations " UNMATED " shall be

serted before " PULLETS." 17. The forms set out

Part VII

of the Schedule to these Regulations shall be substituted for Form P.H.5 set out

Schedule No. 4 to the Principal Regulations. SCHEDULE. PART I. 6. The records to be kept at every licensed poultry hatchery shall be

the Form P.H. 2 set out

Schedule No. 2 hereto and the entries which shall be made

the said records shall be those

dicated

that form and shall be made within twenty-four hours after the hatching of any eggs set for

cubation at the hatchery. PART II. 8. A docket

the Form P.H. 5 set out

Schedule No. 4 hereto shall be made out

triplicate at every licensed poultry hatchery

respect of any birds despatched from such hatchery and the three parts of such docket shall be dealt with

the following manner, that is to say : (

1. a)the original of such docket shall be delivered or posted to the person to whom the birds have been despatched within twenty-four hours of the despatch of the birds from the hatchery, (
2. b)the first copy thereof shall be lodged with the Minister at his office

Dublin within seven days of the despatch of the birds from the hatchery, and (c) The second copy thereof shall be retained at the hatchery and shall be available for

spection by an

spector. PART III. 8A. A return

the Form P.H. 10 set out

Schedule No. 4 hereto shall be made out weekly

duplicate at every licensed poultry hatchery

respect of production and disposal of chickens at such hatchery and the two parts of such return shall be dealt with

the following manner, that is to say : (a) the original of such return shall be lodged with the Minister at his office

Dublin within seven days after the expiration of the week to which such return relates, and (b) the first copy thereof shall be retained at the hatchery and shall be available for

spection by an

spector. PART IV. 19A. Chickens hatched at a licensed poultry hatchery shall not be sold from that licensed poultry hatchery to a domestic fowl egg supply farm. PART V. 32. All birds at a supply farm shall be of high quality, well developed and free from obvious deformity. Except

the case of special table chickens and turkey strains, only pure-bred birds may be bred from at a supply farm. Where cross bred birds are kept for other purposes, they shall be disposed of before the age of six months. 32A. Male birds of the White Rock breed shall not be mated at a supply farm with female birds of that breed. 32B. Male birds of the Dominant White Cornish breed shall not be mated at a supply farm with female birds of that breed. PART VI. 35A. Chickens hatched at a licensed poultry hatchery shall not be brought on to a domestic fowl egg supply farm. PART VII. FORM P.H. 5. Docket No.......... POULTRY HATCHERIES ACT, 1947 . To (Name) ............................................................ ............................................................ ................................. (Address) ............................................................ ............................................................ .................................. You are hereby notified of the despatch to you of : Breed or First Cross Number of Birds As Hatched Female Male ........................................ ................................... ............................ ................................. ........................................ ................................... ............................ ................................. ........................................ ................................... ............................ ................................. ........................................ ................................... ............................ ................................. Important.—

the event of any outbreak of disease or any unexplained illness or significant mortality among the birds within two weeks from the date of their despatch from the Hatchery, a specimen or specimens should be sent immediately to the Veterinary College, Ballsbridge, Dublin (or to any other Veterinary Laboratory approved for the purpose by the Minister for Agriculture), for examination, and this docket should be enclosed. The official stamp numbers on the eggs from which these birds were hatched were as follows :— ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................. ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................. ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................. Name of the Hatchery............................................................ ............................................................ ..... Date............................................................ .................................................... FORM P.H.

1. POULTRY HATCHERIES ACT, 1947 . Production and disposal of chickens during the week ended............................................................ ............................................................ ......... Number of chickens produced Number of Chickens As Hatched Female Male Totals Sold Transferred to brooder house Destroyed Signature............................................................ ....................................................... Name of Hatchery............................................................ ............................................................ .... Date............................................................ .................. GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 7th day of November,
2. (Signed) SEÁN MOYLAN. Minister for Agriculture. Explanatory Note. These Regulations dispense with the keeping at licensed poultry hatcheries of the record of distribution of chickens or poults or ducklings and with the issue of dockets acknowledging receipt of hatching eggs from supply farms ; prescribe a revised form of docket to be used by hatcheries

respect of sales of young poultry and a form of weekly return to be made to the Department of production and disposal of chickens ; amend the records to be kept of eggs laid at supply farms ; prohibit the acquisition of chickens by a supply farm from a licensed hatchery and the sale of chickens by a hatchery to a supply farm ; enable supply farm replacement stock to be sexed at a licensed hatchery ; provide that types of poultry other than pure bred may be used for breeding at a supply farm ; remove the prohibition of the making of more than one first-cross mating and of the mating of two white breeds of poultry at a supply farm ; and prohibit the pure mating of White Rock or Dominant White Cornish birds at a supply farm. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais

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