Control of avian influenza - general ruling issued

The Zweckverband Veterinär- und Lebensmittelüberwachungsamt Jena-Saale Holzland (ZVL J-SH) decrees
the following general ruling (extract):

1. For all flocks with kept birds in the district of Saale-Holzland and the area of the independent city of Jena, the following is issued with immediate effect
   • a) the confinement for keeping in closed stables or
   • b) under a device which must consist of an overhanging, tight cover secured at the top against entry and a side boundary secured against the entry of wild birds.
2. All livestock owners who have purchased poultry since March 1, 2021, in particular from the Schulte mobile poultry farm, must notify the Jena-Saale Holzland Veterinary and Food Monitoring Office (ZVL J-SH) immediately.
3. All poultry farmers in the district of Saale-Holzland and in the area of the district-free city of Jena who have not yet fulfilled their obligation to report the poultry they keep must immediately report the keeping of poultry to the Jena-Saale-Holzland Veterinary and Food Monitoring Office.
4. The immediate enforcement of the provisions set out in numbers 1 to 3 of the operative part is ordered in accordance with Section 80 (2) No. 4 of the German Code of Administrative Procedure (VwGO).
5. This general ruling is issued subject to revocation and is valid until further notice.
6. The general ruling shall take effect on the day following its public announcement.
7. This order is issued free of administrative costs.

You can find the complete general ruling under Downloads.