All Field Meets are back on but although we are covered by the General Licence, we must notify the local Animal Health Office of our intended Field Meets and keep all records as requested.
Please see below. If anyone has any questions or are not sure of what to do then please feel free to contact John Callaghan.
Update 12:45 23 November
The ban on bird gatherings, shows and pigeon racing has been lifted - except within the Restricted, Surveillance and Protection Zones in Suffolk and Norfolk (birds from those zones will not be able to be taken to gatherings in the rest of the country).
Bird gatherings in the rest of the country must take place under the normal biosecurity, notification and record-keeping requirements of a general licence (available on this website).
Conditions applying to falconry events in England with the exception of gatherings in the Avian Influenza Restricted, Surveillance and Protection Zones or any gathering attended by a bird originating from those zones, which are not permitted:
16 Birds of prey must be kept separate from poultry at the event.
17 A nominated person must be designated as the event organiser and a person responsible for keeping the records set out in condition 18.
18 The responsible person must make a record of all attendees and keep this for at least three months from the final day of the event. The record must include the following information for each falconer:
a) full name;
b) home address and address of where the birds were kept prior to the event if different (see condition 19);
c) telephone number;
d) number and species of birds at the event.
19 The event organiser will ensure gatherings are not attended by any birds brought into the UK from outside the British Isles (see definition of British Isles) in the previous 28 days.
20 The event organiser will ensure that a named veterinary surgeon (or another veterinary surgeon if the named person is unavailable) is contactable for advice and can attend in the event of any suspect disease.
21 If sales of birds are taking place at the event the event organiser must make all vendors aware that they must keep a record of all sales. The event organiser must keep these records for at least three months from the final day of the event. This must include the name, address and telephone number of both the vendor and the buyer, and any identifying features or individual identification of the purchased bird(s).
22 The event organiser must ensure biosecurity advice is available at the event.
23 The event organiser must notify the local Animal Health Office (AHO) nearest to the event at least 7 days prior to the event taking place. Notification must include date, location, details of the event organiser and anticipated numbers and types of birds.
Biosecurity conditions to be applied
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