Bovine TB

Legislation 

Legislation recognising Scotland’s Officially Tuberculosis Free (OTF) status:

Scotland’s OTF Status is now recognised under EU 2021/404 which came in place following EU Exit as a means of the Union recognising animal health guarantees of third countries, territories or zones. Under this legislation, Annex II, Part 1 provides an animal health guarantee for Scotland, which states that ‘The Union has recognised freedom from infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (M. bovis, M. caprae, M. tuberculosis) of the third country, territory or zone as regards the specific species of animals referred to in column 3 in accordance with Article 10 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692’.

Prior to EU Exit, Scotland’s Officially TB Free Status (OTF) was recognised within the following legislation:

• EU Directive 64/432/EEC
• 2009/761/EC: Commission Decision of 15 October 2009 amending Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration that Scotland is officially free of bovine tuberculosis

Scottish domestic legislation 

Bovine Tuberculosis 

• The Tuberculosis (Scotland) Order 2023

Non-bovine Tuberculosis (non-bovine animals)

• The Tuberculosis in Specified Animals (Scotland) Order 2015 (alpaca, llama, vicuna, guanacos, deer, sheep, goats, pigs)