Animal Health Fixed Penalty Notice Scheme: consultation

The Scottish Government is seeking feedback on proposals for the introduction of a Fixed Penalty Notice Scheme (FPN) issued for minor offences under the Animal Health Act 1981. 

Under the Animal Health Act 1981, Scottish Ministers have the power to make regulations allowing for fixed penalty notice


Annex A: Legislation that meets FPN criteria

The legislation listed below may contain offences that could be suitable for FPNs. This list is not exhaustive and there may be other legislation that contains offences that are suitable for FPNs but that are not noted below.

  • The African Horse Sickness (Scotland) Order 2012
  • The African Swine Fever (Import Controls) (England and Scotland) Order 2022
  • The Animal Health Act 1981 (as amended)
  • The Animals (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 1927
  • The Anthrax Order 1991 (as amended)
  • The Aujeszky’s Disease Order 1983
  • The Avian Influenza (H5N1 in Poultry) (Scotland) Order 2007 (as amended)
  • The Avian Influenza (Preventive Measures in Zoos) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 (as amended)
  • The Avian Influenza (Preventive Measures) (Scotland) Order 2007
  • The Avian Influenza (Slaughter and Vaccination) (Scotland) Regulations 2006
  • The Bee Diseases and Pests Control (Scotland) Order 2007 (as amended)
  • The Bees Act 1980
  • The Bluetongue (Scotland) Order 2012
  • The Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (Scotland) Order 2019 (as amended)
  • The Brucellosis (Scotland) Order 2009 (as amended)
  • The Control of Salmonella in Poultry (Breeding, Laying & Broiler Flocks) (Scotland) Order 2009
  • The Control of Salmonella in Turkey Flocks (Scotland) Order 2009
  • The Disease Control (Interim Measures) (Scotland) Order 2002 (as amended)
  • The Diseases of Poultry (Scotland) Order 2003
  • The Equine Viral Arteritis Order 1995
  • The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Scotland) Order 2006
  • The Infectious Diseases of Horses Order 1987
  • The Markets, Sales and Lairs Order 1925
  • The Movement of Animals (Records) Order 1960 (as amended)
  • The Movement of Animals (Restrictions) (Scotland) Order 2003
  • The Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals Order 2011 (as amended)
  • The Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement) (Scotland) Order 2011
  • The Pleuro-Pneumonia Order 1928 (as amended)
  • The Rabies (Control) Order 1974
  • The Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement) (Scotland )Order 2009
  • The Sheep Scab (Scotland) Order 2010
  • The Tuberculosis (Scotland) Order 2023
  • The Tuberculosis in Specified Animals (Scotland) Order 2015
  • The Warble Fly (Scotland) Order 1982
  • The Zoonoses Order 1989 (as amended)

Contact

Email: animalhealthFPNscheme@gov.scot

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