Summary
Commercial poultry keepers are being told to register their birds or risk a pounds 5,000 fine or three months in prison. The register is part of a new scheme to boost government and industry ability to tackle effectively an outbreak of avian flu.
Owners of more than 50 birds can obtain a registration form by calling a freephone number or download a copy from Defra's website, and they have until February 28 next year to register their birds.See the full content of this document
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'Register Poultry or Face Pounds 5,000 Fine
Defra Minister Ben Bradshaw urged them to do it as soon as possible.
He said the...See the full content of this document
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