Disease Control Zones: Licencing

Movements into, out of, or within disease control zones must be licensed.

Licence Matrix

In order to determine which type of licence you require you will need to look at the Licence Matrix Permitted Moves document.

General Licence

Certain moves will be permitted under General Licence. General Licences which are currently available can be found at:
General Licences Now Available | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (daera-ni.gov.uk)

Specific Licence

Certain moves will be permitted under a specific licence issued by the Department which must be applied for at least 48 hours in advance of any planned move.

To apply for a licence click on this link: Avian Influenza Movement Licence | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (daera-ni.gov.uk).

A user guide is available at Using the Movement Licensing Application to Apply for a Movement License | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (daera-ni.gov.uk).

General licence for bird gatherings

All poultry and bird gatherings will be permitted from 00:01 on Friday 02 June 2023, provided organisers comply with the provisions of the General Licence below and that DAERA has been notified of the gatherings at least three working days prior to the event taking place. here.

Declarations

Full details of the scope and measures required within any of the declared zones can be viewed in the published declarations, which are available to view at the following link:-
Disease Control Zone Declarations | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (daera-ni.gov.uk).

A map detailing all TCZs, PZs and SZs can be accessed at the Avian Influenza Map Viewer | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (daera-ni.gov.uk).