II To some extent the new regulations are Jesignecl to
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overcome anomalies in the :urrent legislation. For example, hauliers :an currently load hoofed animals into rucks or trailers previously occupied by )oult ry, and vice versa.
The new order stipulates that the ransport must be washed and disinected between the transport of poultry Ind hoofed animals, to prevent diseases tuch as salmonellosis which can be tassed between species.
However, the legislation recognises hat it is rare for the same transport to 1e used for such differing loads.
A second anomaly involves the • equirement to clean the vehicle before oading cows or pigs if the vehicle has )een standing kile; even if it was cleaned tfter unloading the previous cargo.
The anomaly lies in the requirement hat this only applies if the vehicle is to be tsed for commercial journeys of more han 50km. In animal health terms the i0km limit is meaningless—the new reguations will simply require that all idle vehiles are cleaned out before loading looted animals or poultry.
In MAFF's words, this legislation is tlso intended to "consolidate and simplify he legislation on cleansing and disinfecion of animal transport and to implement he cleansing and disinfection requirenents of two Ell Directives which have lot yet been implemented".