ORDER December 18, 2008
rules on banning the use and possession of bait or
of poisoned bait
Published in Italian Official Gazette No 13
January 17, 2009
THE MINISTER OF LABOUR, HEALTH
AND SOCIAL POLICIES
view of the consolidated text of the laws approved by regional health
decree of 27 July 1934, n. 1256, as amended;
Given the Regulations approved by Decree Animal health
President's February 8, 1954, No 320;
view of the Law of 11 February 1992, no 157, Art. 21) u;
view of the Law of 20 July 2004, n. 189;
Having regard to Articles 544-bis, 544 ter, 440, 638, 650 and 674 of the Criminal Code
;
Given the legislative decree of 17 March 1995, No 194, and subsequent changes
;
Viewedart. 32 of Law 23 December 1978, n. 833;
view of the art. Legislative Decree 117 of 31 March 1998, No 112;
the Order of the President of the Republic No. 392, 6
October 1998;
Viewed Legislative Decree 25 February 2000, No 174;
Given the Ministerial Decree of 23 May 2008 on "Delegation of
powers of the Ministry of Labour, Health and policies
social responsibility for certain acts of the Administration, the
Secretary of State on. Francesca Martini, "recorded at
Court of Auditors June 10, 2008, Register No. 4, page no 27;
Considering the spread of the phenomenon of killing of animals
through the use of poisoned baits in both
urban and suburban as well as 'the most powerful' frequent deaths among the
wildlife through ingestion of toxic substances
voluntarily abandoned in the environment, resulting in significant damage to
wild fauna and in particular to the species in
of extinction;
Given that the presence of poisons and toxic substances on
territory, particularly in the form of bait or chunks,
represents a serious risk to human populations and
the environment, both directly, in particular children, who
indirectly through environmental contamination,
Order:
Article 1.
Purpose '
1. The presence in the environment of bites and poison baits containing
or harmful substances is a serious health risk
humans, animals and the environment.
2. For the protection of public health, protection and
for the safety 'of humans, animals and the environment'
prohibited for anyone to use in an improper manner, prepare, mix and
abandoned and poisoned baits or containing
toxic or harmful, including glass, plastics and metals, and 'prohibited
ALSO', the possession or use and the abandonment of any
food prepared in such a way as to cause poisoning or
injury to the person who ingests it.
3. The owner or person responsible 'animal died from
of bait or poisoned bait has reported to the authorities'
authorities.
4. Rodent control and pest control operations, carried out by
specialized companies must be made by mode 'such
not in any way harm people and other animals, and
advertised by the same companies, through notices in areas exposed
concerned with at least five working days in advance. The
table should 'contain an indication of the presence of
poison, identifying elements of the controller,
the duration of treatment and materials used.
Article 2.
Tasks of the veterinarian
1. The veterinary surgeon who, on the basis of symptoms
blown, it emits a diagnosis of suspected poisoning or comes to
know of a case of poisoning of a specimen of the species
domestic or wild animals, must immediately notify the
mayor and the Veterinary Service of the local health
territorially competent.
2. In case of death of the veterinary surgeon must
send the remains and any other standard for identifying
poison or substance that caused the death
Institute Zooprofilattico Sperimentale responsible for the area, accompanied
by anamnestic report in order to address the analytical research.
a result of repeated episodes, attributable to the same circumstances as
poisoning confirmed Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale,
the vet, if it finds, it can 'self-diagnosis issue,
without 'need for additional laboratory analysis.
Article 3.
Institutes Zoooprofilattici Experimental
1. The schools must submit to experimental Zooprophylactic
autopsy the animal and the necessary analysis on the samples
received or collected at autopsy.
2. The institute referred to in paragraph 1, must perform the analysis
within thirty days of a sample and report the results to
veterinary doctor who sent samples to the Veterinary Service of
'territorially local health authority and, if
positive, the Authority' court.
Article 4.
Duties of the Mayor
1. The mayor, following the report of which art. 2,
paragraph 1, must give immediate arrangements for the opening of a
investigation to be carried out in collaboration with other authorities'
authorities.
2. The mayor, if it is found to infringe Article. 1,
shall seek all necessary steps to remediate
area concerned.
3. The mayor, within 48 hours of the finding of infringement
's art. 1, provides, in particular, to identify ways'
of land reclamation and site concerned dall'avvelenamento,
anticipating the report with specific signs, as well as 'to
tighter controls by the authorities' in charge.
4. To ensure uniform application of the activities 'provided
this article, and' turned on, in each prefecture, a
'coordination table' for the management of interventions by
making and for monitoring the phenomenon.
5. The table referred to in paragraph 4 coordinated by the Prefect or his representative
and 'composed of one representative of the province, from
mayors of the affected areas and representatives of the Veterinary Services
of local public health authorities of the Forest Corps
State Institutes Zooprophylactic experimental responsible for
territory, zoophilic Guard and local police forces.
Article 5.
Obligations for producers
1. Manufacturers of medical devices, products
plant and hazardous substances in categories of
rat poison, rat poison, and nematicides lumachicidi household,
civil and agricultural product added to a bitter substance that
makes it unpalatable to children and non-target animals. If
where the commercial form is 'bait', there must be a
container with access only to the animal target.
2. In 'label of the products referred to in paragraph 1 shall be
The manner' use and disposal of product.
Article 6.
Entry into force
1. This Ordinance, which was sent to the Court of Auditors for
registration, shall enter into force on the date of publication in
Official Gazette of the Italian Republic and effectiveness of
twelve months from the publication said.
Rome, December 18, 2008
p. Minister
Undersecretary of State
Martini
Joined the Court of December 29, 2008 accounts
Control Office prior to services on the Ministries
person and heritage, no register 6, page no 242
