The declaration, which additionally features a 10km surveillance zone, was made on the recommendation of Scotland’s chief veterinary officer and was signed by rural affairs and islands secretary Mairi Gougeon, yesterday, Sunday, at 5.15pm.
This implies motion restrictions inside these zones — for instance, poultry, carcasses, eggs, used poultry litter and manure — to forestall any additional unfold of illness.
Keepers can discover out if their premises is in these zones by way of the APHA interactive map.
For extra particulars on the restrictions that apply within the zones, see the Scottish Authorities’s declaration right here.