Disease Control Zones: Licencing
You can find information about movements and licenses as required below.
Movements into, out of, or within disease control zones must be licensed.
Licence Matrix
A matrix of permitted moves will be available at the link below when disease control zones are established. Licence Matrix Permitted Moves document.
General Licence
Certain moves will be permitted under General Licence. These licences will be available at the following link.
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. In the event of confirmation of disease, applications can be made by clicking 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).
Movement Licence Centre Contact Details
Please direct licence queries to MLC@daera-ni.gov.uk
General licence for bird gatherings
Bird gatherings are currently prohibited under the conditions of the AIPZ. For more information please see the Q&A and AIPZ declaration at the following link
Disease Control Zone Declarations | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
In the event of disease control zones being established, full details of the scope and measures required within them will also be available to view in the published declarations, at the above link.
Maps detailing all established zones will also be available to at the Avian Influenza Map Viewer | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (daera-ni.gov.uk).