These Regulations provide for measures to fight and prevent foot and mouth disease affecting horse, ass, mule, ox, sheep, goat or other ruminating animal or pig. Regulation 3 introduces an obligation to give notice of diseased animals or suspicion of diseased animals, and imposes a similar duty on veterinary surgeons. Where the Chief Agricultural Officer receives such information or has reasonable grounds for suspecting that foot and mouth on any premises, he or she shall forthwith cause a notic