The Ordinance contains at the outset a definition clause relating to various terms therein employed. Once the disease is ascertained in a place, all animals are to be destroyed under official supervisions. The plants have to be disinfected and cleaned according the EU-guidelines. Around an infected area a radius of at least 3 km has to be declared as protected zone. Slaughterhouses within the area have to be surveyed closely. Finally, the Ordinance sets out penalties in case of violations. The O