NIPA note to all members -

[willie reynolds]

Information to all members of the N.I.P.A.
Posted on April 13, 2021 by fred

THE GENERAL LICENCE ISSUED BY DAERA NORTHERN IRELAND IS STILL REVOKED IE NOT IN PLACE. UNTIL THIS LICENCE IS REINSTATED PIGEON RACING IS NOT PERMITTED NEITHER IS TRAINING OF PIGEONS PERMITTED FROM MORE THAT ONE LOFT.

MANY OF YOU HAVE ASKED WHERE HAS THIS LICENCE COME FROM AS THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF IT.

I CAN ASSURE YOU ALL I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THIS LICENCE FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

IF THERE IS NO ISSUE WITH HEALTH PROBLEMS IN ANIMAL`S THIS LICENCE IS IN PLACE AND EVERY THING CAN CONTINUE AS NORMAL.

THIS TIME LAST YEAR WE HAD NO HEALTH ISSUES IN POULTRY UNFORTUNATLEY THIS YEAR WE HAVE AVIAN FLU WHICH HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR A NUMBER OF WEEKS AND UNTIL DAERA ARE SATISFIED THAT THE RISK IN NORTHERN IRELAND IS LOW THEY WILL NOT RE INSTATE IT. WE ARE SLOWLEY MOVING TO THAT POSITION AND I WOULD EXPECT TO HAVE SOME POSITIVE INFORMATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

MY PERSONAL VIEW ON THIS IS THE LICENCE MAY BE RE INSTATED BY THE END OF APRIL BUT PLEASE BEAR IN MIND WE DO NOT WISH TO HEAR OF ANY FURTHER OUTBREAKS IN NORTHERN IRELAND OR THE IRISH REPUBLIC. IF THIS SHOULD HAPPEN THEN WE WILL BE CLOSED DOWN FOR A FURTHER 6 WEEKS AT LEAST.

THE NIPA HAVE PENCILLED IN THEY WOULD LIKE TO COMMENCE PIGEON RACING ON 24TH APRIL THIS IS STILL THEIR GOAL. PERSONALLY I BELIEVE THIS DATE WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO ACHIEVE BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE.

ON THE 21ST APRIL 2021 NEW EU RULES WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN ALL MEMBER STATES. WE HAVE NOT SEEN A COPY OF THEM AS YET WE HAVE A BIT OF AN IDEA WHAT THEY MAY CONTAIN. NORTHERN IRELAND IS NOT A MEMBER STATE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION BUT IF WE WISH TO RACE PIGEONS IN A THE IRISH REPUBLIC AND FRANCE WE WOULD HAVE TO ABIDE TO THESE RULES.

SOME OF THE LAWS MAY BE AS FOLLOWS ALL LOFTS WILL HAVE TO PROVIDE A VETINEARY CERTIFICATE STATING THAT ALL PIGEONS IN YOUR LOFT/LOFTS ARE FULLY VACCINATED WITH A FULLY RECOGNISED VACCINE NONE OF THIS CHEAP STUFF THAT SOME MAY BE USING WILL BE ACCEPTED

EACH PIGEON MAY HAVE TO CARRY ITS OWN HEALTH PASSPORT, BEFORE ENTERING A RACE THE PIGEON MAY HAVE TO BE QUARANTINED FOR THREE WEEKS AND MUCH MORE.

HOWEVER WE HAVE SUBMITTED TO LIVE TRADE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE IN DUBLIN THAT NORTHERN IRELAND SHOULD BE TREATED EQUALLY AS ANY MEMBER STATE AND NOT AS A THIRD COUNTRY AND THAT WE SHOULD BE EXEMPT FROM THESE NEW REGULATIONS

AS SOON AS I HAVE ANY POSITIVE NEWS I WILL UPDATE THE WEB SITE

Regards

Fred Russell Secretary N.I.P.A.

Ps maybe a hint of some positive news Wednesday/Thursday of this week

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