# The Bovine Hides Regulations 1997, Regulation 4: General requirements in relation to controlled hides


(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) below, no person shall buy, sell or otherwise deal with a controlled hide unless—
(a) he is a registered dealer or a registered tannery controller;
(b) he keeps and transports it in a place which is physically separated from any place in which any hide other than a controlled hide is kept or transported; and
(c) he keeps records of his dealings with that hide in accordance with regulation 7 below.
(2) The operator of a scheme slaughterhouse may sell a controlled hide.
(3) No person shall sell or deliver a controlled hide to any person except a registered hide dealer or a registered tannery controller.
(4) No person shall remove trimmings or fleshings from a controlled hide, or split a controlled hide, except at a scheme slaughterhouse or a tannery controlled by a registered tannery controller.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/813/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/bovine-hides-regulations-1997/regulation-4
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