# The Cattle Identification Regulations 2007, Paragraph 10: Transporting cattle

Extent: E+W+S+NI+i

(1) Anyone transporting cattle must ensure that each animal is accompanied throughout its journey by a valid cattle passport.
(2) Failure to comply with this paragraph is an offence.
(3) But, if the transporter is not the owner of the animals, it is a defence for him to prove that he had no reason to believe that an animal was not accompanied by a valid cattle passport.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/529/schedule/3/paragraph/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/cattle-identification-regulations-2007/schedule-3/paragraph-10
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