# The Cattle Passports Order 1996, Article 15: Animal deaths


If an animal to which this Order relates dies and is not taken to a slaughterhouse, knacker’s yard or hunt kennel, the person who was the keeper of the animal at the time of death shall send the passport (or application form for a passport if the animal had been marked with an ear tag but had not been granted a passport) to the appropriate Minister within 15 days of the death and specify in writing the method of disposal.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1686/article/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/cattle-passports-order-1996/article-15
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