# The Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement) Order 1996, Article 9: Documentation requirements for the movement of sheep and goats within Great Britain


(1) Any person moving sheep or goats from a holding in Great Britain shall ensure that the animals are accompanied by a document which—
(a) identifies the holding of departure and the holding to which they are being moved;
(b) gives the date of movement and the total number of animals being moved;
(c) gives the identification mark on the animals being moved (or, in the case of an animal being moved from a market, the lot number); and
(d) is signed by the owner of the animals or his agent
and the person moving the animals shall ensure that the document is handed to the occupier of the holding of destination.
(2) The occupier of the holding of destination shall retain the document for a period of six months after receipt.
(3) The requirement in this article shall not apply in the case of—
(a) movement between holdings where both holdings are occupied by the same person;
(b) movement between a holding and any land over which a right of pasture pertaining to that holding may be exercised in common with similar rights pertaining to other holdings;
(c) movement of an animal which is marked with an eartag or tattoo applied in accordance with this Order or in another member State in accordance with Council Directive 92/102/EEC and which is being moved to a holding which is not a market or collection centre; or
(d) movement for the purposes of veterinary treatment, dipping or shearing, or to a show if the animals are due to return to the same holding.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/28/article/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sheep-and-goats-records-identification-and-movement-order-1996/article-9
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.