Current Legal Requirements
The law requires that ALL goat-keepers ;
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Register a HOLDING (CPH) NUMBER and a
HERD NUMBER.
This applies even if only 2 goats are kept in the back
garden. Registration must be applied for immediately
on ownership.
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Keep a MOVEMENT RECORD BOOK.
An up to date record of all movement of stock off the
premises, including visits to the vet, to shows and for
mating purposes must be kept and retained for inspection
by a Local Authority Officer.
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ANIMAL TRANSPORT CERTIFICATE.
An Animal Transport Certificate has to be completed and
must accompany the goats during transit if they are being
taken and left at another holding, including shows. All
journeys requiring such documentation must also be
recorded in the Movement Record Book.
NEW MOVEMENT REGULATIONS
Following the Foot & Mouth outbreak in 2001 all movements
of cloven hooved livestock have to be licensed and
approved under strict new D.E.F.R.A. regulations (www.defra.gov.uk)
. You must apply for a MOVEMENT LICENSE from your local
Trading Standards Office.
IDENTIFICATION
All goats must be identified by an ear tag
which must clearly show the breeders Herd Number as well
as an individual number. New
Regulations; From January 2008 onwards, all kids must
have 2 means of identification. This can be either two
ear-tags OR one ear-tag and one ear tattoo. Whichever
is used, the numbers must be identical.
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MEDICAL RECORDS.
It is a legal requirement that a record is kept of all
medicines administered to individual goats. This includes
vaccination records.
N.B. Non-compliance with any legal
requirement can result in prosecution.
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