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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Pedwardine on June 10, 2013, 03:45:48 pm

Title: Storing and Selling Fleece Query
Post by: Pedwardine on June 10, 2013, 03:45:48 pm
Was told by one of my fleece buyers this morning that I may have to obtain some form of a license in order to store, transport and sell fleece  ???
Hadn't heard anything about this before. Is anyone clued up on the issue?
Title: Re: Storing and Selling Fleece Query
Post by: Roxy on June 10, 2013, 05:27:37 pm
Can't help with this - know a lot of people who sell fleeces, and I am sure they do not have a licence.  Is it something to do with sending it throught the post maybe?  Like if it broke open, causing a health and safety issue??  Well, we all know what funny rules are in force where livestock are concerned, so probably the same applies to their wool!!!
Title: Re: Storing and Selling Fleece Query
Post by: woollyval on June 10, 2013, 06:14:12 pm
Do you mean a person buying a fleece said that  :roflanim: I think they may have got confused with skins!
Title: Re: Storing and Selling Fleece Query
Post by: Fleecewife on June 10, 2013, 06:22:31 pm
Quote from: woollyval on June 10, 2013, 06:14:12 pm
Do you mean a person buying a fleece said that  :roflanim: I think they may have got confused with skins!

Yes that will be it  ;D .  The only other thing I can think of is that with many fleeces you're supposed to get an exemption from the BWMB.
Title: Re: Storing and Selling Fleece Query
Post by: ZaktheLad on June 11, 2013, 03:21:17 pm
I'm sure we all wish we could sell our fleeces for these prices (hope link works)!
pitchfork.org/wool-products/sheep-fleeces
Title: Re: Storing and Selling Fleece Query
Post by: Remy on June 11, 2013, 06:36:12 pm
I had to get a license when I queried about bringing pelts home from an abbatoir, but not heard anything about fleeces ...  ???
Title: Re: Storing and Selling Fleece Query
Post by: woollyval on June 11, 2013, 09:43:13 pm
Quote from: Remy on June 11, 2013, 06:36:12 pm
I had to get a license when I queried about bringing pelts home from an abbatoir, but not heard anything about fleeces ...  ???

Thats because you DONT need any licences for wool....just for skins as they are part of a dead animal!
Title: Re: Storing and Selling Fleece Query
Post by: Pedwardine on June 11, 2013, 09:54:41 pm
Thanks guys. I was panicking there  :o  I knew you had to for skins.