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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Luckyescape on August 18, 2018, 08:53:15 pm

Title: Transportation of pet sheep over 65km
Post by: Luckyescape on August 18, 2018, 08:53:15 pm

Hi all

I have a question to ask about moving my sheep 310 miles from Essex to Cornwall.

I was thinking of buying a livestock trailer just to transport my two pet sheep down to my new property in Cornwall when it all goes through.  Do do this am I right in reading that as their owner and as they are only for my pet lawn mower use I will be fine to travel them without the a certificate of competence and type 1 transportation authorisation?  Just need their movement paperwork yes?

Thanks in advance for your help ????

Title: Re: Transportation of pet sheep over 65km
Post by: hexhammeasure on August 19, 2018, 08:38:24 am

found this in one of the older posts on transportation. (see the links below)


I was led to believe that I would require a type one authorisation. Which requires you to have a certificate of competency (course costs £70). On reading the legislation fully there is a flow diagram 30 pages in, that states if the journey is not in connection with economic activity  ( slaughter for own use) then No transport authorisation is required. Checked this with the welfare in transport team in Carlisle and they confirmed that was correct. £70 saved

Title: Re: Transportation of pet sheep over 65km
Post by: Womble on August 19, 2018, 10:16:50 am

Quote from: hexhammeasure

if the journey is not in connection with economic activity  ( slaughter for own use) then No transport authorisation is required.

Or IIRC "For the leisure purposes of the owner", whatever that means!?  ???

Title: Re: Transportation of pet sheep over 65km
Post by: Rosemary on August 19, 2018, 06:48:38 pm

You are not covered by the legislation if:
 

• While transporting the animals, you are not doing so in the course of business or trade or it is not for hire or reward
• You are transporting the animal(s) to or from a veterinary practice or clinic on the advice of your vet
• The owner or another responsible person is accompanying a single animal (or two people accompany two animals etc). For these purposes, a female animal with offspring at foot count as one animal
• You are a hobby breeder where the income from your hobby does not exceed the associated expenses
• You are accompanying your pet animals on a private journey
• You are taking a pet animal to show primarily for pleasure
• You are a farmer transporting your own animals, in your own vehicle on a journey of less than 65km

You would be exempt via a few of the categories. The main issue is that the method of transport is suitable and that the animals are fit to travel.