Guidance

Exempt markets for cattle: approved premises

Details of premises approved to operate as exempt markets for cattle in England and Wales.

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Exempt markets (England and Wales)

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Details

Exempt markets allow the sale of animals from annually tested herds that have not been pre-movement tested when they should have been.

The onward movement of cattle from exempt markets must be to one of the following:

  • slaughter
  • premises of origin
  • TB approved finishing unit
  • TB exempt finishing unit

Cattle that have moved to non-exempt markets without meeting pre-movement testing requirements should only be permitted an exempt movement back to the premises from which they moved.

Cattle keepers should contact the market before submitting animals to ensure the market is operating on the specified day.

The document only lists some of the approved premises. For further details of exempt markets, please contact Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).

Updates to this page

Published 1 January 2013
Last updated 17 June 2019 + show all updates
  1. Welsh translation available

  2. AHVLA documents have been re-assigned to the new Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).

  3. First published.

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