Guidance

Pigs movement general licence

Pig owners and keepers must follow the conditions of this licence when they move pigs.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 30 September 2011
• Last updated: 1 July 2016
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  1. 1 July 2016

     Made it clear that a general licence can only be used for movements directly between common land, and premises that have the right to use that common land. Annex D has been removed.

  2. 4 April 2014

     Updated versions of documents published

  3. 30 September 2011

     First published.

Applies to England

• Publication for Scotland
• Publication for Wales

Documents

General licence for the movement of pigs

PDF, 104 KB, 4 pages

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General licence for the movement of cattle, sheep, goats and pigs: annex A to C

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/general-licence-for-the-movement-of-cattle-sheep-goats-and-pigs-annex-a-to-c/general-licence-for-the-movement-of-cattle-sheep-goats-and-pigs-annex-a-to-c

Details

The licence tells you the rules about:

• cleaning and disinfection
• movements not permitted under this licence
• standstill
• animal identification
• moving pet pigs
• pick-ups, drop-offs and stops
• mixing species
• movements to and from zoos
• reporting movements

You must also record and report pig movements.

Annex A to C tells you the rules about:

• standstill
• pick-ups, drop-offs and stops