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What you must record in a holding register (also called a flock or herd record), when to update it and what to use.
What to include in a holding register, including how to record pig movements and taking an annual inventory.
Apply online for a CPH number for land or buildings you'll use to keep livestock, including those kept as pets, in England.
What a movement is, who needs to report moves, and how to prepare to move sheep and goats.
What cattle keepers must do with the barcode labels sent by the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS) and how to get more if you run out.
What you must record in your holding register (also known as a herd register or farm records), when you must do this and what you can use for your records.
Tell HMRC if a company wants to enter the qualifying asset holding company (QAHC) regime, make an information return or make other notifications.
What livestock keepers must do when they temporarily use extra land or buildings and their livestock will not mix with someone else’s livestock.
Use this form to apply for an additional county parish holding (CPH) number if you will operate your holdings separately.
Print a template holding register to record sheep and goat tags, movements and deaths.
Print a template holding register (also known as a herd register or farm records) to keep a paper record of cattle births, movements and deaths.
What a cattle movement is, what you need to do before you move cattle, and when you must not move cattle.
How to report pig movements, including how to use electronic animal movement licensing (eAML2).
Cattle keepers must report the death of any cattle to the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS), return the cattle passport and record it on their holding register.
Apply for a CPH number before exporting or moving horses and other equines from Great Britain to the EU or Northern Ireland.
What cattle keepers must record and report when they move cattle, bison or buffalo and the deadlines.
This measure sets out changes that will make sure the conditions to be a qualifying asset holding company better align with the intended scope of the regime.
The Crown Agents Holding and Realisation Board was established on 1 January 1980, by virtue of the Crown Agents Act 1979.
How to register or re-register your holding with the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS), what happens next and what to do if your details change.
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