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You must get a county parish holding (CPH) number if you keep livestock as a business, hobby or pet in England.
Amend the country parish holding details held by the Rural Payments Agency.
Use this service to apply for a temporary land association (TLA) or temporary county parish holding (tCPH) number. This is needed when you temporarily keep livestock on someone else's land.
Use this page to get a herd or flock mark and keep your registered details up to date if you keep livestock in England as a business, hobby or pet.
What cattle keepers must record and report when they move cattle, bison or buffalo and the deadlines.
Get a breed code to register a cattle, bison or buffalo birth.
What livestock keepers must do when they intend to use someone else's land or buildings temporarily.
Who to contact when your registered details change if you keep livestock (including as pets).
How to apply for, correct or replace a cattle passport and what to do if you miss the application deadline or it has not arrived.
How to register or re-register your holding with the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS) and what to do if your details change.
How to order official cattle ear tags, what to do if your animal is untagged, its tags have been damaged or it has been tagged incorrectly.
Request a user ID and password for CTS Web Services
What a cattle movement is, what you need to do before you move cattle, and when you must not move cattle.
Cattle keepers must tag a newborn calf, add its details to their holding register and register its birth within legal deadlines.
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.
What happens when Rural Payments Agency field officers visit your holding, including checks on tagging, holding registers and movement records.
Cattle owners and keepers must follow the conditions of this licence when they move their animals.
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.
The rules to follow when moving animals within a restricted zone, including to markets, shows and slaughterhouses.
You must get a movement licence for animals that have been refused a passport, animals born before 1 August 1996 and unregistered calves.
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