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Apply online for a CPH number for land or buildings you'll use to keep livestock, including those kept as pets, in England.
When and how to complete your annual sheep and goat inventory and how to submit it.
How to report sheep and goat movements to the Livestock Information Service.
How to get a flock or herd mark for livestock (including those kept as pets) and keep your registered details up to date.
What you must record in a holding register (also called a flock or herd record), when to update it and what to use.
Print a template holding register to record sheep and goat tags, movements and deaths.
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.
When and how to identify your lambs and sheep with tags.
What a movement is, who needs to report moves, and how to prepare to move sheep and goats.
What livestock keepers must do when they intend to use someone else's land or buildings temporarily.
Who to contact if you keep livestock (including as pets) when your registered details change.
Sheep and goat owners and keepers must follow the conditions of this licence when they move sheep or goats.
List of sheep and goat tag suppliers approved by the Rural Payments Agency.
When and how to identify your kids and goats with tags.
When and how to replace lost or damaged tags and what to record in your holding register.
What happens when Rural Payments Agency field officers visit your holding, including checks on tagging, holding registers and movement records.
These terms and conditions explain the customer's rights and responsibilities in using Cattle Tracing System (CTS) Online, Animal Movement Licencing System (AMLS) and Livestock Unique Identification Service (LUIS) and th…
What you need to do when sheep and goats pass through your premises, including updating your holding register and reporting movements.
What breed societies and organisations need a zootechnical certificate for, and what information it must include.
Getting official recognition to trade animals and germinal products with other countries on zootechnical terms.
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