Horse Owners Beware
It has been brought to the attention of The British Horse
Society that during routine checks by police and Trading Standards,
owners have been requested to produce documentation for their
vehicle and animals including horse passports.
The Horse Passport (England) Regulations 2004 state that
horse owners must have applied for their passports before
the 30th June 2004 and have obtained them by 28th February
2005, after which date the passport must accompany the animal
when it is being sold, used for the purpose of competition
or breeding, moved outside of the UK or to the premises of
a new keeper and when it is being presented for slaughter.
In these circumstances it will be an offence not to produce
a passport when asked.
The British Horse Society urges any horse owner who has not
yet applied for a passport for their animal to contact the
relevant Passport Issuing Organisation (PIO). Some PIO’s
are experiencing a backlog in processing orders. Owners who
have applied through The British Horse Society do not panic;
your passports will be with you well before the 28th February
2005.
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