Commission Regulation (EC) No 504/2008 of 6 June 2008 implementing Council Directives 90/426/EEC and 90/427/EEC as regards methods for the identification of equidae (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed) (c. 504)

CHAPTER IV U.K. MOVEMENT AND TRANSPORT OF EQUIDAE

Article 13 U.K. Movement and transport of registered equidae and equidae for breeding and production

1. The identification document shall accompany registered equidae and equidae for breeding and production at all times.

2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the identification document need not accompany equidae referred to in that paragraph on the occasions when they are:

(a) stabled or on pasture, and the identification document can be produced without delay by the keeper;

(b) moved temporarily on foot either:

(i)

in the vicinity of the holding within a Member State so that the identification document can be produced within a period of three hours; or

(ii)

during transhumance of equidae to and from summer grazing grounds and the identification documents can be produced at the holding of departure;

(c) unweaned and accompany their dam or foster mare;

(d) participating in a training or test of an equestrian competition or event which requires them to leave the competition or event venue;

(e) moved or transported in an emergency situation relating to the equine animals themselves or, without prejudice to the second subparagraph of Article 14(1) of Directive 2003/85/EC, to the holding on which they are kept.