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The Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement) Order 2003

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Movement of pigs

21.—(1) Any person transporting pigs shall carry a document, signed by the keeper, which specifies—

(a)the address, including postcode and CPH number of the holdings from, and to which, the pig is being moved;

(b)the date the movement is taking place;

(c)the number of pigs that the document covers;

(d)the identification mark of each of the pigs moved; and

(e)in the case of a movement from a market, the lot numbers of the pigs being moved.

(2) Any person transporting a pig shall give the document referred to in paragraph (1) to the keeper at the holding of destination who shall retain it for at least 6 months.

(3) The keeper at the holding of destination shall, within 3 days of the arrival of a pig, send a copy of the document referred to in paragraph (1) to the local authority.

(4) The keeper of a pig being moved outside England shall send a copy of the document referred to in paragraph (1) to the local authority for the consigning holding.

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