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Horse Owners
Do You Know The law?
The Horse
Passports Regulations 2009
- It is an offence to own or keep a
horse without a passport, therefore it is an offence to sell or purchase a horse without a passport
- It is an offence to fail to
notify the Passport Issuing Organisation of the change of ownership, this should be done within 30
days of purchase or change of ownership.
- Any horse born after the 1 July 2009, or which doesn’t already have a passport, must also have a
transponder (microchip) fitted. These
can only be inserted by veterinary surgeons.
- It is an offence to have more
than one passport for a horse, if you have, then arrange to return one to the relevant
issuing organisation.
- Passports must accompany your horse at all times,
including during transportation (except in emergency situations). The person
with primary responsibility for the horse must have the passport made available
to them if they are not the owner.
- Foals
must have a microchip and passport by
the 31 December in the year of birth or within six months of
birth, whichever is the longer. If the
‘foal’ is to be moved before then it must have a microchip and passport, except
where it is being moved with the dam.
Please Note
This webpage is not an authoritative interpretation
of the law and is intended for guidance only.
For further information please
contact your local Trading Standards Service
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