Guidance

Deer movement general licence

Deer owners and keepers must follow the conditions of this licence when they move deer.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 13 July 2009
• Last updated: 1 July 2016 — See all updates

Documents

General licence for the movement of deer

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General licence for the movement of deer: annexes 1 to 4

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Details

The licence tells you the rules about:

• cleaning and disinfection
• standstill
• animal identification
• pick-ups, drop-offs and stops
• mixing species
• reporting movements

Published 13 July 2009
Last updated 1 July 2016 + show all updates

1. 1 July 2016

   Made it clear that a general licence can only be used for movements directly between common land, and premises that have the right to use that common land.

2. 4 April 2014

   Updated versions of documents uploaded

3. 13 July 2009

   First published.