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Get a breed code to register a cattle, bison or buffalo birth.
What cattle keepers must record and report when they move cattle, bison or buffalo and the deadlines.
What you must record in your holding register (also known as a herd register or farm records), when you must do this and what you can use for your records.
What a cattle movement is, what you need to do before you move cattle, and when you must not move cattle.
Who to contact if you keep livestock (including as pets) when your registered details change.
How to apply for, correct or replace a cattle passport and what to do if you miss the application deadline or it has not arrived.
Cattle keepers must tag a newborn calf, add its details to their holding register and register its birth within legal deadlines.
What cattle keepers must do with the barcode labels sent by the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS) and how to get more if you run out.
How to order official cattle ear tags, what to do if your animal is untagged, its tags have been damaged or it has been tagged incorrectly.
What you need to do when you send cattle, bison or buffalo to a slaughterhouse.
Cattle keepers must report the death of any cattle to the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS), return the cattle passport and record it on their holding register.
You must get a movement licence for animals that have been refused a passport, animals born before 1 August 1996 and unregistered calves.
Inspectors may visit your holding to check that you’re following the rules for cattle, bison and buffalo identification and record keeping.
What an agent must do to communicate with the Cattle Tracing System on behalf of a keeper of cattle, bison or buffalo.
Farm software companies that have successfully passed testing for the Cattle Tracing Service (CTS) Web Services.
What to do if any of your cattle, bison or buffalo are lost or stolen, and if you get them back.
What cattle keepers must do when they import or move cattle into England or Wales, including passport and ear tagging rules.
These terms and conditions explain the customer's rights and responsibilities in using Cattle Tracing System (CTS) Online, Animal Movement Licencing System (AMLS) and Livestock Unique Identification Service (LUIS) and t…
Slaughterhouse operators must record the movement of any cattle to the slaughterhouse, report their death and return the cattle passport.
How ear tag manufacturers and suppliers must get cattle ear tags tested to meet Publicly Available Specifications (PAS) 44:2019.
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