Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement) Order 2011
What this means for your business
- Enforced by
- The Crown Estate, Crown Estate Scotland, Food Standards Scotland, APHA, Forestry Commission, Natural England
- Applies to
- United Kingdom
- On this page
- 6 compliance obligations, 4 practical guides
What you must do
6 compliance obligations under this legislation.
Offences and prohibitions 4
Corporate liability for pig record offences
Unlimited fineIf your company breaches the pig records, identification or movement regulations and a director, manager, secretary or other officer gave consent, turned a blind eye or was negligent, that individual can be prosecuted alongside the company. The same rules apply to members who run the company as if they were directors, and to partners in a Scottish partnership. Conviction leads to whatever fine or prison term is prescribed for the underlying pig‑record offence.
Operate vehicle for cabotage without a Community licence or control document
Fine up to £2,500If you use, or allow a vehicle to be used, for UK cabotage (transport within the UK) without a valid Community licence, or for occasional cross‑border services that should have a control document but don’t, you commit a criminal offence. On conviction in the magistrates’ court you face a fine of up to £2,500. The offence can apply to any business that moves pigs or uses vehicles for such transport.
Use public service vehicle without Community licence
Fine up to £2,500If your business uses a public service vehicle in Great Britain without first obtaining the required Community licence under EU Regulation 1073/2009, you commit a criminal offence. On conviction in the Magistrates' Court you can be fined up to the maximum level 4 amount on the standard scale (£2,500). No prison term is provided for this offence.
Use vehicle for UK cabotage without a Community licence or control document
Fine up to £2,500If you operate a vehicle for domestic (cabotage) pig transport in the UK without a valid Community licence, or without the required control document for occasional services, you are committing an offence. On conviction in the magistrates’ court you face a fine of up to £2,500. No prison term is provided for this breach.
Registration and licensing 1
Obtain a Community licence for pig transport
If you move pigs in a vehicle that can carry more than eight passengers on international trips, you must hold a Community licence. You get this licence from the competent authority only if you already hold a PSV operator licence that authorises international operations and is used on such a vehicle.
Reporting and filing 1
Provide information to the competent authority when requested
If you hold or are applying for a Community licence or authorisation for pig movements, you must give any information the authority reasonably asks for. Failing to do so can lead to your licence being refused or withdrawn.
Penalties for non-compliance
4 penalties under this legislation. 1 carry an unlimited fine.
Corporate liability for pig record offences
Unlimited fine
Operate vehicle for cabotage without a Community licence or control document
Fine up to £2,500
Use public service vehicle without Community licence
Fine up to £2,500
Use vehicle for UK cabotage without a Community licence or control document
Fine up to £2,500
Practical guidance
Our guides explain how to comply with the requirements above.
Identify and tag livestock correctly
Legal requirements for identifying and tagging cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, and deer. Includes species-specific tagging deadlines, tag specifications, passport requirements, …
Report livestock movements and comply with standstill rules
How to report cattle, sheep, goat, pig, and deer movements using government traceability systems. Includes reporting deadlines, standstill periods, and …
Keep holding registers for livestock
Legal requirements for recording livestock identification, movements, births, deaths, and annual inventories. Covers cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, and deer with …
Register land to keep livestock
How to obtain a County Parish Holding (CPH) number before keeping cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, or poultry. Includes registration process, …
Sections and provisions
20 classified provisions from this legislation.