Licence

Animal by-products approval (Northern Ireland)

How to register for processing, storing, disposing or transporting animal by-products.

Northern Ireland Issued by your council

What this covers

Agriculture: animalsAnimal products: manufacturing and wholesale

Why you need it

The power to require it comes from Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 (Animal By-Products), EU law that still has effect in the UK.

What the Regulation carries

What our graph holds for Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 (Animal By-Products) as a whole — the Regulation behind this licence, not the licence conditions themselves.

Duties on businesses
9
Penalties
0
Exemptions
0

Duties on businesses under the Regulation

  • Identify and properly manage all animal by-products from generation to disposal art.4
  • Collect, identify and transport animal by-products safely with correct documents art.21
  • Keep traceability records for animal by‑product consignments art.22
  • Register your business with APHA before handling animal by-products art.23
  • Get APHA approval for your animal by-products site art.24
  • Ensure general hygiene requirements for animal by-products operations art.25

… and 3 more business duties in the same Regulation.

Read our full dossier on Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 (Animal By-Products)

Who issues it

Your local council issues this. Councils apply the same statute but set their own fees, conditions and timescales.

Where to apply

Duty, penalty and exemption labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the enabling instrument, not the instrument itself. Fees, forms and conditions are set by the issuing authority — always check the linked source.