Animal Services Officer
Council Offices
High Street
Elgin
IV30 1BX
Tel: 01343 563345
Email: animal.services@moray.gov.uk
Animal Services - Animal Movements
Movement of livestock within this country has to be recorded:
Cattle
All cattle have a passport. Within this passport the movements are recorded. These movements have to be notified to the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS) to ensure traceability. For further information or advice contact us or visit legislation.gov.uk
Sheep/Goats
Flock records are to kept on site and updated with deaths or movements etc. These entries have to be notified to the Scottish Animal Movement Unit (SAMU).
Pigs
The monitoring of the movement of pigs is controlled by the Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement) Order 1995.
Transportation
If live animals are to be transported for 8 hours or more this has to be conducted in accordance with the current legislation.
