Livestock movements can cause a migraine when it comes to the paperwork involved. There are a lot of things to consider, such as when to report or record a move, whether a movement licence or a TB test is required, when to notify BCMS, and not to mention standstill restrictions!
If you use any land on a temporary basis, that is not part of your permanent County Parish Holding (CPH) and you don’t have a TLA or tCPH set up, you must adhere to the below:
- You must use the landholder’s CPH, or set up a tCPH or TLA, to report and/or record any movements between land that has a different CPH number (even if the livestock are only moving next door!)
- If using the landholder’s permanent CPH to report movements, the landholder MUST keep their holding register updated, and keep a copy of the movement licences (where licences are applicable)
- For cattle, you must only move them to a different CPH if it is within 60 days of a clear whole herd test, or following a clear pre-movement test
What is a TLA?
A TLA or Temporary Land Association, allows you to link temporary land to your own land if it is within 10 miles (as the crow flies) of your main CPH.
It removes the need for reporting movements via a movement licence for sheep, or to BCMS for cattle, because the land used on a temporary basis is linked to your land for the time specified (this can be up to a maximum of 12 months).
What land is eligible & what does it involve?
- If you use any additional land on a temporary basis and it is within 10miles (as the crow flies) of your permanent CPH, you can apply for a TLA licence.
- If you are the only person to have livestock on the land you can then apply to APHA for a Temporary Land Association (TLA)
- You must hold a permanent CPH for the TLA to be accepted
- You must be registered with the APHA (Animal and Plant Health Agency) as a livestock keeper before you can apply for the TLA licence.
- You must be the sole occupier of the land you are linking, e.g. your cattle will not be able to mix with the landowners’ own stock whilst you have the TLA set up
- The landholder will not be required to record movements in their holding register(s), and you will not need to report or record moves to the land under the TLA in your own records
- Movements to that land from a different CPH however, would need to be reported against your permanent CPH
- Moves reported to a CPH will trigger a standstill on all the land the TLA covers including any land associated with it
- You will not be required to carry out any pre or post-movement TB tests on cattle before moving them to the land covered under the TLA
- Please note that if your CPH is registered for keeping Bovine animals (cattle, buffalo or bison) a TLA licence will only be permitted if the land is in the same bovine TB risk area
- All land covered by a single CPH will be treated as part of that CPH from a disease testing and restriction perspective
- TLA’s will last for a maximum of 12 months with an option to renew
What is a tCPH and what does it involve?
A tCPH or Temporary County Parish Holding number, can be set up to cover land used on a temporary basis, where you do not want to use or cannot use the landholder’s permanent CPH for reporting and recording movements. By setting up a tCPH, the landholder does not have to keep records of moves to that land, as will temporarily not be part of their main CPH number.
A tCPH:
- may be allocated regardless of the distance between it and any other CPHs that you hold, providing that livestock on the different holdings don’t mix
- will last up to a year (with an option to renew) during which time the same statutory livestock movement recording, reporting and standstill requirements would apply as to a permanent holding
- A tCPH may be allocated regardless of the distance between it and any other CPHs that you hold providing that adequate separation of livestock between them is maintained. The land (or at least part of each individual land parcel) must be within ten miles of the nominated Primary Map Reference of the tCPH (measured as the crow flies). Land further than ten miles may be included if it is contiguous to other land included in the tCPH
In summary:
- a separate holding register has to be kept for a tCPH
- all livestock movements on and off land covered by a tCPH number, including movements between a tCPH and any other CPHs you hold, must be recorded and reported
- all livestock movements on or off a tCPH would trigger standstill on the receiving holding, including movements to/from your permanent CPH(s)
- livestock on a tCPH must be kept separate from those of any other keeper and from any other CPH(s) that you hold. For most disease testing/restrictions the land included in a tCPH will be treated by default (subject to APHA veterinary risk assessment) as part of that tCPH and not your permanent holding or that of the person you are renting the land from
To apply for either a TLA or tCPH, the following form can be used: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apply-to-register-temporary-use-of-land-to-keep-livestock Or contact us today on 01981590514 for help setting one up.
