HORSE PASSPORTS: GUIDANCE FOR ALL HORSE OWNERS
The
Horse Passports (Scotland) Regulations 2005 which came
in to force on 16 May 2005 revokes and replaces the
existing Horse Passports Order 1997 (as amended). This
legislative change is necessary in order to implement
Commission Decision 2000/68/EC, the objective being to
prevent horses which have been administered with medicines
not authorised for use in food-producing animals being
slaughtered for human consumption. The new Regulations will
be more extensive in their scope than the 1997 Order in
that they require all equines to be accompanied by a
passport.
All horses in Scotland which were born before 16 May
2005 should have passports in place before 16 August 2005.
Any that do not will be subject to movement restrictions.
Full details of these restrictions and timetables for
obtaining horse passports are contained in the
Horse
Passports: Guidance for all horse owners. The Guidance
also explains how to obtain a horse passport.
Further information on any point contained in the
Guidance can be obtained from Animal Health and Welfare
(Tel: 0131 244 6174).