Animal Plant Health Agency
Details
Check if youre in a zone on the bluetongue disease control zone map.
You can apply for a specific movement licence if theres an urgent and genuine welfare need to move animals, or you need to move animals from:
- a premises within theTCZto another premises within theTCZ
- the free area into theTCZpermanently (for example, breeding stock)
- the free area or within theTCZto go direct to slaughter within theTCZ
- theTCZto go direct to slaughter at a designated slaughterhouse in the free area (all new slaughterhouse designations are subject to review and risk assessment)
Complete the form and email it tooutbreak.licensing@apha.gov.uk.
You should apply as soon as possible for any activity that may require a licence. APHA will aim to turn-round applications as quickly as possible to meet demands.
Please allow at least 5 days for your licence application to be processed where possible. Complex and high-risk movements will need extra time to process.
You must make contingency plans to allow for the time it takes to issue the licence. Consider what steps you will need to take if the licence is refused or cannot be issued in time.
If a licence is issued, it will normally allow for a one-off movement. It will be subject to certain conditions based on disease control risk.
Get help
Contact the APHA customer advice team if you have a general query about bluetongue.
Telephone: 03000 200 301