Bluetongue movement licenceslicences, and designated slaughterhouses and slaughter markets

When you need to apply for a licence

Certain movements are not permitted in a bluetongue zone or from premises which have been served a bluetongue premises or individual animal restriction notice. Some may now be permitted by a general licence, or you may apply for a specific licence.

You may need to:

• download and comply with the conditions of a general licence where applicable
• apply for a specific licence for movement

General licences

Please check carefully that the bluetongue general licence applies to you before making a movement and always download the latest version as they are updated from time to time. A copy should accompany any animals moved under the general licence.

General licence	What it is for
EXD 603 (E) (GL) (PDF, 125 KB, 5 pages)	For movements of animals kept within a restricted zone (RZ), protection zone (PZ) or surveillance zone (SZ) to a designated slaughterhouse in England or Wales, for the purpose of immediate slaughter.
EXD 601 (E) (GL) (PDF, 110 KB, 4 pages)	For movements of animals to a slaughterhouse located in a temporary control zone (TCZ) in England for the purpose of immediate slaughter.
EXD 602 (E) (GL) (PDF, 119 KB, 4 pages)	For movements of animals to a designated slaughterhouse in England for the purposes of immediate slaughter.
EXD 610 (E) (PDF, 107 KB, 4 pages)	For movements of susceptible animals between premises which are wholly or partly inside a temporary control zone (TCZ) in England.
EXD 611 (E) (PDF, 105 KB, 4 pages)	For movements of susceptible animals from a free area into a temporary control zone (TCZ).
EXD 627 (E) (PDF, 236 KB, 4 pages)	For movements from a bluetongue zone to an approved ‘red market’ outside a bluetongue zone, for the purpose of direct sale to a designated slaughterhouse or restricted zone slaughterhouse for immediate slaughter.
EXD 628 (E) (PDF, 92 KB, 4 pages)	For movements from an approved ‘red market’ to a designated slaughterhouse or restricted zone slaughterhouse for immediate slaughter.

Apply for a specific licence

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.

Make contingency plans to allow for the time it takes to be issued. Consider what steps you will need to take if the licence is refused or cannot be issued in time. 

If a specific licence is issued, it will allow a movement that is subject to certain conditions based on disease control risk.

References to animals means ruminants (for example cattle, sheep, goats, deer and other ruminants) and camelids (for example llamas and alpacas)

Premises that have any land within the restricted zone or straddle the boundary are classified as being within the zone.

PleaseTake take precautions when moving animals,animals. checkingCheck your stock for possible signs of disease and sprayingspray the inside of vehicles with an insecticide approved for use against flying insects prior to loading. PleaseOnly only move animals when it is absolutely necessary.

Holdings which are in a Restricted Zone

You can download and use  EXD 603 (E) (GL) (PDF, 125 KB, 5 pages) for movements of animals kept within a restricted zone (RZ), protection zone (PZ) or surveillance zone (SZ) to a designated slaughterhouse in England or Wales, for the purpose of immediate slaughter.

You do not need a licence to move to a slaughterhouse located in an RZ and such as such a slaughterslaughterhouse house in a RZ does not need to be designated.

This general licence does not apply if your premises is under a bluetongue restriction notice. If you have been served a bluetongue premises or individual animal restriction notice and wish to move animals, you can apply for a specific licence.

The declaration of the bluetongue restricted zone (RZ) also imposed a bluetongue Infected Area which applies to the same geographical area as the RZ which restricts the movement of animals on and off premises and in or out of the Infected Area. This licence EXD612(E) (GL) is published to overcome legal restrictions that would otherwise prevent movement of animals. This does not remove any obligations to comply with BTV movement restrictions and licences and does not permit the movement of animals out of a RZ.

For all other animal movements, including moves to live to premises outside the restricted zone, you must apply for a specific licence. At this time, you cannot move animals to a market outside the zone and cannot move animals purchased at a market inside the zone to destinations outside the zone. We are keeping this under review.

If you need to move germinal products from susceptible animals out of the zone, or you wish to freeze germinal products in the zone, you must obtain a specific licence. If you operate a germinal product collection centre you may apply to be designated.

Holdings which are in a TCZ (but not under bluetongue premises restrictions)

You can download and use EXD 601 (E) (GL) (PDF, 110 KB, 4 pages) for movements of animals to a slaughterhouse located in a Temporary Control Zone in England. Conditions apply.

You can download and use EXD 602 (E) (GL) (PDF, 119 KB, 4 pages) for movements of animals to a designated slaughterhouse in England. Conditions apply.

You can download and use EXD 610 (E) (PDF, 107 KB, 4 pages) for movements of susceptible animals between premises which are wholly or partly inside a temporary control zone (TCZ) in England.  Conditions apply.

You can download and use EXD 611 (E) (PDF, 105 KB, 4 pages) for movements of susceptible animals from a free area into a temporary control zone (TCZ). Conditions apply.

Licence EXD610 and EXD611 apply to movement to or from a livestock market in a zone.  Currently no licence is available to move animals from a market located in the TCZ to premises outside the TCZ.

These general licences do not apply if your premises is restricted by a specific bluetongue restriction notice.

For all other moves, including moves to live to premises outside the zone you must apply for a specific licence if you need to move your animals or germinal products on to and off the premises.

Holdings with links to premises where positive cases have been confirmed also known as traced premises

An epidemiological investigation will be carried out. Restrictions appropriate to these specific circumstances will be put in place. If you need to move your animals onto and off these premises, whilst these restrictions are in place, you can apply for a specific licence.

You can also apply for a specific movement licence if there’s an urgent and genuine welfare need to move animals, including short distance moves out of the RZ.

If a welfare licence is approved, the animals will be placed under restriction. You may be asked by the APHA licensing team to organise a visit by your private vet, at your cost, to take samples from the animals after they have moved. The samples will currently be tested free of charge.

Premises where a disease investigation is being done into the possible presence of bluetongue

The keeper or occupier will be issued with a notice explaining the restrictions in place. A specific licence will be needed to move any bluetongue susceptible animal or germinal products produced from them on or off the premises.

Premises that have completed official bluetongue virus testing, and one or more polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or serology positive entire males or pregnant females are still present

Keepers will be issued with a multiple use licence (EXD595). Under this licence any animal may be moved on or off the premises, except the animals detailed in the prohibited list of the licence.

Designated slaughterhouses

Abattoirs that can slaughter animals from a bluetongue virus restricted premises under licence.

England

East Midlands:

• 2045Foyle Dovecote(2077), ParkMelton LtdMowbray (Stapleton)LE14 (WF8 3DD)3PR
• 2056R LindenB FoodsElliott Burradonand (NE23Son 7NB)Ltd (4168), Chesterfield S44 5UN
• 2077Dovecote FoylePark MeltonLtd Mowbray(5116), (LE14Skellingthorpe 3PR)LN6 5TX
• 2095Woodhead HartsheadBros Meats(5513), LtdSpalding (OL5PE11 0JL)3YY

East of England:

• 2100 Dunbia Carnaby(5106), (YO15Cardington 3QY)MK44 3SB
• 2141C ABPA YorkLeech (YO19& 5GH)Son (5144), Melbourn SG8 6DU
• 2161H JK AHellett Jewitt& (Meat)Sons Ltd(5154), (DL16Spaldwick 7QD)PE28 6DU
• 2172HG FoyleBlake GloucesterLtd (GL14(5207), 2PH)Costessey NR10 4DU
• 2241Fowler WoolleyBros BrothersLtd (Wholesale(5280), Meats)Latchingdon LtdCM0 (S20 3RW)8NA

London:

• 2388Romford DunbiaHalal CumbriaMeats (LA12Ltd 0LT)(5319), Romford RM4 1TH

North East:

• 2536Linden PickstockFoods Telford(2056), LtdBurradon (TF1NE23 7FA)7NB
• 2569J SevernA ValleyJewitt LambMeat Ltd (WS6(2161), 6AY)Spennymoor DL16 7QD

North West:

• 4071Hartshead DunbiaMeats PrestonLtd (PR5(2095), 6AJ)Ashton-under-Lyne OL5 0JL
• 4073Dunbia ABP(2388), EllesmereCumbria (SY12LA12 9BL)0LT
• 4109Dunbia ABP(4071), ShrewsburyPreston (SY1PR5 4AH)6AJ
• 4133Beesons FarmersLtd Fresh(4152), LtdCrewe (CV8CW1 1NN)5QF
• 4152Woodhead BeesonsBros Ltd(4471), (CW1Colne 5QF)BB8 8LH
• 4168Dunbia R(4486), BSawley ElliottBB7 and Son Ltd (S44 5UN)4LH

South East:

• 4182 ABP Kingswinford(6238), (DY6Guildford 7JS)GU1 1RP
• 4471J WoodheadR Bros,Meats ColneLtd (BB8(6326), 8LH)Aylesham CT3 3HN
• 4486Down DunbiaLand SawleyTraditional (BB7Meats 4LH)Ltd (6342), Henfield BN5 9BB

South West:

• 5106Foyle Dunbia(2172), CardingtonGloucester (MK44GL14 3SB)2PH
• 5116Dunbia DovecoteWest Park(8071), (Skellingthorpe)Devon (LN6EX20 5TX)3HT
• 5144St CMerryn AFoods Leech(8073), &Bodmin SonPL31 (SG8 6DU)2QB
• 5154ABP H(8207), KSturminster HellettDT10 &1HA
• ABP Sons(8216), (PE28Yetminster 6DU)DT9 6HQ
• 5207ABP HG(8285), BlakeLangport (Costessey)TA10 Ltd (NR10 4DU)9HG

West Midlands:

• 5280Pickstock FowlerLtd Bros(2536), (Latchingdon)Telford LtdTF1 (CM0 8NA)7FA
• 5319Severn RomfordValley HalalLamb Meats Ltd (RM4(2569), 1TH)Walsall WS6 6AY
• 5513ABP Woodhead(4073), Bros,Ellesmere SpaldingSY12 (PE11 3YY)9BL
• 6238 ABP Guildford(4109), (GU1Shrewsbury 1RP)SY1 4AH
• 6326Farmers JFresh RLtd Meats(4133), LtdKenilworth (CT3CV8 3HN)1NN
• 6342ABP Down(4182), LandKingswinford TraditionalDY6 Meats7JS

Yorkshire Ltdand (BN5the 9BB)Humber:

• 7015Dovecote DunbiaPark LlanybydderLtd (SA40(2045), 9QE)Stapleton WF8 3DD
• 7132Dunbia Farmers(2100), FreshCarnaby WalesYO15 Ltd (LL13 0TS)3QY
• 7135ABP Pilgrims(2141), UKYork LambYO19 (SY18 6LX)5GH
• 7176Woolley StBrothers MerrynWholesale Foods,Meats MerthyrLtd (CF48(2241), 2TA)Sheffield S20 3RW

Wales

• 8071 Dunbia West(7015), DevonLlanybydder (EX20SA40 3HT)9QE
• 8073Farmers StFresh MerrynWales FoodsLtd (Bodmin)(7132), (Pl31Wrexham 2QB)LL13 0TS
• 8207Pilgrims ABPUK SturminsterLamb (DT10(7135), 1HA)
• 8216Powys ABPSY18 Yetminster (DT9 6HQ)6LX
• 8285St ABPMerryn LangportFoods (TA10(7176), 9HG)Merthyr CF48 2TA

Always check with your usual outlet as other abattoirs may also be designated or in the process of applying for designation.

Bluetongue approved slaughter markets

To sell animals from a bluetongue restricted zone at a slaughter market outside the zone, you must:

• follow general licence conditions for the movement of animals in and out of the market – see licence EXD 627 (E) (PDF, 236 KB, 4 pages) and licence EXD 628 (E) (PDF, 92 KB, 4 pages)
• comply with the animal gatherings order (AGO) – find out how to be AGO-compliant
• ensure that it’s an approved slaughter market – to become an approved slaughter market, request an application form at outbreakmarketlicensing@apha.gov.uk