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Publication - Factsheet

Horse passports: application and identification deadlines

Published
14 August 2019
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Part of
Farming and rural

Deadlines for horses and passport issuing organisations (PIOs) based in Scotland and other parts of the UK.

 

Horse location

Country of PIO

Deadline in country of PIO

PIO identification deadline

Scotland

Scotland

30 days prior to the identification deadline

By the later of:

  • 31 December in the calendar year of the equine animals birth, or
  • the end of the month that is 6 months following the date of its birth

Scotland

England

By the later of:

  • the last day of the period of 6 months beginning with the day on which the equine was born, or
  • 30 November in the year in which the equine is born

By the later of:

  • 31 December in the calendar year of the equine animals birth, or
  • the end of the month that is 6 months following the date of its birth

Scotland

Wales

30 days prior to the identification deadline

By the later of:

  • 31 December in the calendar year of the equine animals birth, or
  • the end of the month that is 6 months following the date of its birth

Scotland

Northern Ireland

The last day of the period of 6 months beginning with the day on which the horse was born

By the later of:

  • 31 December in the calendar year of the equine animals birth, or
  • the end of the month that is 6 months following the date of its birth

England

Scotland

 30 days prior to the identification deadline

By the later of:

  • 31 December in the calendar year of the equine animals birth, or
  • the end of the month that is 6 months following the date of its birth

Wales

Scotland

30 days prior to the identification deadline

By the later of:

  • 31 December in the calendar year of the equine animals birth, or
  • the end of the month that is 6 months following the date of its birth

Northern Ireland

Scotland

30 days prior to the identification deadline

By the later of: 

  • 31 December in the calendar year of the equine’s birth, or
  • 6 months following the date of the equine’s birth

 

Contact

Email: animal.health@gov.scot

 

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