North Yorkshire County Council Trading Standards service is responsible for enforcement of animal health and welfare legislation. This protects the welfare of livestock on farms, at markets and during transportation.

This work is carried out by our animal health and welfare inspectors. Their duties include ensuring livestock is correctly identified and is moved with the required movement documents and cattle passports. Inspectors carry out checks of records at farms, markets, slaughterhouses and during transportation to ensure that there is full traceability of livestock movements. To reduce the risk of disease outbreak the inspectors also ensure that carcases are disposed of by the correct methods.

The animal health and welfare team also provides advice and assistance to North Yorkshire farmers and traders on the animal health and welfare legislation.

Voluntary poultry register If you keep less than fifty birds, we can keep you updated in the event of an avian influenza outbreak. Why not register here?