Statutory guidance

Bluetongue: general licences to move animals and germinal product from the restricted zone in England to Scotland or Wales

Use these general licences to move animals and germinal product from the bluetongue restricted zone in England to Scotland or Wales (EXD603, EXD608, EXD627, EXD639, EXD656, EXD657(S), EXD658, EXD 657(W)).

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
Published
1 July 2025
Last updated
1519 AugustSeptember 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

Documents

General licence to move animals kept within a restricted zone either directly to slaughter in Scotland or Wales, or to a dedicated slaughter market in England for immediate slaughter in England or Wales (EXD603(SW))

PDF, 148 KB, 5 pages

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General licence to move animals originating from a restricted zone from a market to their final destination in Scotland or Wales (EXD608(SW))

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General licence to move animals from the bluetongue restricted zone to an approved 'red market' in Wales (EXD627(W))

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General licence to move animals from Wales into the bluetongue restricted zone, or out of the restricted zone to Wales, for emergency veterinary treatment (EXD639 (W))

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General licence to move germinalanimals product from a specified sale within the bluetongue restricted zone in England, to Scotlanda orfinal Walesdestination (EXD656in (SW))Scotland (EXD657 (S))

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General licence tofor movethe animalsmovement of live animals, from a specified sale within the bluetongue restricted zone in England, to a finalpremises destinationin Wales (EXD 657 (W))

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General licence to move germinal product from a restricted zone to Scotland (EXD657or (S))Wales (EXD656 (SW))

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General licence to move germinal product from adesignated bluetonguepremises within a restricted zone to premises outside a restricted zone (EXD658(EXD (GB))658(GB))

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General licence for the movement of animals from a bluetongue restricted zone to Scotland (EXD662(E))

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General licence for movements of animals from within a bluetongue restricted zone to slaughter in Wales (EXD603(E))

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General licence for the movement of non-vaccinated live animals from a sale or collection centre in a bluetongue restricted zone to a destination in Wales (EXD608(E))

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General licence for the movement of vaccinated animals from within the bluetongue restricted zone in England to Wales to live (EXD661(E))

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General licence for the movement of live animals, from a specified sale within the bluetongue restricted zone in England, to a premises in WalesScotland (EXD 657 (W)) (E))

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Details

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

If you are planning to move animals or germinal product from England to:

For any movement out of a bluetongue restricted zone make sure that you: 

  • only use a licence if you meet all the conditions
  • use the latest version of the licence as they are occasionally updated 
  • keep a copy with you when you move animals under the licence
  • check your stock for signs of disease before loading

Upcoming changes

The following general licences will be valid to use for movements of animals to Scotland from 00:01 on Sunday 21 September:

  • general licence for the movement of vaccinated animals from within the bluetongue restricted zone in England to Wales to live (EXD662(E))
  • general licence for the movement of live animals, from a specified sale within the bluetongue restricted zone in England, to a premises in Scotland (EXD657(E))

The following three new general licences will be valid to use for movements of animals to Wales from midday on Sunday 21 September:

  • general licence for the movement of vaccinated animals from within the bluetongue restricted zone in England to Wales to live (EXD661(E))
  • general licence for movements of animals from within a bluetongue restricted zone to slaughter in Wales (EXD603(E))
  • general licence for the movement of live animals originating from a bluetongue restricted zone, from a sale or collection centre, to a final destination in Wales (EXD608(E))

The following licences will be withdrawn and no longer valid to use:

  • General licence to move animals kept within a restricted zone either directly to slaughter in Scotland or Wales, or to a dedicated slaughter market in England for immediate slaughter in England or Wales (EXD603(SW))
  • General licence to move animals originating from a restricted zone from a market to their final destination in Scotland or Wales (EXD608(SW))
  • General licence to move animals from the bluetongue restricted zone to an approved ‘red market’ in Wales (EXD627(W))
  • General licence for the movement of live animals, from a specified sale within the bluetongue restricted zone in England, to a premises in Wales (EXD657 (W))

Updates to this page

Published 1 July 2025
Last updated 1519 AugustSeptember 2025 + show all updates

  2. Added general licence for the movement of live animals, from a specified sale within the bluetongue restricted zone in England, to a premises in Wales (EXD 657 (W)). The general licence to move animals from a specified sale within the bluetongue restricted zone in England, to a final destination in Scotland is now listed as (EXD657 (S)).

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