It is a legal requirement for all horses, ponies and donkeys to be issued with a passport. Horse passport law is governed by the EU Commission Regulation EC 2015/262 which came into force on 1 January 2016, and by the Equine Identification (England) Regulations 2018, and where applicable, any subsequent amendments or successors to these regulations. Passports are required throughout the EU for identification, effective disease control and in order to protect the human food chain.
All foals are required to be identified whilst still running with their Dam and a passport should have been applied for within 6 months of birth or 30 November of the year of birth whichever is the later, unless they are sold before the end of this period, which will also trigger the need to have a passport.
Ponies eligible for registration with the NFPB&CS must be registered within six months of birth or 30 November of year of birth and a passport will be issued when registration occurs. (This is of course in addition to the usual conditions of entry into the stud book or part bred register).
All equines must be microchipped and issued with a full passports prior to any live sale or online auction.
Vendors should act in good time to ensure that all equines are registered (as appropriate), microchipped and passported prior to the close of entry for any live sale or online auction.
Vendors should note that any equine presented without a full equine passport complying with the current regulations will not be accepted or allowed into the Sale Yard, or entered in an online auction.
Buyers should be aware that it is a legal requirement to complete transfer of ownership with the passport issuing organisation (usually NFPB&CS) within 30 days of purchase. At live sales, this can be completed on the day at the Sale Yard. Buyers must ensure that they transfer ownership of all equines purchased in an online auction within 30 days.
NEW FOREST PONY BREEDING AND CATTLE SOCIETY TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP – GENERAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT
