Spotlight on livestock firms
8th April 2004, Page 19
8th April 2004
Page 19
Page 19, 8th April 2004
— Spotlight on livestock firms
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ONE OF THE BIGGEST ever roadside checks on livestock hauliers was carried out last week by 43 police forces and the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). The checks were intended to establish whether any hauliers were breaking the law on animal welfare or the six-day rule which prohibits farmers from moving
animals for six days after taking in new stock.
The six-day standstill was introduced last August. It is a relaxation of the 20-day rule that was imposed in 2001 as a response to the foot and mouth outbreak. A DEFRA spokesman says the results of the roadside checks are being studied and will be published in the next two weeks