If the owner refuses to sign the declaration, the veterinary surgeon must do so. In passports where Section IX (or Section II for passports issued from 1 January 2016) has not been signed, the owner must duly sign Section IX Part II (or Section II Part II for passports issued from 1 January 2016). If the declaration has been signed as not intended for human consumption, the medication can be administered, supplied or prescribed to the horse. In order to verify that the horse has been signed out of the food chain, and can therefore receive these medicines, the veterinary surgeon has a duty to check Section IX (or Section II for passports issued from 1 January 2016) of the horse’s passport. To safeguard the human food chain, specific medications are prohibited for use in animals that are intended for human consumption. If the horse is not being sold but the ownership is being formally transferred, the new owner must still receive the passport. For further information, see the BHS advice on Buying or Loaning a horse.Īt the time of purchasing the horse, the registered owner must give the passport to the buyer. At the time of the examination the veterinary surgeon can check that the implanted microchip in the horse matches the microchip number in the passport. The BHS advises that before purchasing a horse a pre-purchase veterinary examination is completed. If the passport was issued after 1 July 2009 the passport may not have a completed silhouette but will have a microchip number. The buyer of the horse should check that the passport matches the description of the horse. If you decide to purchase a horse without a passport, an offence will be committed if the horse is then transported to its new yard without a passport. The owner of the horse must obtain a passport for the horse before it is sold. The BHS strongly advises that buyers do not purchase the horse if it does not have a passport. It is a legal requirement that a horse is sold with its passport. Ensure you make it very clear to the insurance company should you wish to have the passport returned to you as a keepsake so that the insurance company can notify the PIO accordingly. All insurance companies are fully aware of the 30-day time restriction and will return the passport to the original PIO on your behalf before the deadline. It is highly likely the insurance company will request that the passport is sent to them before it is returned to the relevant PIO. If you are proceeding with a mortality claim with your insurance company, ensure you contact the insurance company before returning your horse’s passport.
If you would like your horse’s passport to then be returned to you, please reference this in your letter and include a stamped addressed envelope with the correct postage stamps. If you have a BHS passport, please return this to our Passport Office with a covering letter detailing the date and cause of death. In the sad event of the death of your horse, the passport must be returned to the PIO within 30 days.
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Further information about registration requirements will be available directly from the breed society. If your horse is of a particular breed you can apply for a passport via the relevant breed society as long as the horse meets the specific registration requirements. The passport will be stamped as a replacement and Section IX Part II (or Section II Part II for passports issued from 1 January 2016) will be signed by the issuing PIO, declaring that the horse is not intended for human consumption. If the original PIO cannot be located, a replacement passport can be applied for.
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A full list of approved PIOs is available from Defra.
If you are not sure whether your horse has been previously passported, you will need to make enquiries with the Passport Issuing Organisations (PIOs) to check if the passport was originally issued by them. Therefore, you will need to apply for a passport as soon as possible and your horse will also need to be microchipped. If you have owned your horse since the passport regulations were introduced in 2004 and have not obtained a passport for your horse, you are committing an offence.
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