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  • Register equine and other non-farm animal establishments

    Topics:
    • Animal Health, Welfare and Trade

    If you own or have responsibility for any establishment where livestock, equines or other non-farm animals are kept, you must register the establishment with DAERA. 'Equines' means horses, ponies, donkeys, zebras, and crossbreeds of those species. You are required to register your establishment with DAERA even if you only keep a small number of equines or other animals, including alpaca, llama, deer, back-yard poultry, pot-bellied pigs, and pygmy goats.

    Before you start

    • The only exception from the obligation to register is for any of the species of pet animals listed below which are kept in the owner’s household for private non-commercial purposes. 
      • Dogs, cats, ferrets, 
      • Invertebrates (except bees, molluscs belonging to the phylum Mollusca and crustaceans belonging to the subphylum Crustacea), 
      • Ornamental aquatic animals, amphibians, reptiles, 
      • Birds other than fowl, turkeys, guinea fowl, ducks, geese, quails, pigeons, pheasants, partridges, and ratites (Ratitae)
      • Mammals: rodents and rabbits other than those intended for food production.
    • You’ll need to prove your identity using GOV.UK’s Government Gateway or Northern Ireland Identity Assurance (NIDA) provided by nidirect. If you do not have current credentials from either of the identity providers then you will be asked to create credentials.
    • To receive an equine establishment number (EEN), you will also need a DAERA business ID (you may or may not be a trading business)
    • If you already have a business ID, you will be asked to choose or enter it
    • If you do not already have a business ID, we can create one for you - you will be asked to provide additional details as part of the registration
    Register equine and other non-farm animal establishments

    Additional information

    • Registration of equine establishments - Questions and Answers
    • Single Lifetime Identification Document (horse passport)
    • Check if an equine establishment number (EEN) is valid

    Get help with your registration

    Telephone

    • Telephone: 0300 200 7840
    • Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm (except public holidays)

    Email

    • Email your local DAERA Direct Regional Office
    • We aim to respond within 2 working days

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