Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (Scotland) Regulations
(for Scotland)
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The relevant legislation is the Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (Scotland) Regulations 2010, the Cattle Identification (Scotland) Regulations 2007, as amended and the Animal By-Products (Scotland) Regulations 2003.
All cattle which die or are killed on farm (other than for human consumption by the farmer/owner) or in transit, and which are over 48 months old at the time of death, are required to be tested for BSE.
The death should be reported to an approved sampling site within 24 hours and delivered within a further 48. All deaths on holdings must be recorded in the movement register within seven days of the death, together with other specified information. Cattle passports and/or registration certificates must have the animal's death details completed and be sent to the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS).
