Livestock markets
(for England and Wales)
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Most people in a market, whether they are selling, buying, in charge of, hauling or just viewing any of the following animals - cattle, sheep, goats, and all other ruminating animals, pigs, rabbits and poultry - are required to comply with certain ways of handling them.
Animals must be handled with care in an appropriate manner according to their species, and be fit for transport and sale in a market.
Only people who are correctly dressed in clean washable or disposable clothing and footwear should enter designated animal areas. They must wash their hands when leaving this area.
Vehicles - the golden rule is 'clean in, clean out'. Animals must not be loaded into a vehicle or trailer unless it has been thoroughly cleansed and disinfected using an approved disinfectant since it was last used to transport animals.
