Dispatch documents
A Dispatch/Movement Document completed by the owner of the goats must accompany goats moving off the holding, throughout their movement. The Dispatch/Movement Document is a three-part document, which must be signed by the herd keeper off whose holding the goats are being moved. In addition the blank areas of the Document must be completed by the owner of the goat(s), indicating the number of goats being moved and the herd number of the farm or (in the case of a slaughter plant or mart) the name and address of the holding to which the goat(s) have been consigned. Up until 31 December 2010 it is only necessary to complete dispatch/movement documents on a batch (total No.) basis. From 1st January 2011 the requirement to record individual identification numbers on dispatch documents will be phased in as follows:
- From 1st January 2011 it will be necessary to record the individual identification code of any goats born after 31 December 2009
- From 31st December 2011 it will be necessary to record the individual identification code of all goats regardless of their date of birth. However, in the case of goats born before 31 December 2009 and moving to a slaughterhouse it is not necessary to record the individual identification code regardless of the date of movement
Sheep and Goat Ear Tags - Model Dispatch Document and Flock Register(doc 662Kb)
Goat dispatch documents can be ordered by contacting the NGIS unit of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. Helpline: 1890 252 713 or 01 6072901
