Articles 8, 13 and 14
1. Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, journey times shall not exceed 8 hours.
2. The maximum journey time in paragraph 1 may be extended where the transporting vehicle meets the following additional requirements:
(a)there is sufficient bedding on the floor of the vehicle,
(b)the transporting vehicle carries appropriate feed for the animal species transported and for the journey time,
(c)there is direct access to the animals,
(d)there is adequate ventilation which may be adjusted depending on the temperature (inside and outside),
(e)there are movable panels for creating separate compartments,
(f)vehicles are equipped for connection to a water supply during stops, and
(g)in the case of vehicles for transporting pigs, sufficient liquid is carried for drinking during the journey.
3. The watering and feeding intervals, journey times and rest periods which shall apply when a road vehicle meets the requirements in paragraph 2 are as follows—
(a)unweaned calves, lambs, kids and foals which are still on a milk diet and unweaned piglets must, after 9 hours of travel, be given a rest period of at least one hour sufficient in particular for them to be given liquid and if necessary fed. After this rest period, they may be transported for a further 9 hours;
(b)pigs may be transported for a maximum period of 24 hours. During the journey, they must have continuous access to liquid;
(c)horses may be transported for a maximum period of 24 hours. During the journey they must be given liquid and if necessary fed every 8 hours; and
(d)all other cattle, sheep and goats to which this Schedule applies must, after 14 hours of travel, be given a rest period of at least one hour sufficient for them in particular to be given liquid and, if necessary, fed. After this rest period, they may be transported for a further 14 hours.
4. At the end of the journey time laid down, animals must be unloaded, fed and watered and be rested for at least 24 hours.
5. Animals must not be transported by train if the maximum journey time exceeds 8 hours. However, the journey times laid down in paragraph 3 shall apply where the conditions laid down in paragraphs 2 and 3, except for rest periods, are met.
6.—(1) Animals must not be transported by sea if the maximum journey time exceeds that laid down in paragraph 1, unless the conditions laid down in paragraphs 2 and 3, apart from journey times and rest periods, are met.
(2) In the case of transport by sea on a regular and direct link between two geographical points of the Community by means of vehicles loaded on to vessels without unloading of the animals, the latter must be rested for 12 hours after unloading at the port of destination or in its immediate vicinity unless the journey time at sea is such that the voyage can be included in the general scheme of paragraphs 1 to 3.
7. In the interests of the animals, the journey times in paragraphs 3 and 6(2) may be extended by 2 hours, taking account in particular of proximity to the place of destination.
8. The provisions in this Part shall apply where a journey involves passing through a market, and the documentation is unavailable to a person transporting animals from that market to establish the time the animals left the point where the journey to that market began.
9. If a person transports from a market animals which he did not take to that market, the documents required under article 14 shall show the market as the beginning of the journey for the purposes of recording the place, date and time of loading.
10. If a journey to market was not more than 4 hours, no person shall transport animals from that market for more than 4 hours except in accordance with the following provisions of this Part.
11. The animals to be transported shall have been at market for a period of at least one hour sufficient in particular for them to be given liquid and, if necessary, fed.
12. The journey from the market shall be in a vehicle complying with paragraph 2 of Part I of this Schedule.
13. Unweaned calves, lambs, kids and foals which are still on a milk diet and unweaned piglets may be transported for 9 hours from a market if the journey to market was not more than 4 hours (or 9 hours if it was in a vehicle complying with paragraph 2 of Part I of this Schedule).
14. Pigs or horses may be transported for 8 hours from a market if the journey to market was not more than 4 hours (or 8 hours if it was in a vehicle complying with paragraph 2 of Part I of this Schedule).
15. All other cattle, sheep and goats to which this Schedule applies may be transported for 14 hours from a market if the journey to market was not more than 4 hours (or 14 hours if it was in a vehicle complying with paragraph 2 of Part I of this Schedule).
16. It shall be a defence for a transporter transporting animals from a market to show that he took all reasonable steps to establish that the conditions in paragraphs 9 to 15 of this Schedule relating to the transport of animals to the market were satisfied.