Important update: Current and renewing Tenants on all Bishop Auckland Town Council allotment sites permitting livestock.
In England and Wales you must register with the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), if you keep any poultry or other captive birds by 1st October 2024. This includes any birds you keep as pets.
This is a legal requirement and you’ll be breaking the law if you do not register.
To register with APHA and for further information or guidance, visit the .GOV.UK website:
49 birds or fewer: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/register-as-a-keeper-of-less-than-50-poultry-or-other-captive-birds
50 birds or more: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/poultry-including-game-birds-registration-rules-and-forms
