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Return of expenditure incurred and prosecutions taken under the Animal Health Act 1981 and incidences of disease in imported animals for the year 2018 Presented to Parliament pursuant to section 80 of the Animal Health Act 1981.

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ANNUAL RETURN

ANNUAL RETURN MADE UNDER SECTION 80 OF THE ANIMAL HEALTH ACT 1981

This statutory return is required to be made and laid before Parliament in accordance with Section 80 of the Animal Health Act 1981 and includes only data relating to England and Wales.

The Scottish Government Rural Directorate will compile a separate report.

The Report covers prosecutions taken under the Animal Health Act 1981 and other animal health and welfare legislation.

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ANNUAL RETURN

TABLE 1 Convictions achieved under the Animal Health Act 1981 and other animal health and welfare legislation by local authorities in 2018

TABLE 2 Compensation paid for animals slaughtered to prevent the spread of animal diseases in 2018

TABLE 3 Number of imported animals and birds landed and found to be affected by a notifiable disease in 2018

ANNEXES Annex 1 Details of Convictions achieved

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TABLE 1

CONVICTIONS ACHIEVED UNDER THE ANIMAL HEALTH ACT 1981 AND OTHER ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELFARE LEGISLATION BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN 20181

Policy area Convictions achieved:

Animal By-Products 30

Biosecurity (including animal gatherings) 0

Cattle Identification, Movement and Records 12

Sheep & Goat Identification, Movement and Records 5

Pig Identification, Movement and Records 3

Disease Control and Standing Regime Controls 1

Welfare on Farm (including Medicine Records) 31

Welfare during Transport 9

Welfare at Markets (and other places of sale) 2

Birds, Poultry and Hatching Eggs 0

Bovine Tuberculosis 3

Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies 6

Imports/Rabies 1

Equine Identification/Horse Passports 2

Feed Hygiene 2

1 This return is compiled from information supplied to APHA by local authorities using Defra form AH134.

TABLE 2

COMPENSATION PAID FOR ANIMALS SLAUGHTERED TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF ANIMAL DISEASES IN 2018

Type of disease Amount (£):

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy¹ £8,200.00

Bovine Offspring Cull (BOC)¹ Nil

Cohort Cull¹ (England) Nil

Cohort Cull¹ (Wales) Nil

Scrapie¹ Nil

Compulsory Scrapie Flocks Scheme² Nil

Bovine Tuberculosis £52,015,861.00

Notifiable Disease Nil

TOTAL GROSS COMPENSATION £52,024,061.00

Less receipts from salvage of carcasses:

Bovine Tuberculosis £14,256,252.00

TOTAL NET COMPENSATION PAID £37,767,809.00

Notes

All figures have been rounded up to the nearest pound (£).

1 Do not include BSE Offspring Cull (BOC) payments. 2 Do not include Compulsory Scrapie Flocks payments.

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TABLE 3

NUMBER OF IMPORTED ANIMALS AND BIRDS LANDED AND FOUND TO BE AFFECTED BY A NOTIFIABLE DISEASE IN 2018

Legislation Type of Number Countries Ports of Type of Methods of animal of origin landing disease disposal

The Trade in Bovine 6 France Dover No disease Rendering Animals and confirmed, but

Related Products action taken to Regulations 2011 prevent

incursions of Bluetongue

The Trade in Ovine 4 France Dover No disease Rendering Animals and confirmed, but

Related Products action taken to Regulations 2011 prevent

incursions of Bluetongue

The Trade in Rodent - 1 Germany Dover/ Echinococcus Rendering Animals and Beaver Folkestone multilocularis

Related Products Regulations 2011

Annex 1 DETAILS OF CONVICTIONS ACHIEVED Local

Authority Name and address

of offender

Summarised nature of each offence(s)

Relevant Act, Order or

Regulation*

Result

Isle of Anglesey County Council

John Peter Luke Wilcock

Dens Green Bradford

Bringing 13 equidae into Wales from

another Member state without a health

certificate/ without notifying the Welsh Ministers at least 24

hours in advance

Transporting 13 equidae without

documentation/acting as a transporter of

animals without authorisation/

transporting animals without having a

certificate of competence

Trade in Animals and Related

Products (Wales) Regulations 2011

Welfare of Animals

(Transport) (Wales) Order

2007

Date of Hearing: 22/02/2018 Place: Caernarfon Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: 100 hours unpaid work Costs: £1585

Barnsley Metropolitan

Borough Council

N Bramall & Son Ltd

New Coates Farm Barnsley S36 8YB

Failure to report cattle movements

The Cattle Identification

Regulations 2007

Date of Hearing: 07/06/2018 Place: Barnsley Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £8000 Costs: £1347.19

Birmingham City Council

Christopher Taylor

32 The Hobbins Bridgnorth Shropshire WV15 5HH

Transported a sheep in a way likely to cause

undue suffering as the animal was not fit for the intended journey

Welfare of Animals

(Transport) (England Order

2006

Date of Hearing: 27/09/2018 Place: Birmingham Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £165 Costs: £300 plus £30 victim surcharge

Bury Council Viktor Molnar

Prestwich Bury

The illegal importation of five miniature

dachshund puppies.

Operating a Pet Shop without the authority of a licence issued by The

Local Authority

The Rabies Importation of

Dogs, cats, and other mammals

Order 1974

The Pet Animals Act 1951

Date of Hearing: 07/03/2018 Place: Manchester & Salford Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: 12-month community order with the requirement to undertake 270 hours of unpaid work. He was disqualified from holding a pet shop licence and from operating an animal boarding establishment for 10 years. He was ordered to pay £2,686.93 compensation in respect of the losses incurred by purchaser of a puppy and the subsequent quarantine costs Costs: £2500

Calderdale Council

Miss S A Ramsden

Hazel Farm 12 Butts Green

Road Warley Halifax

West Yorkshire HX2 6BZ

Allowing animal to be brought onto a

premises where farmed animals were kept

Allowing access to animal protein by

goats, pigs and poultry

Allowing farmed animals access to

Category 3 animal by-products

Failing to transport and store Category 3

animal by-products as required by legislation.

Failure to keep necessary records

Failure to report pig movements

The Transmissible Spongiform

Encephalopathies (England)

Regulations 2010

The Animal By-Products

(Enforcement) (England)

Regulations 2013

The Pigs (Records,

Identification and Movement) Order

2011

Date of Hearing: 24/09/2018 Place: Leeds Magistrates Court Plea: Guilty Penalty: 12 month community order, with 100 hours unpaid work attached. Costs: £215 plus £85 victim surcharge

City of London Corporation

British Airways Cargo

Carrus Building Heathrow Airport

Hounslow TW6 2JS

Dog transported in a container that was too

small

The Welfare of Animals

(Transport) (England) Order

2006

Date of Hearing: 15/01/2018 Place: Uxbridge Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £1600. Costs: £895 plus £160 victim surcharge:


American Airlines

Building 552 Shoreham Road

East Southern

Perimeter Road Heathrow Airport

Hounslow

Cat transported in a container that was too

small



2006

Date of Hearing: 12/02/2018 Place: Uxbridge Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £1750 Costs: £935


Egypt Air


East Southern


Hounslow


small



2006



American Airlines


East Southern


Hounslow

Dogs transported in containers that were

too small



2006



Kuwait Airlines


East Southern

Perimeter Road


small



2006


Heathrow Airport Hounslow


Malaysian Airlines

Room 110 East Wing

Terminal 3 Arrivals

Heathrow Airport Hounslow

50 crocodiles transported in

containers that were too small



2006


Cornwall Council

Vivian John Exelby

Little Borthog 15 Howe Downs

Praze Camborne Cornwall TR14 0NF

Animal Welfare Act 2006

Welfare Of Farmed Animals 2006

Failing in duty of care towards pigs and

poultry

Causing unnecessary suffering to pigs and

poultry


The Welfare of Farmed Animals

(England) Regulations 2007

Date of Hearing: 31/10/2018 Place: Truro Magistrates Court Plea: Guilty Penalty: Banned from keeping farmed livestock for life. Four month curfew. Costs: £1500 plus £85 victim surcharge

Cornwall Council

Rodney Francis William Pascoe

Kylles Vethan Underlane Rockhead Delabole PL33 9BZ

Failure in duty of care towards cattle

Failure to dispose of carcasses via an approved route




Regulations 2013

Date of Hearing: 08/10/2018 Place: Bodmin Magistrates Court Plea: Guilty Penalty: Banned from keeping farmed livestock including horses. 16 weeks imprisonment suspended for 18 months. Costs: £4952 plus £115 victim surcharge:

Cornwall Council

Jackson & Lutey

2 Boldventure Close,

St Austell Cornwall

Failure in duty of care towards chickens, ducks and rabbits

Causing unnecessary suffering to a chicken

Failure to keep veterinary medicine records as required

Failure to dispose of carcasses via an approved route

Feeding of catering waste including meat

products to poultry


Welfare of Farmed Animals


Veterinary Medicine

Regulations 2013

Animal By-Product

Enforcement (England)

Regulations 2013

The Feed (Hygiene and Enforcement)


The Food Safety and Hygiene


Date of Hearing: 29/10/2018 Place: Truro Magistrates Court Plea: Guilty Penalty: Banned from keeping poultry for 10 years (suspended for two months). 200 and 100 hours community work respectively Costs: £4000

Cornwall Council

Kenneth White

The Millhouse Lombard Farm

Lanteglos Highway

Failure to dispose of sheep carcasses via an

approved route

Causing unnecessary suffering to sheep


Animal By-Product

Enforcement

Date of Hearing: 07/09/2018 Place: Bodmin Magistrates Court Plea: Guilty Penalty: Imprisoned for 16 weeks, suspended for 12 months. Disqualified from keeping farm

Fowey Failing in duty of care

towards sheep


animals for 10 years (no right of appeal for 6 years). Costs: £4500 plus £115 victim surcharge.

Cumbria County Council

Daniel William Waring

Haithwaite Farm Penton Carlisle

Failure to observe the movement standstill for

farmed livestock

Failure to report sheep and goat movements

as required

Failure to maintain sheep and goat

movement records as required

Failure to maintain veterinary medicine records as required

Failure to dispose of animal by-products via

an approved route

Failure to record the deaths of sheep as

required


Failing in duty of care towards sheep

The Disease Control (England)

Order 2003

The Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and

Movement) (England) Order

2009

The Veterinary Medicine

Regulations 2013.

The Animal By Products


Regulations 2013

The Animal Welfare Act 2006

Date of Hearing: 29/08/2018 Place: Carlisle Magistrates Court Plea: Guilty Penalty: 120 days imprisonment suspended for 12 months, 110 days community work, disqualified from keeping animals for 7 years Costs: £17783

Devon, Somerset &

Torbay County Councils

WD Dolley

Holliwell Farm Tiverton Devon


an approved route

Causing unnecessary suffering to a bovine

animal

Failure in duty of care towards a bovine

animals

Animal By Products


Regulations 2013


Date of Hearing: 01/06/18 Place : Exeter Magistrates Plea entered: Not guilty Penalty: 20 week custodial sentence suspended for 18 months Costs: £6307

Devon, Somerset &

Torbay Councils

Mr M Veysey

6 Albert Court Albert St

Bridgewater Somerset TA6 7ET

Breach of disqualification ban

from keeping farmed animals

Failure to report movements of cattle as

required



Regulations 2007

Date of Hearing: 20/09/2018 Place: Taunton Crown Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: 8 month suspended prison plus lifetime ban Costs: £2115

Devon, Somerset &

Torbay Councils

Luke Morley & Rebecca Tucker

Dinworthy Cottage Bradworthy

Devon EX22 7QX

Failure in Duty of care; Unnecessary suffering


Date of Hearing: 21/11/2018 Place: Exeter Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: Imprisonment of 17 weeks suspended for 12 months (Tucker), 180 hours community service (Tucker), disqualified from keeping animals for 10 years (both) Costs: £120 plus £150 victim surcharge

Devon, Somerset &

Torbay Councils

Mr W D Dolley

Rosebank Cottage

Hollwell Farm Collipriest

Devon EX16 4PT

Failure to dispose of animal by-products via an approved route and

allowing animals access to animal by-

products

Causing unnecessary suffering to cattle


The Animal By Product


Regulations 2013

Date of Hearing: 01/11/2018 Place : Exeter Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: 18 week custodial sentence and 5 year disqualification from keeping animals Costs: £2335

Dorset County Council

Mr Graham Anstey

Trackside Farm Sparkford

Yeovil

Failed to register as a keeper of cattle

Illegal movement of cattle whilst under

bovine TB restrictions

Causing unnecessary suffering to a bovine


Regulations 2007

The Tuberculosis (England) Order

2014


Date of Hearing: 27/04/2018 Place: Weymouth Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £850 Costs: £2000

Dorset County Council

Richard Hansford

C/O Flat 9 Old Bridge Court

30 Newstead Road

Weymouth DT4 0AX

Causing unnecessary suffering to chickens

Failing to adhere to technical regulations designed to promote the welfare of farmed

chickens

The Animal Welfare Act 2006.



Date of Hearing: 17/09/2018 Place : Weymouth Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £300 and banned from keeping pigs and chickens for 10 years Costs: £230

Durham County Council

Thomas Betney

Green View Lodge

Hamsterley County Durham

Failing to dispose of animal by-products via

an approved route

Allowing birds and animals access to animal by-products pending disposal

Failure in duty of care towards farmed

animals


animals

Animal By Products


Regulations 2013




Date of Hearing: 16/08/2018 Place: Newton Aycliffe Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: 8 weeks imprisonment (suspended for 12 months), 100 hours community service, disqualified from keeping cattle, pigs and sheep for 12 months Costs: £2168.51 plus £115 victim surcharge

Essex County Council

Richard Lennox

Wick Farm Church Road

Layer-De-La-Haye Colchester CO2 0EW


an approved route



Regulations 2013

Date of Hearing: 14/06/2018 Place: Colchester Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £1200 Costs: £1000

Gloucestershire County Council

Luke Coleman

3 Hampen Cottages

Andoversford Cheltenham

GL54 4JJ


Failure to dispose of animal by-products

(sheep carcasses) via an approved route



Regulations 2013

Date of Hearing: 08/01/2018 Place: Cheltenham Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £270 fine Costs: £1348 costs plus £30 victim surcharge


Kevin Hancock

13 Forest Road, Bream Lydney

Gloucestershire GL15 6LX




Failure to comply with a notice requiring the

disposal of animal by-products without undue

delay

Failure to report the movements of sheep

as required

Failure to produce sheep movement

records when required by an appointed

inspector

Failure to maintain a holding register as

required by legislation



Regulations 2013



2009

Date of Hearing: 29/01/2018 Place: Cheltenham Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: 18 month conditional discharge Costs: £1000 costs plus £20 victim surcharge


Rachel Nyland

13 Forest Road, Bream Lydney

Gloucestershire GL15 6LX




Failure to comply with a notice requiring the

disposal of animal by-products without undue

delay

Failure to report the movements of sheep

as required

Failure to produce sheep movement

records when required by an appointed

inspector

Failure to maintain a holding register as

required by legislation



Regulations 2013



2009

Date of Hearing: 29/01/2018 Place: Cheltenham Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: 18 month conditional discharge Costs: £1000 costs plus £20 victim surcharge


Clive Lockton

New Road Farm Todenham

Moreton-in-Marsh

Causing unnecessary suffering to a pig.

Failure in duty of care towards pigs

Failing to adhere to technical regulations




Date of Hearing: 09/07/2018 Place : Cheltenham Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: 12 month Community Order, Disqualified from keeping pigs and cattle for five years, £55 fine

designed to promote the welfare of farmed

animals

Failure to provide clean well maintained

equipment and prevent contamination of feed.

Failure to ear tag cattle in accordance with

legislation and failure to report the deaths of cattle as required


Animal Feed (Hygiene,

Sampling etc. and Enforcement)



Regulations 2007

The Animal By-products


Regulations 2013

Costs: £350 plus £135 victim surcharge


Farhad Khalil Ahmad

Lydney Gloucestershire

Causing unnecessary suffering to a sheep


Date of Hearing: 19/11/2018 Place : Cheltenham Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: Community order 12 months, 150 hours of unpaid work Costs: £1700 plus £85 victim surcharge

Hampshire County Council

Mr Colin Blyth

Springbridge Farm

Highbridge Road Eastleigh

Hampshire SO51 6HN

Causing unnecessary suffering to a pig

Failure to dispose of animal by-products (sheep carcasses)

without delay via an approved route

Failing to adhere to technical regulations designed to promote the welfare of pigs




Regulations 2013



Date of Hearing: 19/04/2018 Place : Southampton Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £1600 fine Costs: £500

Hartlepool Borough Council

Mr Richard Barton Atkinson

Blue House Farm Stockton Road Newton Bewley

Billingham TS22 5PH

Failure to dispose of animal by-products without undue delay and via an approved

route

The Animal By Products


Regulations 2013

Date of Hearing: 27/02/2018 Place: Teesside Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: Four week custodial sentence suspended for six months Costs: No costs awarded

Herefordshire Council

Alan Ogg

Middle Common Piggery,

Lower Maescoed Herefordshire

HR2 0HP

Failure in duty of care towards chickens


Date of Hearing: 29/05/2018 Place : Hereford Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: 6 months imprisonment, disqualified from keeping farmed animals for life Costs: No costs awarded. £158 victim surcharge

Herefordshire Council

William Hyde

The Furlongs Farm,

Tenbury Road, Little Hereford

Failure in duty of care towards pigs and cattle


without undue delay via



(Enforcement)

Date of Hearing: 28/06/2018 Place: Hereford Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £900 Costs: £3000 plus £30 victim

Herefordshire SY8 4LJ

and approved route

Allowing birds and animals to access animal by-products pending disposal


surcharge

Hull City Council

Krystina Gorolova

99 Axdane Hull

HU6 9AD

Illegal importation of a dog

The Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and other Mammals)

Order 1974

Date of Hearing: 23/03/2018 Place: Hull Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: 80 hours Community Order (unpaid work) Costs: £500 plus £85 victim surcharge

Lancashire County Council

Christopher John Raw

Croft Bungalow, Gisburn Road

Gisburn Lancashire BB7 4ES

Causing unnecessary suffering to a lamb


Date of Hearing: 17/04/2018 Place: Blackburn Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: 3 month curfew Costs: £1000


James Andrew Drake

Denholme Lane Farm

Keighley Road Denholme, Bradford

BD13 4JU

Exposing sheep for sale that were unfit

The Welfare of Animals at Market

Order 1990

Date of Hearing: 20/03/2018 Place: Blackburn Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £3500.00 Costs: £1480.66


Gisburn Auction Marts Ltd,

The Auction Mart, Gisburn,

Lancashire, BB7 4ES

Exposing sheep for sale that were unfit

The Welfare of Animals at Market

Order 1990

Date of Hearing: 20/03/2018 Place: Blackburn Magistrates Court Plea entered: Not guilty Penalty: 6 months conditional discharge Costs: £2904.23


Gisburn Auction Marts Ltd

The Auction Mart Gisburn

Lancashire BB7 4ES

Causing unnecessary suffering to a lamb


Date of Hearing: 30/10/2018 Place: Blackburn Magistrates Court Plea entered: Not guilty Penalty: £6500 Costs: £6000 plus £170 victim surcharge

Norfolk County Council

Nigel Patrick Key

Limpenhoe Norfolk


route




Regulations 2013

Date of Hearing: 17/05/2018 Place: Norwich Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £2000 Costs: £1665 plus £100 victim surcharge

Norfolk County Council

William Hand (aka David Page)

Rainbow Meadows Horse

Sanctuary Hindolveston

Breach of a disqualification order

under the Animal Welfare Act 2006


Date of Hearing: 22/10/18 Place: Norwich Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: 1 week imprisonment as well as the suspended sentence of 15 weeks determined on 1 December 2016 to be activated

Road Foulsham Dereham Norfolk

NR20 5SQ

and served in full. Disqualification from keeping all animals (except dogs) for life. Costs: No costs awarded.

North Yorkshire John Lynas Failure to dispose of The Animal By- Date of Hearing: 04/06/2018 County Council

Kersey Green Marske

Richmond DL11 7EG

animal by-products without undue delay via

an approved route

Products (Enforcement)

(England) Regulation 2013

Place: Northallerton Magistrates Court Pleas: Guilty Penalty: Fined £120 Costs: £500 plus £30 victim surcharge

North Yorkshire County Council

Keith Johnson

Lime Kilns Burrill

Bedale DL8 2SH


route




Regulations 2013

Date of Hearing: 24/09/2018 Place: Northallerton Magistrates Court Pleas: Guilty Penalty: Fined £1500 Costs: £850

North Yorkshire County Council

Leslie Thackray

Clayton Farm Mickley Ripon

HG4 3JE



without undue delay via an approved route




Regulations 2013

Date of Hearing: 08/11/2018 Place: Harrogate Magistrates Court Pleas: Guilty Penalty: £170 Fine and 12 month disqualification from keeping all animals Costs: £1360

Northumberland County Council

Mr Ian Findlay

East Kielder Farm Kielder

Northumberland NE48 1ET



Failure to comply with cattle identification and

movement reporting requirements

The Animal By-products


Regulations 2013.


Regulations 2007

Date of Hearing: 23/11/2018 Place: Newcastle Upon Tyne Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: 12 month conditional discharge, £666 fine Costs: £2000 plus £341 victim surcharge

Oxfordshire County Council

David Blake

Worton Farm Worton

Near Cassington OX29 4SU

Failure to keep necessary veterinary

medicine records

Caused unnecessary suffering to a pig during the slaughter process

The Veterinary Medicines

Regulations 2013

The Welfare of Animals at Time

of Killing (England)

Regulations 2015

Date of Hearing: 23/01/2018 Place: Oxford Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £614 Costs: £2000 plus £38 victim surcharge


Anna Maria Blake

Worton Farm Worton





Regulations 2015

Date of Hearing: 23/01/2018 Place: Oxford Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £230 Costs: £1000 plus £30 victim surcharge


Jenejio Fidel Marques

Worton Farm Worton





Regulations 2015

Date of Hearing: 23/01/2018 Place: Oxford Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £150 Costs: £0. £30 victim surcharge


David John Howard Gow

West Farm,





Regulations 2013

Date of Hearing: 23/10/2018 Place: Oxford Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £2250

Abingdon Oxfordshire

Failure to report the deaths of cattle as

required

Failure to identify and register cattle as

required

The Cattle Identifications

Regulations 2007

Costs: £2250 plus £75 victim surcharge


A H Cornish (Appleton) Limited

West Farm Abingdon

Oxfordshire



Failure to report the deaths of cattle as

required

Failure to identify and register cattle as

required



Regulations 2013

The Cattle Identifications

Regulations 2007

Date of Hearing: 23/10/2018 Place: Oxford Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £800 Costs: £2104.88 plus £30 victim surcharge

Powys County Council

John Albert Clayton

17 Rhos Las Tregynwr

Carmarthen


Failure in duty of care towards cattle



Failure to report cattle movements as required and to record them in a

holding register



(Enforcement) (Wales)

Regulations 2014


(Wales) Regulations 2007

Date of Hearing: 12/09/2018 Place: Llandrindod Wells Magistrates Court Plea: Guilty Penalty: 12 weeks imprisonment suspended for 6 months, £500 fine, disqualified from keeping animals indefinitely Costs: £9130 plus victim surcharge of £114

Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council

MR M Farndale

Howla Hay Farm Skelton Ellers Guisborough TS14 6QB

Applied an identity to a bovine that had

previously been used on another animal by

means of a cattle passport

Failure to identify cattle as required by

legislation


Regulations 2007



Regulations 2013

Date of Hearing: 02/11/2018 Place: Teesside Crown Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: 6 month, suspended sentence to 18 months Costs: £3200.54

Failure to maintain adequate cattle records



Sheffield City Council

Mr John Dyson

8 Greaves Lane Stannington

Sheffield S6 6BA

Failed to produce records relating to the

movements of sheep to an inspector as

reasonably required.

Failed in duty of care towards sheep

Failed to maintain adequate animal by-products records and


The Animal By-Product


Regulations 2013

The Sheep and Goat (Records,

Identification and

Date of Hearing: 25/4/18 Place: Sheffield City Council Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £250 Costs: £250 plus £30 victim surcharge

veterinary medicine records as required


2009


Regulations 2013

South Gloucestershire

Council

Mark Downes

1 Blandes Row Pilning South

Gloucestershire BS35 4NF


route


Failure to identify or register horses as

required



Regulations 2013

The Horse Passports

Regulations 2009

Date of Hearing: 21/06/2018 Place : Bristol Magistrates Court Plea entered: Not Guilty Penalty: 32 weeks imprisonment Costs: £1000

South Gloucestershire

Council

Susan Smith

Ingst Manor Farm Ingst Hill Olveston

South Gloucsestershire

BS35 4AP


route


Failure to register births and movements of cattle as required

Failure to produce cattle passports at the

request of an appointed inspector

Failure to maintain holding register for sheep as required

Failure to maintain adequate pig

movement records

Failure to produce veterinary medicine

records when requested by an

appointed inspector

The Animal By-Product


Regulations 2013

The Sheep and Goat (Records,

Identification and Movement)

(England) Order 2009


Regulations 2013

The Pigs (Records,


2011


Regulations 2007

Date of Hearing: 21/06/2018 Place: Bristol Magistrates Court Plea entered: Not Guilty Penalty: Committed to Crown Court for sentencing 23 August 2018 - now awaiting outcome of appeal. Ordered to destock. Costs: N/a

Staffordshire County Council

Mark Pickford

Kniveden Farm Mount Road

Leek Staffs

ST13 7LX

Illegal movement of cattle while under

bovine TB restriction

Failure to report the movement and deaths

of bovine animals

Failure to maintain cattle holding register

as required


2007


Regulations 2007

Date of Hearing: 19/12/2018 Place: Birmingham Crown Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £14000 Costs: £20000

Providing false information on cattle

registrations

Using a bovine identity by means of ear tag on another bovine where

that identity had already been used

Suffolk County Council

Christopher Maskery

11 The Populars Spexhall

Halesworth IP19 0RD

Causing unnecessary suffering to pigs





Date of Hearing: 06/02/2018 Place: Ipswich Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: sentenced to 8 weeks imprisonment, suspended for 12 months. He also received a prohibitive Activity Order, which states that he is not allowed to cause or allow pigs to breed or take in further animals for breeding purposes or commercial purposes for the period of the suspended sentence. Costs: £2555


Robin Edwin Charles Hayward

Withersdale Hall St. Johns Meadow

Fressingfield Road

Metfield IP20 0JR


Failing to adhere to technical regulations designed to promote the welfare of cattle








Regulations 2013

Date of Hearing: 06/02/2018 Place: Ipswich Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: 44 weeks in prison suspended for 2 years, ordered to complete 120 hours unpaid community service, £16200 fines, disqualified from keeping farmed animals for 10 years Costs: £12921.42


Matthew Lowe

4 St Gregory’s Court

Sudbury Suffolk

CO10 1HS

Failure in duty of care towards pigs


Failure to register as a keeper of pigs




The Pigs (Records,


2011

Date of Hearing: 12/10/2018 Place: Ipswich Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: sentenced to 8 weeks imprisonment - suspended for 18 months. 25 days rehabilitation act training which will involve help with his thinking and processing and 100 hours unpaid work. Costs: £4899

City and County of Swansea

Council

Mr Phillip Baker

Beechgrove Farm Hendre

Monmouth NP25 4DJ



animals

Failure to notify cattle movements or to

complete a holding movement register as

required


(Enforcement)(Wa les) Regulations

2014





Date of Hearing: 14/12/2018 Place: Swansea Magistrates Court Plea entered: Not Guilty Penalty: £3500 Costs: £4000

West Sussex County Council

Royal Air Maroc

Lagham House 32-33 Gosfield

Street London

Importation of a dog that did not meet the

requirements of the Pet Travel Scheme

Transport of dog in a container that was not

of sufficient size

The Non-Commercial

Movement of Pet Animals Order

2006

The Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and Other Mammals)

order 1974



2006

Date of Hearing: 12/12/2018 Place: Brighton Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £50000 Costs: £491

Wiltshire County Council

THF Johnson Ltd and Mr T Johnson,

Stokes Marsh Farm

Westbury Wiltshire

Illegal movement of cattle while under

bovine TB restriction


2014

Date of Hearing: 27/06/2018 Place: Swindon Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: Mr T Johnson £2000 plus victim surcharge, THF Johnson Ltd £15000 Costs: £3460 plus victim surcharge

City of York Council

Milan Holan (Snr)

311 Wolverhampton

Road East Wolverhampton West Midlands

WV4 6BD

Illegal importation of dogs which were not compliant with import

requirements

Misleading trading of dogs

The Trade in Animals and

Related Products Regulations 2011


Order 1974

Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading

Regulations 2008

Date of Hearing: 23/04/2018 Place: York Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £360 Costs: £1000 plus £417 paid back in compensation

City of York Council

Milan Holan (Jnr)

311 Wolverhampton

Road East Wolverhampton West Midlands

WV4 6BD

Illegal importation of dogs which were not compliant with import

requirements


Order 1974

Date of Hearing: 23/04/2018 Place: York Magistrates Court Plea entered: Guilty Penalty: £200 Costs: £1000 plus £417 paid back in compensation

*Where a prosecution is taken directly under the Animal Health Act 1981 this is stated, otherwise the relevant legislation has been detailed.

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Documents

Return of expenditure incurred and prosecutions taken ......Failing in duty of care towards sheep The Disease Control (England) Order 2003 The Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification