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Fallen stock

Animal By-Products Regulation

The European Union Animal By-Products Regulation, which banned the routine on-farm burial and burning of animal carcasses, came into force on 1 May 2003.  English legislation giving local authorities powers to enforce the Regulation came into effect on 1 July.

Please click here for more information on the disposal of fallen stock - Facts for horse owners, and for details on the national fallen stock scheme.

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Page last modified: 3 January, 2007
Page published: 11 November, 2003

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