Compulsory Poultry Registration Form – Keeper of 50 or More Birds

You must register using the compulsory registration form within one month of keeping 50 or more birds on your premises. You’re breaking the law if you do not register. The law applies if you keep:

• 50 or more birds captive for any period of time
• birds for: the consumption of meat and eggs; other commercial purposes; restocking game birds; or breeding for these 3 purposes

You’ll need this information to complete the form:

• your contact details and details of the person or company that owns or rents your site
• your site’s location and county parish holding (CPH) number – (find out how to get a permanent CPH number in England, Scotland and Wales)
• details of the birds you keep and how you farm them (species, number you usually keep, what you keep them for, your farming system)
• how many birds of each species you usually keep each month (your stocking arrangements)
• details of any businesses you supply with your poultry
• a list of other livestock you keep on the site