Keeping livestock in the UK. The law

British livestock law is built around traceability. Every keeper, every animal, every movement on a national register. The rules look intimidating from outside but they're built for clarity, and most of them take ten minutes online to comply with.

This hub gathers every livestock-law guide on the site: the new 2026 small-flock rules, the bee-keeping legal basics, the walking-licence requirements for pigs, and the County Parish Holding number every sheep and goat keeper needs.