Test for farmers 'red tape gone mad'
PUBLISHED: 14:52 21 November 2007 | UPDATED: 08:17 28 March 2014
NOVEMBER 2007: A new law to make farmers take a test if they drive animals more than 40 miles has been described as 'bureaucracy gone mad' by a union leader.
Most farmers transporting sheep or cattle must sit the animal welfare test before 5 January next year.
The Welsh Assembly Government said the certificate has been introduced to protect animals during transport.
Anyone using road vehicles to transport cattle, sheep, poultry or horses as part of their business will have to hold the transport certificate.
A spokeswoman for the Welsh Assembly Government said it is making assistance available to farmers to attain the competence training.