What is a holding? What is holding number in a municipality?

 What is a holding? 

A holding is a place where livestock, including cattle, are kept or handled in pursuit of an agricultural activity. It may be a farm, or other premises such as a market, lair age, abattoir or showground.

Some keepers may have more than 1 holding and some holdings may be used by more than one keeper. A holding is not the same as a business.

If you intend to keep cattle, bison or buffalo, you must ensure that the place where you are going to keep them is registered as an agricultural holding. 

When you register a holding for the first time, you get a County Parish Holding (CPH) number for that land and/or premises.

 

What is holding number in a municipality?

A “County Parish Holding number” to give it its full name, which is often abbreviated to a “CPH number” or referred to as a “holding number” is required where cattle, sheep, goats and/ or pigs are kept.

A holding number is a unique number, the purpose of which is to identify the land upon which such animals are kept. 

To keep cattle, bison or buffalo at a given place, you must register for a County Parish Holding number.