To comply with LPA requirements, all movements of livestock from one PIC to another – even if owned by the same entity – must be recorded on an LPA NVD and the NLIS database.
There are two reasons for this. Firstly, any food safety information associated with the animals must be retained for reference to accompany or provide historical evidence of risks for any further movements.
Second, a system error will be generated for a PIC if a movement is not recorded of the individual animal. For example, a producer owns a breeding property (PIC A) and fattening property (PIC B). The fattening stock are tagged with NLIS tags from PIC A – their property of birth and are sent to PIC B once weaned. An LPA NVD and NLIS transfer must be completed so the database is notified of the physical location of the animals and in this case, is PIC B.

When these animals are sent to sale or slaughter from PIC B, an NLIS transfer is completed by the receiver (PIC C). If the tags had been transferred from PIC A to PIC B, the animals retain their lifetime traceability.
Without the transfer between PIC A and PIC B, a system error will automatically be generated and the animals would lose their lifetime traceability
System errors will be investigated in an LPA audit. To remain LPA-accredited, you must be able to demonstrate that you are using an LPA NVD and completing an NLIS transfer for all movements between your PICs.
Read more about NLIS.
More information about your requirements when owning properties with different PICs.