The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Slaughter and Vaccination) (Scotland) Regulations 2006

Marking of cattle passports

23.—(1) This paragraph applies to any animal specified for vaccination which is issued with–

(a) a cattle passport under the Cattle Passports Order 1996(1);

(b) a cattle passport under the Cattle Identification Regulations 1998(2); or

(c) a registration certificate under the Cattle (Identification of Older Animals) (Scotland) Regulations 2001(3).

(2) If the keeper of any animal to which paragraph (1) applies has its cattle passport or registration certificate in that person’s possession at the time of vaccination that person shall give it to the person carrying out the vaccination at that time.

(3) The person carrying out the vaccination shall ensure that any cattle passport or registration certificate given to that person at the time of vaccination is marked at that time to indicate that the animal has been vaccinated and then returned to the keeper.

(4) If the cattle passport or registration certificate of any animal to which paragraph (1) applies is not in the possession of its keeper at the time of vaccination, the Scottish Ministers shall serve a notice on that keeper requiring that keeper to submit it to the Scottish Ministers without delay on its return to that keeper’s possession for marking to indicate that the animal has been vaccinated.

(1)

S.I. 1996/1686.

(2)

S.I. 1998/871, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(3)

S.S.I. 2001/1, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.