PART VMOVEMENT DOCUMENTS

Market operators21

1

This Article shall apply in addition to the requirements of Article 5 of the Council Regulation and Article 19.

2

The owner or person in charge of a market shall—

a

ensure that an animal is not accepted into the market for sale or sold at the market unless it is identified in accordance with this Order;

b

ensure that an animal is not accepted or exposed for sale or displayed at any market unless it is accompanied by a valid copy of a movement document in accordance with Article 19;

c

ensure that all animals are divided into groups of one or more animals immediately upon their arrival at the market and that a lot number is allocated to each group and recorded on the movement document which accompanied the animals into the market;

d

record the lot number allocated under sub-paragraph (c) in the holding register at the market;

e

endorse the movement or market dispatch document relating to any animal sold in the market with—

i

the name, address and flock or herd number of the person who purchased the animals;

ii

the lot number of the sale;

iii

the name and address of the market; and

iv

the name and address of the transporter and the registration number of the vehicle in which the animals were removed from the market;

f

prior to any animal leaving the market, supply the keeper of the animal with a copy of a movement or market dispatch document including full details of the holding or slaughterhouse to which the animal is being consigned;

g

return the movement or market dispatch documents referred to in (e) and (f) to the Divisional Veterinary Office in accordance with Article 19(1)(b); and

h

retain a copy of any movement or market dispatch document for an animal entering or leaving the market for a period of 3 years following the end of the month in which the document was completed.