9.—(1) The owner or person in charge of bovine animals kept on any premises shall, if so required by notice served by a veterinary inspector, mark such animals in accordance with the requirements of the veterinary inspector.
(2) A veterinary inspector may paint, stamp, clip, tag or otherwise mark bovine animals kept on any premises.
(3) No person shall alter, remove, obliterate, deface or attempt to alter, remove, obliterate or deface any such mark.