The Sheep and Goats (Identification and Traceability) (Scotland) Regulations 2006 No. 73

PART 2 Application of identification

Baseline eartags: animals born after 9th July 2005

6.—(1) The keeper of an animal born after 9th July 2005 shall comply with Article 4(1) and (2)(a) of the Council Regulation and this regulation.

(2) The period determined for the purposes of Article 4(1) of the Council Regulation is–

(a) 9 months from its date of birth, in the case of an animal kept in extensive or free range farming conditions; and

(b) 6 months from its date of birth, in the case of any other animal.

(3) For an animal born after 9th July 2005, the individual identification code for the first means of identification (“baseline UK eartag”) for the purposes of Section A.2 of the Annex is the following information in the following order:–

(a) the letters “UK”;

(b) the flockmark or herdmark of the holding of birth; and

(c) a unique number.