Records
Records of calves at markets6
1
No person shall bring a calf to a market unless upon arrival he has furnished the market operator with a written declaration signed by the owner of the calf or his duly authorised agent stating—
a
the name and address of the owner of the calf;
b
the ear tag number of the calf;
c
that the calf has not been brought to a market before or, as the case may be, has been brought to a market only once during the previous 28 days; and
d
where the calf has been brought to a market once during the previous 28 days, the address of the market and the date on which the calf was brought there.
2
Where a calf has been sold, and before its removal from the market, the market operator shall—
a
in the case of a sale by auction; and
b
upon request made by the purchaser, in the case of a sale by private treaty;
supply to the purchaser of the calf details in writing of—
i
the ear tag of the calf;
ii
the date of the sale of the calf and the address of the market at which it was sold; and
iii
where the calf has been brought to a market once within the previous 28 days, the address of that market and the date on which the calf was brought there.
3
Every market operator shall keep a record of the details supplied to a purchaser of a calf for the purposes of paragraph (2) above and of the name and address of that purchaser.
4
In this article, “calf” means a bovine animal under 12 weeks of age.