The Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement) Order 1996

Records concerning sheep

4.—(1) Any person keeping sheep on a holding shall record, on or before 31st January in each year, the number of sheep on that holding on 1st January of that year.

(2) Within 36 hours of sheep being deliberately moved on or off a holding, the keeper of such sheep shall record—

(a) the date of movement;

(b) the identification mark (or, in the case of a person receiving sheep directly from a market, or a person keeping a record at a market, the lot number allocated at the market) of each of the sheep moved;

(c) the total number of sheep moved;

(d) the holding of birth of each of the sheep (if known); and

(e) either—

(i) the holding from which the sheep have been brought, if they are moved on to the holding, or

(ii) the holding to which the sheep are moved if they are moved off the holding.

(3) In the case of sheep being sold without being moved on or off a holding, the vendor shall record, within 36 hours of the sale—

(a) the date of sale;

(b) the number of animals sold;

(c) the name and address of the purchaser; and

(d) the identification mark of each of the sheep.

(4) All records under this article shall be retained by the person making the record for a period of three years.