PART 2Identification of animals
Identification of animals not identified before the 11th January 20085
1
This article applies to—
a
animals born before 11th January 2008 which are not identified before that date and are on their holding of birth; and
b
animals born on or after 11th January 2008.
2
A keeper must comply with Article 4(1) (first paragraph) and Article 4(2)(a) and (b) of the Council Regulation and this article unless the alternative method of identification set out in article 6 is authorised.
3
For the purpose of Article 4(1) of the Council Regulation, the time limits for identifying an animal are—
a
9 months from the date of birth, in the case of an animal kept in extensive or free range farming conditions; or
b
6 months from the date of birth, in the case of any other animal.
4
An eartag applied as the first or second means of identification may be any colour other than red.
5
The identification code on a means of identification for the purposes of Section A.2 of the Annex to the Council Regulation must be—
a
the letters “UK”;
b
the flockmark or herdmark of the flock or herd into which the animal is born; and
c
a unique number
and must be identical on the first and second means of identification.