The Dairy Produce Quotas (Wales) Regulations 2005

Records to be kept by producers

2.—(1) In respect of each quota year, a direct seller must keep, and retain for the relevant period, records comprising —

(a) details of the quota held by him or her, including any permanent and temporary transfers of quota if appropriate;

(b) his or her herd records (comprising number and breed of cows and calved heifers in dairy herd with details of number of cows in milk and number of cows dry);

(c) daily records of milk produced;

(d) invoices of any feed purchased;

(e) details recorded as a result of his or her participation in the National Milk Recording Scheme or other similar recording scheme;

(f) details of quantities of milk processed, methods of processing and quantities and type of milk products produced;

(g) details of quantities of whole milk used in the production of milk products (with conversion rates applied);

(h) details of quantities and types of milk and milk products which are produced and used on his or her holding for stock feeding and human consumption;

(i) details of quantities and types of milk and milk products which are disposed of (other than under paragraph (h)) or wasted on the holding;

(j) without prejudice to paragraph (i), details of any milk or milk products which —

(i) were transported from his or her holding to be destroyed elsewhere for sanitary purposes pursuant to a decision of the National Assembly,

(ii) were so destroyed, and

(iii) as a consequence, are to be excluded from the levy calculation,

including information about the reason why such destruction was necessary and details of where, when and how such destruction occurred;

(k) details of quantities and types of milk and milk products sold directly to the consumer or transferred free of charge from his or her holding (including milk and milk products sold on his or her holding);

(l) details of quantities and types of milk and milk products purchased, exchanged or otherwise received by him or her, and records relating to their disposal; and

(m) details of stocks of milk and milk products held by him or her on a monthly basis.

(2) Where a direct seller also delivers milk or milk products to a purchaser, he or she must, in respect of each quota year, also keep, and retain for the relevant period, records comprising —

(a) details of quantities and types of milk and milk products delivered by him or her and the name and address of any purchaser involved;

(b) the payment slips issued in respect of any such purchaser; and

(c) where there is a discrepancy between a purchaser’s payment slip and the relevant tanker receipt, that tanker receipt.