Approval of eartags
5.—(1) A person shall not attach an eartag to any animal unless it is –
(a)approved by the Department; and
(b)inscribed with the letters “UK”, the appropriate holding number and an individual animal identification number allocated to the animal.
(2) A person shall not sell or supply an eartag for the purpose of identifying an animal, other than a sheep or goat, that is not readily distinguishable by its difference in size and colour from an approved eartag for the identification of animals under the provisions of this Order.
(3) A person shall not sell or supply an eartag with the unique holding number allocated by the Department to any other person for the purposes of identifying animals on any other holding.