The Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009

PART IV Identification of goats not identified before 31st December 2009

Identification of goats

13.—(1) Where a goat is on its holding of birth and has not been identified before 31st December 2009 the keeper must, if he has not identified it in accordance with Part III, identify it within the time limits specified in Article 9(4), with either—

(a) two eartags; or

(b) an eartag and a pastern tag.

(2) The identification code on such a means of identification must be—

(a) the letters “UK” or “826”; and

(b) a 12 digit number prescribed by the Department;

and must be identical on the first and second means of identification.

Re-identification of goats

14.  Goats identified in accordance with Article 13 may be re-identified in accordance with Article 9 and in such a case Article 11(3) shall apply.

Replacement of the means of identification for animals identified according to Article 13

15.—(1) Where an animal identified according to Article 13 loses one means of identification, or that means of identification becomes illegible the keeper must replace it with one bearing the same identification code or remove the remaining identification device and re-identify the animal according to Article 13.

(2) Where an animal identified according to Article 13 loses both means of identification, or both means of identification become illegible the keeper must re-identify the animal according to Article 13.

(3) If the animal is no longer on its holding of birth, or it is not known whether the animal is still on its holding of birth, the keeper must use a red means of identification. This does not apply where the means of identification is a bolus or an identification device matching a bolus.