http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/174/schedule/4The Cattle Identification (Scotland) Regulations 2007texttext/xmlenStatute Law DatabaseANIMALS;ANIMAL HEALTH2024-05-15Expert Participation2020-12-31 These Regulations make provision for the administration and enforcement of–Commission Regulation (EC) No. 494/98 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No. 820/97 as regards the application of minimum administrative sanctions in the framework of the system for the identification and registration of bovine animals;Commission Regulation (EC) No. 509/1999 concerning an extension of the maximum period laid down for the application of ear-tags to bison (Bison bison spp.);Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No. 820/97;Commission Regulation (EC) No. 911/2004 implementing Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards ear tags, passports and holding registers; andCommission Regulation (EC) No. 644/2005 authorising a special identification system for bovine animals kept for cultural and historical purposes on approved premises as provided for in Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council. SCHEDULE 4Regulation 811In accordance with the first indent of Article 7(1) and Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000, a keeper of animals shall keep a register.2The register shall contain–ithe information required under Article 8 of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 911/2004;iiin the case of animals born on the holding for which the register is kept, the identification code of the dam (in the case of embryo transfer, that of the surrogate dam and, if known, genetic dam).3In the case of an animal born before 1st April 1995 that is not identified by means of an ear tag with an identification code, the register shall also contain a description of any means of identification applied under previous cattle tagging legislation.4The keeper shall complete the register at the following times–ain the case of the movement of an animal on to or off a holding, within 48 hours of the movement;bin the case of the birth of a dairy animal, within 7 days of the birth;cin the case of the birth of an animal other than a dairy animal, within 30 days of the birth;din the case of the death of an animal, within 7 days of the death; andein the case of an ear tag being replaced with an ear tag with a different identification code, within 48 hours of the replacement ear tag being applied.5Failure to comply with this paragraph is an offence.2Any person who fails to comply with a request for information in accordance with Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000 is guilty of an offence.31For the purposes of Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000 the period determined by the Scottish Ministers for which a register must be available is–a10 years in the case of a farm; andb3 years in any other case.2That period shall be calculated from the end of the calendar year in which the last entry was made in the register.3Any record made under the Bovine Animals (Records, Identification and Movement) Order 1995 shall be available for the times set out in sub paragraphs (1) and (2).4Failure to comply with this paragraph is an offence.S.I. 1995/12, relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1996/1686, S.I. 1997/1901 and S.I. 1998/871.Sch. 4 para. 1(2)(ii) substituted for sch. 4 para. 1(2)(ii)(iii) (27.5.2017) by The Cattle Identification (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/133), regs. 1, 9(a)Word in sch. 4 para. 1(4)(a) substituted (27.5.2017) by The Cattle Identification (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/133), regs. 1, 9(b)Word in sch. 4 para. 1(4)(e) substituted (27.5.2017) by The Cattle Identification (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/133), regs. 1, 9(b)