Identification requirements for deer16.

(1)

A person must not move a deer on to or off any premises unless it has had a means of identification applied to it in a manner approved by the Scottish Ministers.

(2)

A person must not move the carcase of any deer on to or off any premises unless it has had a means of identification applied to it in a manner approved by the Scottish Ministers.

(3)

A person must not test any deer for tuberculosis unless the deer has had a means of identification applied to it in a manner approved by the Scottish Ministers.

(4)

If directed by a veterinary inspector or an approved veterinary surgeon, a keeper of deer must apply a means of identification to the deer, in a manner approved by the Scottish Ministers.

(5)

A person must not change or interfere with any means of identification that has been applied in accordance with this article.