PART 2 Identification of animals

5 Identification of animals not identified before the 11th January 2008
1 This article applies to—
(a) animals born before 11th January 2008 which are not identified before that date and are on their holding of birth; and
(b) animals born on or after 11th January 2008.
2 A keeper must comply with Article 4(1) (first paragraph) and Article 4(2)(a) and (b) of the Council Regulation and this article unless the alternative method of identification set out in article 6 is authorised.
3 For the purpose of Article 4(1) of the Council Regulation, the time limits for identifying an animal are—
(a) 9 months from the date of birth, in the case of an animal kept in extensive or free range farming conditions; or
(b) 6 months from the date of birth, in the case of any other animal.
4 An eartag applied as the first or second means of identification may be any colour other than red.
5 The identification code on a means of identification for the purposes of Section A.2 of the Annex to the Council Regulation must be—
(a) the letters “UK”;
(b) the flockmark or herdmark of the flock or herd into which the animal is born; and
(c) a unique number
and must be identical on the first and second means of identification.