PART 2Identification of animals
Identification of animals born after 9 July 20056.
(1)
Every keeper must comply with Article 4(1)(first paragraph) and Article 4(2)(a) and (b) of the Council Regulation and this article.
(2)
For the purposes 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.
(3)
The identification code for the first means of identification for the purposes of Section A.2 of the Annex to the Council Regulation is the following information, printed in the following order—
(a)
the letters “UK”;
(b)
the flockmark or herdmark of the flock or herd of birth; and
(c)
a unique number.