Article 4 Identification of bovine animals
Subject to paragraph (2) below, the owner or person in charge of a bovine animal kept on any premises shall identify the animal with an approved identification.
The requirement in paragraph (1) above shall not apply in relation to–
a bovine animal in a dairy herd being a bovine animal less than 36 hours old; or
any other bovine animal less than 7 days old.
The owner or person in charge of a bovine animal kept on any premises which has lost (for whatever reason) its approved identification shall identify the animal with the approved identification appropriate to those premises and record the details of the previous approved identification of the animal with the details of the new approved identification except that the owner or person in charge of the bovine animal shall not be required to record the details of the previous approved identification if after making reasonable inquiries he has been unable to obtain such details.