Regulation 8 Notification of death

The notification of death in accordance with the second indent of Article 7.1 of the Council Regulation and in accordance with Article 6.3 of the Commission Regulation shall be by the keeper surrendering the cattle passport in accordance with the provisions of regulation 26 or 27 of the Cattle Identification Regulations 1998.

If an animal in relation to which these Regulations apply does not have a cattle passport, notification of death shall be by the keeper notifying the British Cattle Movement Service in writing within 7 days of the death in accordance with regulation 4 above, and the notification shall include the eartag number of the animal, the date of death and the holding on which the animal died.