# Cattle Identification (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998, Regulation 9: Imports from third countries

Extent: N.I.
Status: prospective

(1) Any person who, in contravention of Article 4.3 of the Council Regulation, fails to attach eartags to an animal imported from a third country within 20 days of the animal passing the checks specified in Council Directive 91/496/EEC (laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community) shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) It shall be a defence for any person charged with an offence under paragraph (1) to prove that—
(a) when the animal to which the offence relates was imported, the holding of destination was a slaughterhouse, and
(b) the animal was slaughtered within 20 days of undergoing the checks referred to in paragraph (1).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1998/279/regulation/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/cattle-identification-no-2-regulations-northern-ireland-1998/regulation-9
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