# The Cattle Identification Regulations 1998, Regulation 4: Form of eartags


(1) Eartags applied under these Regulations shall be approved by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
(2) In accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2629/97, both eartags shall bear the logo specified in Schedule 1 to these Regulations, the letters “UK” and the unique number allocated by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (and, in the case of a two-piece eartag, both pieces of the eartag shall bear the logo).
(3) The power in Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2629/97 (a power to choose other material or model for the second eartag) may be exercised by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/871/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/cattle-identification-regulations-1998/regulation-4
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