# The Cattle Identification Regulations 2007, Paragraph 3: Registration of birth

Extent: E+W+S+NI+i

(1) When a calf is born its keeper must register it within 7 days from the date it is tagged (or, in the case of a dairy herd, from the date on which the second ear tag is applied to the animal).
(2) In the case of bison, the time limit for registration is 7 days from the birth of the calf, whether or not the animal has been tagged, and the application must state the tag number intended to be used for the animal.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/529/schedule/2/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/cattle-identification-regulations-2007/schedule-2/paragraph-3
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