{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/equine-identification-wales-regulations-2019/regulation-19",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/equine-identification-wales-regulations-2019/regulation-19.json",
  "legislation": "wsi/2019/57",
  "legislation_title": "The Equine Identification (Wales) Regulations 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/equine-identification-wales-regulations-2019",
  "path": "regulation/19",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "19",
  "heading": "Exception to requirement for ID: wild or semi-wild equines moved for welfare reasons or for slaughter",
  "text": "(1) The responsible person may move a wild or semi-wild equine out of a designated area without an ID if—\n(a) the equine is being moved out of the designated area temporarily and for welfare reasons; or\n(b) the equine—\n(i) is aged under 12 months and has visible dental stars of the temporary lateral incisors;\n(ii) is being moved directly from the designated area in which it was born to a place for slaughter (whether or not for the purpose of human consumption);\n(iii) has not previously been treated with any veterinary medicinal product; and\n(iv) has a sticker issued by an issuing body attached to it before it leaves the designated area, and the sticker must be marked with a unique identification number and the date on which it was attached to the equine.\n(2) The responsible person must ensure that an equine falling within paragraph (1)(b) is slaughtered within 7 days of the date shown on the sticker.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 19 in force at 12.2.2019, see reg. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2019/57/regulation/19",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:20:59.464410+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}