{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pigs-records-identification-and-movement-scotland-order-2011/article-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pigs-records-identification-and-movement-scotland-order-2011/article-6.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2011/327",
  "legislation_title": "The Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement) (Scotland) Order 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pigs-records-identification-and-movement-scotland-order-2011",
  "path": "article/6",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Eartags and tattoos",
  "text": "(1) An eartag must be—\n(a) legible during the pig's lifetime;\n(b) made of either metal or plastic or a combination of metal and plastic;\n(c) tamper-resistant;\n(d) incapable of re-use;\n(e) sufficiently heat-resistant that neither the eartag nor the information printed or stamped on it can be damaged by the processing of the carcase following slaughter; and\n(f) designed to remain attached to the pig without harming it.\n(2) A tattoo must be applied either by tattoo forceps, in which case it must be on an ear, or by slap-marking equipment, in which case it must be on a shoulder.\n(3) As an alternative to applying a tattoo by the methods referred to in paragraph (2), a keeper may apply a tattoo to a shoulder by means of equipment which uses compressed air to drive the tattooing pins into the skin of the pig.\n(4) A keeper may mark a pig with any further information, or add further information to the eartag or tattoo provided that the further information is clearly distinguished from the information required under this Order.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2011/327/article/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:48:04.442106+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."
}