# The Sheep and Goats (Identification and Traceability) (Scotland) Regulations 2006, Regulation 14: Replacement tattoos


(1) Regulation 13 shall not apply where a replacement tattoo is applied to the animal in accordance with paragraph (2) or (3).
(2) Where the identification code of a tattoo which has been lost or become illegible is known the keeper may apply to the animal a replacement tattoo bearing that identification code.
(3) Where the identification code of a tattoo which has been lost or become illegible is not known and–
(a) the animal is on its holding of birth, the keeper may apply to the animal a replacement tattoo bearing an individual identification code with the following information in the following order:–
(i) the flockmark or herdmark of the holding of birth; and
(ii) a number of not more than 6 digits which is unique to the animal to which it is applied (and which has been created by the keeper of the holding at which it is applied);
(b) the animal is on a holding other than its holding of birth, the keeper may apply a tattoo with an individual identification code with the following information in the following order (an “R tattoo”):–
(i) the flockmark or herdmark of the holding the animal is on when the tattoo is applied;
(ii) a number of not more than 6 digits which is unique to the animal to which it is applied (and which has been created by the keeper of the holding at which it is applied); and
(iii) the letter “R”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/73/regulation/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sheep-and-goats-identification-and-traceability-scotland-regulations-2006/regulation-14
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