Regulation 21 Traceability
(1)
An operator of a market shall have in place a system to ensure that, at all times that an animal is at the market, the holding from which the animal was moved to the market can be ascertained.
(2)
The system shall provide for the division of animals into batches, each of which shall have allocated to it a lot number which is unique to that batch.
(3)
The operator of the market shall enter the lot number of the last batch to which the animal belonged before leaving the market–
(a)
in the register; and
(b)
on the movement document.