Article 25 Replacement of eartags lost at markets

(1)

The requirements of articles 23 and 24 to replace eartags and tattoos do not apply to a market operator or slaughterhouse operator.

(2)

If an eartag or tattoo is removed, lost or discovered to be illegible while an animal is on the way to or at a market, the person who purchases the animal at the market must apply a replacement in accordance with the following provisions as soon as possible and in any event before the animal is moved from his holding—

(a)

in the case of a removed, lost or illegible movement tag, he must attach an identical replacement, unless, after taking all reasonable steps he cannot ascertain the number on the original tag;

(b)

in the case of a removed, lost or illegible identification tag, he must attach an identical replacement or an R tag;

(c)

in the case of a removed, lost or illegible eartag that was attached under any of the previous Orders, other than an S mark, he must attach an identical replacement or an R tag; or

(d)

in the case of a removed or illegible tattoo that was attached under any of the previous Orders, he must attach an R tag or apply an R tattoo.