# The Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement) (England) Order 2005, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/3100/article/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sheep-and-goats-records-identification-and-movement-england-order-2005/article-25
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