# The Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement) (Scotland) Order 2009, Article 7: Identification for animals no longer intended for slaughter before the age of 12months

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(1) The keeper of an animal to which the alternative method of identification is applied under article 6 which—
(a) is not slaughtered before the age of 12 months; or
(b) is to be consigned for export before the age of 12 months,
must be identified in accordance with points 1 to 4 of Section A of the Annex.
(2) The keeper may re-identify an animal identified under article 6 only if—
(a) the animal is on its holding of birth;
(b) the animal has moved to its present holding directly from its holding of birth or from its holding of birth via a market; or
(c) the keeper has a complete record of all the animal’s movements.
(3) In the case of an animal not slaughtered before the age of 12 months, the second means of identification must be applied when the animal reaches the age of 12 months.
(4) In the case of an animal to be consigned for export before the age of 12 months, the second means of identification must be applied before the animal leaves the holding from which it is consigned for export.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2009/414/article/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sheep-and-goats-records-identification-and-movement-scotland-order-2009/article-7
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