Article 16 Identification of goatsI1

England and Wales

(1)

Where a goat is on its holding of birth and has not been identified before 1 January 2016 the keeper must, if they have not identified it in accordance with Part 3, identify it within the time limits specified in article 9(3), with either—

(a)

two eartags;

(b)

an eartag and a pastern tag; or

(c)

an eartag and a tattoo.

(2)

The identification code on a means of identification must be—

(a)

the letters “UK”; and

(b)

a 12 digit number in accordance with a numbering scheme prescribed by the Welsh Ministers;

and must be identical on the first and second means of identification.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Art. 16 in force at 1.1.2016, see art. 1(3)