Paragraph 6 Young ovine and caprine stamps
England and Wales
(1)
An inspector may stamp an ovine or caprine animal or carcase in a slaughterhouse with, respectively a young lamb stamp or a young goat stamp—
(a)
if the animal does not have a permanent incisor erupted through the gum, and
(b)
any documentation relating to the animal does not indicate that it is aged over 12 months at slaughter.
(2)
The stamp must mark the meat with a circular mark 5 centimetres in diameter containing the following in capital letters 1 centimetre high—
(a)
“MHS”, and
(b)
in the case of—
(i)
an ovine animal , “YL”;
(ii)
a caprine animal, “YG”.
(3)
No person other than an inspector appointed under regulation 13(2) may apply the stamp or a mark resembling the stamp, or possess the equipment for applying it.