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PART 3E+W+SIdentification

Identification of pigs moved off a holdingE+W+S

7.—(1) No person may move a pig off a holding unless it has—

(a)an ear tag with the letters “UK” followed by the herdmark of the holding from which it is being moved; or

(b)a tattoo showing that herdmark (with or without the letters “UK”);

applied in accordance with article 6.

(2) Subject to the [F1Disease Control (England) Order 2003] in the case of a market—

(a)a pig may be moved off if it is marked with the herdmark of the holding from which it arrived;

(b)if the pig is not correctly identified when it arrives at a market a keeper may correct the identification so that it is identified with the herdmark of the holding from which it arrived, but if he does not do so it may only be returned to the holding from which it came.