PART 2Records
Notification of holdings
4.—(1) An occupier of a holding who begins to keep pigs on that holding, and any person who takes over the occupation of a holding where pigs are kept, must notify the Secretary of State within one month of—
(a)their name and address; and
(b)the address of the holding.
(2) On receipt of a notification under paragraph (1) the Secretary of State must issue a herdmark.
(3) The occupier must notify the Secretary of State of any change to the information in paragraph (1) within one month.
(4) The occupier must notify the Secretary of State within one month if they cease to keep pigs at any holding notified under paragraph (1).
Records
5.—(1) Within 36 hours of the movement of a pig on or off a holding the keeper must complete the form in the Schedule.
(2) Once a year a keeper must record the maximum number of pigs normally on the holding and the actual number of pigs on the holding at that date.
(3) The keeper must keep these records for at least 3 years.