The Sheep and Goats Identification (Wales) Regulations 2000

Marking requirements for the movement of sheep and goats to a destination within Great Britain

12.—(1) Any person moving sheep or goats from a holding to a destination within Great Britain shall ensure that the animals are marked before being moved from the holding in accordance with this regulation.

(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4) below, every animal shall be marked with a temporary mark which is sufficiently distinctive for the animal to be identified for the purposes of the document required under regulation 13 and which will last at least until the animal reaches its destination.

(3) In the case of an animal marked with a unique individual identification number, or the flockmark or herdmark, the requirement to mark it with a temporary mark shall be optional, but if the animal is marked with a temporary mark, the mark shall be recorded in the movement records made under regulation 4 and the transport document carried under regulation 13.

(4) The requirement to apply a temporary mark, that is imposed under paragraph (2) above, shall not apply in the case of animals —

(a) moved for the purposes of veterinary treatment;

(b) moved for the purposes of dipping or shearing;

(c) moved to a show if they are due to return to the same holding;

(d) being moved to an adjacent holding where the sheep or goats remain under the same ownership; or

(e) in the process of being imported into Wales from outside the European Union while they are being taken to the holding of destination.