Identification of animals born before and not identified by 31 December 2009
11.—(1) This article applies to animals born before but not identified by 31 December 2009 and on their holding of birth.
(2) A keeper must comply with Article (4)(1)(first paragraph) and Article 4(2)(a) and (b) of the Council Regulation and this article unless the alternative method of identification set out in article 12 is authorised.
(3) For the purposes of Article 4(1) of the Council Regulation, the time limits for identifying an animal are:—
(a)9 months form the date of birth, in the case of an animal kept in extensive or free range farming conditions: or
(b)6 months from the date of birth, in the case of any other animal
(4) An identification device applied as the first or second means of identification may be any colour other than red.
(5) The identification code on a means of identification for the purposes of Section A.2 of the Annex to the Council Regulation must be—
(a)The letters “UK”;
(b)The flockmark or herdmark of the flock or herd into which the animal is born; and
(c)A unique number.