Inventory of animalsN.I.
19.—(1) For the purpose of Article 7(2) of the Council Regulation, a person by whom a record is required to be kept under this Order shall annually check, on a date during the reconciliation period, the total numbers of animals on the holding including the categories, to which they belong, the occupation of the keeper and the type of production.
(2) The keeper of an animal shall record, by the end of the reconciliation period each year, the particulars specified in the holding register.
(3) The findings of an annual inventory carried out in accordance with paragraph (1) shall be communicated to the Department in such form and manner as it may from time to time determine.
(4) However, the inventory required under this Article shall be optional for any keeper—
(a)who is authorised in accordance with Article 18; and
(b)where the centralised computer database contains the identification mark of each animal kept on the holding.
Commencement Information
I1Art. 19 in operation at 31.12.2009, see art. 1