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Regulation 2 amends the Cattle Identification (No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 (S.R. 1998 No. 279), as amended, requiring the person responsible for an animal imported from outside the European Union to notify the Department of the original and new eartag numbers. It places responsibility on the operator of the establishment for—
(a)the destruction of eartags from each animal at the slaughterhouse or establishment approved under the Animal By-Products (Enforcement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011 No. 124); or
(b)the removal on request of the Department of the eartags, their secure retention and surrender.
Regulation 3 amends the Cattle Identification (Notification of Births, Deaths and Movements) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 (S.R. 1999 No. 265), as amended, to—
(a)remove some barriers to an agent being able to notify the Department of births, deaths or movement of animals; and
(b)specify notification requirements to the Department for lost or stolen animals.
Regulation 4 amends and updates the references in the Cattle Passport Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 (S.R. 1999 No. 324), as amended, from Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2629/97 to Commission Regulation (EC) No. 911/2004.
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