PART IIICATTLE PASSPORTS
Completion of cattle passports when cattle are moved18
1
When cattle are moved off a holding, the keeper shall ensure that the cattle passport is marked with the date of movement and is signed in the appropriate place by him.
2
When cattle are moved on to a holding other than a slaughterhouse, the keeper (or, in the case of a market, the operator of the market) shall ensure that the cattle passport is marked with—
a
the date of movement on to the holding,
b
the official County, Parish and Holding number (and Herd number if there is one) of the holding, and
c
the name, address and signature of the keeper (or, in the case of a market, the operator of the market);
within 36 hours of the arrival of the animal on the holding and in any event before it is moved off the holding.
3
When cattle are moved on to a licensed slaughterhouse, the operator shall—
a
record on the passport that the animal has been slaughtered, and the date of slaughter;
b
mark the passport with the name and address of the slaughterhouse;
c
sign it, and
d
give it to the official veterinary surgeon or his representative forthwith.
4
Any person who fails to complete a cattle passport in accordance with this regulation shall be guilty of an offence.