Intra-Community trade
8. No person shall consign an animal for intra-Community trade unless it is tagged in each ear with an eartag approved by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in accordance with Article 4.1 of the Council Regulation or, if it complies with the conditions for the derogations set out in that paragraph relating to animals born before 1st January 1998, it is tagged in accordance with the cattle tagging Orders, and any person who does so shall be guilty of an offence.