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The Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement) Order 2003

Animals

Stray animals

King's Printer of Acts of Parliament

2011-07-04

ANIMALS, ENGLAND;ANIMAL HEALTH

This Order, which applies in England only, continues to implement Council Directive 92/102/EEC on the identification and registration of animals (OJ No L 355, 5.12.92, p.0032) and revokes and replaces the Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement) (Interim Measures) (England) (No. 2) Order 2002. (S.I. 2002/2154, as amended). It makes the following changes of substance—It removes the cessation provision so that the Order now has permanent effect (article 1).It amends the provisions relating to the identification of pigs so that—before being moved off a holding, a pig over 12 months old must be marked with an identification mark or a slapmark (article 14) and a pig 12 months old or less must be marked in that way or with a temporary mark (article 15); anda pig imported from outside the European Union must be identified at the destination of holding with an eartag or tattoo containing the letters “UK” followed by the herdmark and the letter “F” (article 16).In addition to the above requirements, the Order provides that—a pig 12 months old or less being moved to a slaughterhouse or slaughter market must be marked with an identification mark or a slapmark (article 18);a pig being moved to a show, exhibition or for export and also for breeding, where it is intended that the pig shall be returned to the holding from which it was moved, must be marked with an identification mark that includes a unique individual identification number (articles 19 and 20).It adds article 6 requiring slaughterhouse occupiers to record details of pigs that have not been identified under this Order.It extends the period that records must be retained from 3 to 6 years (article 9).