The Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement) Order 2003

PART 2 Record Keeping

Notification of holdings

4.—(1) A keeper shall notify the Secretary of State of the following information within one month of the establishment of a holding—

(a) the address of the holding; and

(b) the name and address of the owner or occupier of the holding.

(2) The Secretary of State shall issue an alpha numeric code for each herd of pigs on the holding (the “herdmark”), once the information in paragraph (1) has been provided.

(3) A keeper shall notify the Secretary of State of any change or addition to the information in paragraph (1) within one month of the change or addition.

(4) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a keeper who has already notified the Secretary of State.

(5) Any notification required under this article shall be in writing.

Movement records

5.—(1) A keeper shall record each movement of a pig on or off his holding within 36 hours of the movement.

(2) The record shall be in the form set out in the Schedule.

(3) If the movement is for any purpose in articles 19 or 20 the keeper shall also record the unique individual identification number.

Slaughterhouse records

6.—(1) An occupier of a slaughterhouse shall, in addition to the requirements of article 5, record the details of any pig brought to the slaughterhouse that is not—

(a) marked in accordance with article 14, in the case of a pig over 12 months old;

(b) marked in accordance with article 18 in the case of a pig 12 months old or less; and

(c) accompanied by the document required by article 21.

(2) The details to be recorded shall be kept separately from the information required by article 5 and shall include—

(a) the name of the keeper of the pig; and

(b) the holding from which the pig was sent to slaughter.

Sale records at an auction

7.—(1) At a market where pigs are sold by auction the occupier of the market shall, for each lot of pigs, record—

(a) the information in the Schedule;

(b) the name of the seller and buyer; and

(c) the number of the pen in which each lot was held.

(2) The record shall be made within 36 hours of the sale.

Record of number of pigs on a holding

8.  At least once a year the keeper shall record the maximum number of pigs normally present on the holding.

Records retention

9.—(1) Any person required by this Order to make records shall keep them for at least 6 years from the end of the year in which the entry was made.

(2) Records may be in written or electronic form.