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The Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement) Order 2003
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PART 5Additional Identification Requirements
Additional identification requirements
17. The identification requirements for the movements specified in articles 18 to 20 apply in addition to the requirements in Part 4.
Movement of pigs 12 months old or less to a slaughterhouse
18.—(1) No person shall move a pig 12 months old or less off a holding to a slaughterhouse or slaughter market unless it is marked with—
(a)an identification mark; or
(b)a slapmark that is legible for the life of the pig and throughout the processing of its carcase.
(2) In this article, slaughter market means a market for the sale of pigs intended for immediate slaughter.
Movements of pigs to shows, etc.
19. No person shall move a pig off a holding —
(a)to a show or exhibition; or
(b)for breeding purposes with the intention of returning the pig to the holding from which it was moved
unless it is marked with an identification mark that includes a unique individual identification number in accordance with article 10(2).
Movement of pigs for export
20.—(1) No person shall move a pig off a holding for the purposes of intra-Community trade or export unless it is marked with an identification mark that includes—
(a)a unique individual identification number in accordance with article 10(2); and
(b)the letters “UK” before the herdmark.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall apply whether the identification mark is an eartag or a tattoo.
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