The Cattle Identification Regulations 2007

Registration of cattle brought in from [F1 a] member State etc. U.K.+i

4.—(1) If cattle are brought in from [F2 a] member State, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or Northern Ireland, the keeper must, within 15 days of an animal arriving at the holding of destination—

(a) register it with the Secretary of State, and

(b) surrender its cattle passport (if any) to him.

(2) If cattle are brought in from a place specified in sub-paragraph (1) and the holding of destination is a market or a showground, the provisions of sub-paragraph (1) do not apply until the animal reaches a holding that is not a market or a showground.

(3) The requirement to register does not apply in relation to cattle at a slaughterhouse.

Textual Amendments

F1 Word in Sch. 2 para. 4 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Livestock (Records, Identification and Movement) (England) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1238), regs. 1, 2(5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F2 Word in Sch. 2 para. 4(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Livestock (Records, Identification and Movement) (England) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1238), regs. 1, 2(5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)