The Sheep and Goats Identification and Movement (Interim Measures) (Wales) Regulations 2002

Goat records E+W

5.—(1) Any person keeping a goat on a holding (other than a market, show, slaughterhouse or collecting centre) must record, on or before 31st January in each year, the number of goats on that holding on 1st January of that year.

(2) Within 36 hours of a goat being moved onto or off a holding, the keeper must record—

(a) the date of movement;

(b) the total number of goats moved;

(c) one of the following marks—

(i) the latest S Mark applied to the goat;

(ii) where there is no S Mark, the Origin Mark or the mark made under regulation 7(5) of the Sheep and Goats Regulations 2000;

(iii) where there is no mark as mentioned in sub-paragraphs (c)(i) or (ii), the F Mark or R Mark; or

(iv) where a goat bears the maximum number of marks permitted under regulation 10, the individual identification number together with the mark which was applied at the same time as the individual identification number;

(d) in the case of a goat moved onto the holding, the address of the holding from which it came; in the case of a goat being moved off the holding, the address of the holding to which it is going;

(e) in the case of goat moved from a market, the lot number (if any) allocated at the market;

(f) in the case of a goat moved to a show, an individual identification number together with the mark which was applied at the same time as the individual identification number; and

(g) in the case of a goat being moved to a destination outside Great Britain, one of the following—

(i) an Origin Mark which includes the letters “UK”, and the individual identification number,

(ii) an F Mark which includes the letters “UK”, and the individual identification number, or

(iii) an X Mark and the individual identification number.

(3) Paragraph 2(c) shall not apply in the case of a goat—

(a) moved direct to a slaughterhouse;

(b) moved direct to a market for the purpose of sale for slaughter;

(c) moved to a collecting centre before being moved to a slaughterhouse; or

(d) returned direct to a holding from a market to which it had been sent for the purpose of sale for slaughter;

provided the keeper records the temporary mark applied to the goat.

(4) In the case of a goat being sold without being moved onto or off a holding, the vendor must record, within 36 hours of the sale—

(a) the date of sale;

(b) the number of goats sold; and

(c) the name and address of the purchaser.

(5) In the case of a goat marked in accordance with regulation 11 or re-marked in accordance with regulation 13(2)(b) or (c), the keeper must, within 36 hours of marking or re-marking the goat (as the case may be), record the new herdmark and the previous one, if known.

(6) The person making a record under this regulation must retain the record for a period of six years.