The Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement) (Wales) Order 2006

Identification tags

5.—(1) When an unidentified animal is first moved from the holding on which it resides at the date this Order comes into force, the keeper must attach an eartag to it with the following code, printed in the following order—

(a) the letter “S”or the letters “UK”, if the holding on which the animal resides is the holding of birth or holding of import, or the letter “S”, if it is any other holding;

(b) the flockmark or herdmark of the flock or herd the animal is leaving;

(c) a unique number; and

(d) in the case of an animal imported from a third country, the letter “F”.

(2) All references in this Part to the movement of an animal from the holding of identification are to be construed as references to the movement of an unidentified animal for the first time from the holding on which it resides at the date this Order comes into force in accordance with this paragraph.

(3) For the purposes of this paragraph, “unidentified animal” (“anifail sydd heb ei adnabod”) means an animal born on or before 9 July 2005 that is not marked with an eartag or tattoo applied under any of the previous Orders that identifies it individually.