Bovine Identification Regulations 2022.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: These are the Bovine Identification Regulations.
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paragraphs: (1) In these Regulations –
“conventional ear-tag” means an ear-tag of a type mentioned in point (a) of Annex III to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035 of 28 June 20191 , that conforms to the technical specifications set down in Part 1 of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/520 of 24 March 2021 and that is approved within the meaning of Regulation 10;
“electronic identification device” means a conventional ear-tag incorporating an electronic identifier bearing the unique identification code of a bovine that conforms to the technical specifications set down in Part 1 and Part 2 of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/520 of 24 March 2021 and that is approved within the meaning of Regulation 10.
(2) Where the context so requires or admits, a word or expression that is used in these Regulations and that is also used in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035 of 28 June 2019 or Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/520 of 24 March 20212 , has, in these Regulations, the same meaning as in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035 of 28 June 2019 or, as the case may be, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/520 of 24 March 2021.
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paragraphs: (1) Subject to paragraph (2), these Regulations apply to a bovine born after the making of these Regulations.
(2) A person may, in accordance with these Regulations, identify a bovine born before the making of these Regulations, and, where he or she does so, these Regulations apply to that bovine in place of the corresponding provisions of the European Communities (Bovine Identification) Regulations 2009.
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paragraphs: (1) A person shall not have a bovine to which these Regulations apply in his or her possession or under his or her control, move, transport, sell or supply the bovine unless the bovine is identified with –
(a) a conventional ear-tag, which bears the identification code of the bovine within the meaning of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035 of 28 June 2019, that is attached one ear, and
(b) an electronic identification device that incorporates an electronic identifier bearing the identification code of the bovine within the meaning of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035 of 28 June 2019, that is attached to the ear to which subparagraph (a) does not refer.
(2) Despite paragraph (1), a person may have a bovine to which these Regulations apply that is not identified in accordance with that provision in his or her possession or under his or her control on the land or premises where the bovine was born if it has not attained the age of 20 days.
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paragraphs: A person who has a bovine to which these Regulations apply that is not identified in accordance with Regulation 4 in his or her possession or under his or her control shall, no later than 20 days after birth or before the bovine leaves the land or premises where born, whichever occurs first, identify the bovine in accordance with Regulation 4.
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paragraphs: (1) A person shall not attach a conventional ear-tag or an electronic identification device to a bovine or cause or permit another person to attach a conventional ear-tag or electronic identification device to a bovine unless -
(a) the conventional ear-tag is supplied by a person approved in accordance with Regulation 9,
(b) the electronic identification device is supplied by a person approved in accordance with Regulation 9
(c) the conventional ear-tag is securely attached to one ear, and
(d) the electronic identification device that incorporates an electronic identifier bearing the same identification code as the conventional ear-tag mentioned in subparagraph (c) is securely attached to the ear to which subparagraph (c) does not refer.
(2) A person who has a bovine in his or her possession or under his or her control shall maintain an appropriate supply of conventional ear-tags and electronic identification devices and store them in a secure place.
(3) A person other than a manufacturer or supplier of conventional ear-tags or electronic identification devices shall not without lawful authority have in his or her possession or under his or her control, sell, supply, purchase or acquire a conventional ear-tag or an electronic identification device that relates to a bovine that is in the possession or under the control of another person.
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paragraphs: If a conventional ear-tag or electronic identification device becomes detached from a bovine, is lost or becomes illegible (and not otherwise), the person who is in possession or control of the bovine shall replace the ear-tag or electronic identification device with a conventional ear-tag or electronic identification device bearing the same information.
(2) A person shall not have in his or her possession or under his or her control, sell, supply or acquire a bovine to which is attached a conventional ear-tag or electronic identification device that has been tampered with, interfered with, defaced, or altered.
(a) conventional ear-tags, and
(b) electronic identification devices,