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Status:This is the original version (as it was originally made). This item of legislation is currently only available in its original format.Statutory Instruments2007 No. 529animals, englandanimal healthThe Cattle Identification Regulations 2007Made19th February 2007Laid before Parliament28th February 2007Coming into force6th April 2007 The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(1) in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community(2) and in relation to measures in the veterinary and phytosanitary fields for the protection of public health(3).
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and section 56(1) of the Finance Act 1973.
PART 1IntroductionTitle, application and commencement1. These Regulations may be cited as the Cattle Identification Regulations 2007; they apply in England and come into force on 6th April 2007.
(a)a cattle passport issued in England, Wales or Scotland under Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000;
(b)a cattle passport issued under the Cattle Passports Order 1996(5); or
(c)a movement document issued under the Cattle (Identification of Older Animals) (England) Regulations 2000(6) or the equivalent measure in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland;
“inspector” means a person appointed to be an inspector for the purposes of these Regulations by the Secretary of State or a local authority;
(a)where there is only one principal council, that council;
(b)in the City of London and in all London boroughs in relation to imported animals, the Common Council; otherwise
(c)the county council.
(a)the Cattle Identification Regulations 1998(7);
(b)the Bovine Animals (Records, Identification and Movement) Order 1995(8);
(c)the Bovine Animals (Identification, Marking and Breeding Records) Order 1990(9);
(d)the Tuberculosis (England and Wales) Order 1984(10); and
(e)the Tuberculosis (Scotland) Order 1984(11);
“valid”, in relation to a cattle passport, means a cattle passport that has been correctly completed and signed in the appropriate place by each keeper of the animal and where the identification number and description of the animal in the passport correlate to the ear tags and the animal.
PART 2Notification of holdingNotification of holdings3.—(1) An occupier of a holding who begins to keep cattle on that holding, and any person who takes over the occupation of a holding where cattle are kept, must notify the Secretary of State within one month of—
(2) When he receives notification under paragraph (1) the Secretary of State must issue a herdmark for each holding.
(3) The occupier must notify the Secretary of State of any change to the information in paragraph (1) within one month.
PART 3Identification and registration of cattleEar tags4. Schedule 1 (ear tags) has effect.
Registration of cattle5. Schedule 2 (registration of cattle) has effect.
Cattle passports6. Schedule 3 (cattle passports) has effect.
Notification of movements or death7. Schedule 4 (notification of movements or death) has effect.
Records8. Schedule 5 (records) has effect.
PART 4GeneralCharging for information9. The Secretary of State may make a reasonable charge for providing information that is stored in the database required by Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000 and provided in accordance with the second paragraph of Article 3 of that Regulation.
Powers of inspectors10.—(1) An inspector may, on producing a duly authenticated document showing his authority, if required, at all reasonable hours enter any land or premises for the purposes of ascertaining whether there is or has been any contravention of—
(d)Commission Regulation (EC) No. 509/1999 (concerning an extension of the maximum period laid down for the application of ear tags to bison(16));
(e)have access to, and inspect and check the operation of, any computer and any associated apparatus or material that is or has been used in connection with records, and may require any person having charge of, or otherwise concerned with the operation of, the computer, apparatus or material to afford him such assistance as he may reasonably require;
(h)take with him a representative of the European Commission or any other person he considers necessary.
Powers to restrict movements11. In accordance with the second paragraph of Article 22(1) of Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000, an officer of the Secretary of State may serve a notice on a keeper of animals on a holding restricting the movement of cattle to or from the holding if he is satisfied that this is necessary for the proper enforcement of that Regulation, these Regulations, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 494/98, No. 509/1999, No. 911/2004 or No. 644/2005, and any person who fails to comply with that notice is guilty of an offence.
Slaughter of unmarked animals12. The Secretary of State is the veterinary authority and the competent authority for the purposes of Article 1(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 494/98.
Obstruction etc.13.—(1) A person who—
(b)without reasonable cause, fails to give to any person acting in the execution of these Regulations any assistance or information that that person may reasonably require of him for the purposes of his functions;
(c)furnishes to any person acting in the execution of these Regulations any information that he knows to be false or misleading; or
Offences by bodies corporate14.—(1) Where a body corporate is guilty of an offence under these Regulations, and that offence is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to have been attributable to any neglect on the part of—
Penalties15. A person guilty of an offence under these Regulations is liable—
Enforcement16.—(1) These Regulations are enforced by the local authority.
(2) The Secretary of State may direct in any particular case or class of case that he will enforce them instead.
(f)the Cattle (Identification of Older Animals) Regulations 2000(22);
(g)the Cattle Database (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2002(23);
(h)the Cattle (Identification of Older Animals) (Amendment) Regulations 2002(24);
Ben BradshawMinister of StateDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs1st February 2007We consent
Kevin BrennanAlan CampbellTwo of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury19th February 2007Regulation 4SCHEDULE 1Ear tagsEnforcement of Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No. 1760/20001.—(1) The Secretary of State—
Form of ear tags2.—(1) Ear tags applied under Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000 must be approved by the Secretary of State.
(2) In accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 911/2004, both ear tags must have the logo specified in paragraph 11 (in the case of a two-piece ear tag, both pieces must have it), the letters “UK” and the unique number allocated by the Secretary of State.
(3) In accordance with Article 1(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 911/2004 an ear tag may also have a bar code.
(4) The power in Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 911/2004 (a power to choose other material or model for the second ear tag) may be exercised by the Secretary of State.
Movement from a holding3.—(1) Subject to paragraph (3), any person who moves an animal from a holding in breach of the third paragraph of Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000 is guilty of an offence.
Replacement ear tags4.—(1) The Secretary of State is the competent authority for the purposes of Article 4(5) of Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000, and any person who either removes or replaces an ear tag (or an ear tag attached under previous cattle tagging legislation) without permission in contravention of that Article or Article 4(4) of Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000 is guilty of an offence.
(2) If a keeper of an animal born in Great Britain on or after 1st January 1998 discovers that an ear tag has become illegible or has been lost, he must, within 28 days of the discovery, replace it with another ear tag bearing the same number (which must be a primary tag if the original was primary, or a primary or secondary tag if the original tag was secondary) and failure to do is an offence.
(3) If a keeper of an animal born in Great Britain before 1st January 1998 discovers that an ear tag has become illegible or has been lost, he must, within 28 days of the discovery, either re-tag the animal with another single tag, or re-tag it with double tags in accordance with these Regulations, and any person failing to do so is guilty of an offence.
Change of ear tag number5. If an animal born before 1st January 1998 is re-tagged with a different ear tag number, the keeper must, within 14 days of the new ear tag being attached and in any event before the animal is moved off the holding, notify the Secretary of State of the new ear tag number and return the old cattle passport with an application for a new cattle passport to be issued with the new ear tag number, and failure to do so is an offence.
Ear tags for animals kept for cultural or historical purposes6.—(1) A person who keeps cattle for cultural or historical purposes may apply to the Secretary of State to have his holding registered for this purpose in accordance with Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 644/2005.
(2) If the Secretary of State has approved a holding for these purposes, the derogation relating to tagging in Article 2 of that Regulation applies provided that the cattle are identified by means of an electronic identifier contained in a ruminal bolus.
Temporary marks7. If an animal is not tagged in accordance with these Regulations or previous cattle tagging legislation, an inspector may apply an identification mark to it.
Intra-Community trade8. It is an offence to consign an animal for intra-Community trade unless it is tagged in each ear with an ear tag approved by the Secretary of State in accordance with Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000.
Imports from third countries9.—(1) Any person who fails to apply ear tags to an animal imported from a third country within 20 days of the animal being released from the border inspection post at which it was imported, and in any event before the animal leaves the holding of destination, as specified in Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000, is guilty of an offence.
Alteration and storage of ear tags10.—(1) It is an offence to alter, obliterate or deface an ear tag applied under Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000 or previous cattle tagging legislation, or a temporary mark applied by an inspector in accordance with paragraph 7 (application of temporary marks).
(2) Any person who has in his possession unused ear tags issued for the purposes of these Regulations must keep them in a secure place, and failure to do so is an offence.
Logo for ear tags11. The crown logo for ear tags is—
Regulation 5SCHEDULE 2Registration of cattleRegistration1. It is an offence to fail to register an animal in accordance with this Schedule.
Method of registration2.—(1) An application to register an animal must be made to the Secretary of State.
(a)using the Secretary of State’s interactive website;
(b)using software approved by the Secretary of State; or
(c)in writing, using the application form provided by the Secretary of State,
Registration of birth3.—(1) When a calf is born its keeper must register it within 7 days from the date it is tagged (or, in the case of a dairy herd, from the date on which the second ear tag is applied to the animal).
Registration of cattle brought in from another member State etc.4.—(1) If cattle are brought in from another 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.
Cattle from outside the European Union5.—(1) In the case of cattle imported from outside the European Union the keeper must register an animal within 15 days from the date that the animal must be tagged in accordance with the first paragraph of Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000.
Regulation 6SCHEDULE 3Cattle passportsPART 1PassportsIssue of a passport1.—(1) If the Secretary of State receives a fully completed and accurate application for the registration of an animal within the specified time limits, he must issue a cattle passport for that animal.
(2) He may issue one if he receives an application outside the specified time, but only if he is satisfied of the animal’s identity and that all the information in the application is accurate.
(3) The passport remains the property of the Secretary of State at all times.
Retention of cattle passports2.—(1) A keeper must retain the cattle passport for each animal (unless it has been submitted to the Secretary of State) and produce it to an inspector on demand.
Lost cattle passports and replacements3.—(1) If a cattle passport is lost, stolen or destroyed, the keeper of the animal to which it relates must notify the Secretary of State in writing within 14 days of becoming aware of the fact and apply for a replacement.
(2) The Secretary of State may only provide a replacement cattle passport if he is satisfied that he can accurately reconstruct the movements of the animal since birth or importation.
(3) If the Secretary of State does not provide a replacement, the animal to which it relates must not be moved off a holding except (under the authority of a licence granted by the Secretary of State) to a collection centre authorised as such under the Animal By-Products Regulations 2005(27).
(4) If a person who has obtained a replacement cattle passport subsequently finds the original cattle passport, he must notify the Secretary of State within 7 days and enclose with the notification the original cattle passport.
Fees4.—(1) The Secretary of State may set a fee for a replacement cattle passport.
(2) The fee is the amount that the Secretary of State considers reasonable to enable him to meet his expenses in replacing the passport.
(3) He must publicise the fee on his website.
(4) The fee is payable with the application and is not refundable if the applicant withdraws the application or the Secretary of State is unable to obtain sufficient information to issue a replacement passport.
Confiscation of cattle passports5.—(1) An officer of the Secretary of State or a local authority may serve a notice on a keeper requiring him to surrender a passport if—
(d)the movement details on the passport are not the same as the movement details on the database kept by the Secretary of State in accordance with these Regulations or in the records kept by the keeper in accordance with these Regulations;
(2) The Secretary of State may not return a passport until he is satisfied that the passport accurately describes an animal in the possession of the keeper and that the movement entries in the passport are accurate.
Stolen animals6. If an animal with a cattle passport is lost or stolen, the keeper must send the cattle passport to the Secretary of State within 7 days of becoming aware of the fact, together with written details of what has occurred, and failure to do so is an offence.
Alterations7. It is an offence to alter or deface any information in a cattle passport.
Misusing a passport8. It is an offence to use a cattle passport in relation to an animal other than the animal for which it was granted.
PART 2Movement using passportsMovement off a holding9.—(1) When cattle are moved off a holding, the keeper must ensure that the cattle passport is marked with the date of movement and must sign it in the appropriate place.
(2) He must give the cattle passport duly completed to the transporter before the cattle are moved off the holding.
Transporting cattle10.—(1) Anyone transporting cattle must ensure that each animal is accompanied throughout its journey by a valid cattle passport.
(3) But, if the transporter is not the owner of the animals, it is a defence for him to prove that he had no reason to believe that an animal was not accompanied by a valid cattle passport.
Movement on to a holding11.—(1) When cattle are moved on to a holding, the transporter must give each animal’s cattle passport to the new keeper (or, if moved through a market, he must give it to the market operator, who must then give it to the new keeper).
(b)the name and address of the keeper (or, in the case of a market, the operator of the market) and the holding number, using if practicable the bar code label provided by the Secretary of State,
(3) He must do this within 36 hours of the arrival of the animal.
Imported cattle12.—(1) In the case of cattle brought into England from outside Great Britain, the animal may be moved from the place it was brought into England to the holding at which it must be registered in accordance with paragraph 4 or 5 of Schedule 2 using its passport (if it has one) or its movement document.
Exports13.—(1) Where cattle are exported to third countries the keeper must send the cattle passports to the Secretary of State within seven days, and failure to do so is an offence.
Markets and animal gatherings14.—(1) The operator of a market or other animal gathering commits an offence if any cattle are accepted without a valid cattle passport (or, in the case of imported cattle, documentation permitting them to be moved).
Licences15. An officer of the Secretary of State (or, in the case of an animal at a market, animal gathering or slaughterhouse, an inspector) may at any time issue a licence for cattle to be moved without a cattle passport if he is satisfied that it is necessary to do so and that it is not practicable to obtain one.
Regulation 7SCHEDULE 4Notification of movement or deathNotification of movement1.—(1) A keeper must notify the Secretary of State within three days of any movement of cattle on to or off a holding—
(c)in writing, using the movement card provided by the Secretary of State,
Notification of death2.—(1) When an animal is slaughtered in a slaughterhouse, the occupier of the slaughterhouse must notify the death by completing the death details in the passport and giving it to the official veterinarian or his representative at the time of slaughter.
(2) If an animal is slaughtered outside a slaughterhouse but sent to a slaughterhouse for dressing, the keeper must complete the death details in the passport and send it with the animal to the slaughterhouse, and the occupier of the slaughterhouse must notify the death by giving the passport to the official veterinarian or his representative when the animal arrives at the slaughterhouse.
(3) In any other case, when an animal dies or is killed the keeper must notify the death by completing the death details in the passport and sending it to the Secretary of State within seven days.
(4) If an animal does not have a cattle passport, the keeper must notify its death to the Secretary of State in writing within seven days, and include the ear tag number, the date of death and the holding on which it died.
Regulation 8SCHEDULE 5RecordsMaking a record1.—(1) In accordance with Article 7(1), first indent and Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000 (keeping an up-to-date register) any person who fails to complete a register in accordance with this paragraph, is guilty of an offence.
(2) He must complete it at the following times—
(b)in the case of the birth of an animal in a dairy herd, within 7 days of the birth;
(e)in the case of a replacement ear tag where the ear tag number is changed, within 36 hours of the replacement.
(3) The register must contain the information in Article 8 of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 911/2004 and, in addition, the ear tag of the dam (in the case of embryo transfer, the surrogate dam and, if known, genetic dam)(28) (in the case of an animal born before 1st April 1995 that does not have an ear tag, the identification mark must be recorded instead of the ear tag number).
Provision of information2. Any person who fails to comply with Article 7(3) (provision of information) is guilt of an offence.
Retention of records3.—(1) For the purposes of Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000, the register must be kept for 10 years in the case of a farm and 3 years in any other case, in both cases from the end of the calendar year in which the last entry was made; and any record made under the Bovine Animals (Records, Identification and Movement) Order 1995 must be kept for the same period.
(a)the Bovine Animals (Records, Identification and Movement) Order 1995(29);
(b)the Cattle Identification Regulations 1998(30);
(c)the Cattle Database Regulations 1998(31);
(d)the Cattle (Identification of Older Animals) Regulations 2000(32).
Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council (establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No. 820/97(33));
Commission Regulation (EC) No. 494/98 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No. 820/97 as regards the application of minimum administrative sanctions in the framework of the system for the identification and registration of bovine animals(34);
Commission Regulation (EC) No. 911/2004 (implementing Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards ear tags, passports and holding registers(35));and
Commission Regulation (EC) No. 644/2005 (authorising a special identification system for bovine animals kept for cultural and historical purposes on approved premises as provided for in Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council(36)).
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(3)S. I. 1999/2027.
(5)S. I. 1996/1686.
(6)S. I. 2000/2976.
(7)S. I. 1998/871.
(8)S. I. 1995/12.
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(11)S. I. 1984/2036.
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(18)S. I. 1998/871.
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(25)S. I. 2006/1538.
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(28)The required information and a suitable format is available at http//defraweb/animalh/tracing/cattle/passport/records/records-index.htm
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