S.I. No. 277/1999 - Bovine Tuberculosis (Attestation of the State and General Provisions) Order, 1999. Skip to content Disclaimer Feedback Helpdesk Gaeilge Léim go dtí an t-ábhar Séanadh Aiseolas Deas
the 1996 Order or under the Council Regulation, identify the animal concerned by means of ear-tags attached to its left and right ears before it leaves the holding on which it was born and in any event within 30 days of the date of the coming into operation of this Order. 9.
Article 6, paragraphs
(1)and
(2), of the 1996 Order shall not apply in the case of an animal identified or required to be identified in accordance with Article 7 or 8 of this Order. 10.
(1)Any requirement in the Principal Order or in the 1991 Order for an approved ear-tag to be attached to or borne by an animal shall, in the case of an animal which has been, or is required to be, identified under Article 7, 8 or 12 of this Order, or under Article 4 of the Council Regulation in the case of an animal imported from another Member State, be construed as a requirement for that animal to be identified by means of ear-tags attached to the animal in accordance with the said Articles or the Council Regulation as appropriate.
(2)
Article 6, subparagraph
(1)(h), of the Principal Order and Article 5, subparagraph
(2)(f)(i), of the 1991 Order shall not be applicable in the case of an animal which has already been, and continues to be, identified by means of ear-tags attached to the animal in accordance with— (a) Article 7, 8 or 12 of this Order, or (b)
Article 4of the Council Regulation in the case of an animal imported from another Member State. 11.
(1)Where an ear-tag which had been attached to either the left or right ear of an animal under Article 7, 8 or 12 of this Order becomes illegible or is lost, the keeper to whom that animal belongs or a person acting on behalf of that keeper, shall attach a replacement ear-tag, issued or caused to be issued by the Minister for the purposes of this Order, to the animal as soon as practicable after the illegibility arises or the tag is lost, which bears the identical letters, numbers, logo and bar-code to those on the ear-tags attached to that animal in accordance with the said Articles.
(2)Where an ear-tag which had been attached to either the left or right ear of an animal under Article 6 of the 1996 Order becomes illegible or is lost, the keeper to whom that animal belongs or a person acting on behalf of that keeper, shall attach a replacement ear-tag, issued or caused to be issued by the Minister for the purposes of this Order, to the animal as soon as practicable after the illegibility arises or the tag is lost, which bears the identical letters and numbers to those on the ear-tags attached to that animal in accordance with Article 6 of the 1996 Order and also the logo specified in the Third Schedule.
(3)Where an ear-tag which had been attached to either the left or right ear of an animal under
Article 4
of the Council Regulation in the case of an animal imported from a Member State becomes illegible or is lost, the keeper to whom that animal belongs or a person acting on behalf of that keeper shall attach a replacement ear-tag, issued or caused to be issued by the Minister for the purposes of this Order, to the animal as soon as practicable after the illegibility arises or the tag is lost, which bears the identical letters and numbers to those on the ear-tags that had been attached to that animal when it was first identified in accordance with
the Council Regulation.
(4)In the case of replacement ear-tags, a sequence number shall be printed thereon. 12. A keeper shall identify an animal— (
- a)imported from a third country in the manner specified in Article 4, paragraph 3, of the Council Regulation using ear-tags issued or caused to be issued by the Minister for that purpose. (
- b)intended for intra-community trade in the manner specified and from the dates indicated in Article 4, paragraph 1, of the Council Regulation using ear-tags issued or caused to be issued by the Minister for that purpose. 13.
Article 8
of the 1996 Order shall not be applicable in the case of an animal to which replacement ear-tags have been attached, or are required to be attached, in accordance with Article 11, paragraph
(2), of this Order. 14. A person shall not, except in accordance with a permit issued by an authorised person who is an officer of the Minister— (
- a)remove an ear-tag attached to an animal pursuant to this Order, or (
- b)replace an ear-tag attached to an animal pursuant to this Order otherwise than in replacement of one which has become illegible or which has been lost in accordance with Article 11 of this Order. 15.
(1)No person shall efface, obliterate or alter any ear-tag or attach an ear-tag to an animal which could be confused with an ear-tag attached to or required to be attached to an animal pursuant to this Order.
(2)A person shall not have in his possession— (
- a)an ear-tag which could be confused with an ear-tag attached to or required to be attached to an animal pursuant to this Order, or (
- b)an animal to which an ear-tag as referred to in subparagraph (
- a)above is attached. 16. Any person who has possession of ear-tags which may be, but which have not been, attached to an animal under this Order shall— (
- a)keep them in a secure place, (
- b)on demand by an authorised person at any reasonable time, produce them and allow a record of them to be taken, (
- c)where required for the purposes of this Order, the Principal Order or the 1991 Order surrender them to an authorised person or a member of the Garda Síochána on demand made by such member or person, and (
- d)not have in his possession more than the appropriate number of ear-tags as determined by the Commission Regulation. 17. An authorised person, veterinary inspector or veterinary surgeon may, for the purposes of this Order, exercise all or any of the powers conferred on such person, inspector or surgeon by the Act, the Principal Order or the 1991 Order. FIRST SCHEDULE CARLOW 11 CAVAN 12 CLARE 13 CORK S/W 14 CORK N/E 15 DONEGAL 16 DUBLIN 17 GALWAY 18 KERRY 19 KILDARE 20 KILKENNY 21 LAOIS 22 LEITRIM 23 LIMERICK 24 LONGFORD 25 LOUTH 26 MAYO 27 MEATH 28 MONAGHAN 29 OFFALY 30 ROSCOMMON 31 SLIGO 32 TIPPERARY NORTH 33 TIPPERARY SOUTH 34 WATERFORD 35 WESTMEATH 36 WEXFORD 37 WICKLOW EAST 38 WICKLOW WEST 39 SECOND SCHEDULE Specimen ear-tags Left ear (front) Left ear (back) Right ear (front) Right ear (back) THIRD SCHEDULE GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 1st day of September, 1999. JOE WALSH, Minister for Agriculture and Food. EXPLANATORY NOTE. (This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) This Order provides for revised arrangements for the identification of bovine animals by requiring the attachment of specified ear-tags to the animals within 30 days of birth up to 31 December 1999 and within 20 days of birth after 1 January 2000 and, in any event, before they are moved from the holding of birth. It also provides for arrangements for replacement ear-tags and for associated measures relating to cattle identification.
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