The Cattle Identification Regulations 2007

UK Statutory Instrument 2007 No. 529 — creates 30 criminal offences.

30offences created

0recorded in force

0revoked

Made: 19 February 2007
In force from: 6 April 2007
Extent: Not stated
Subject: Dogs, animals, hunting and wildlife
Made under: European Communities Act 1972, Finance Act 1973, Regulations in accordance with section 56(1) of the Finance Act 1973, Regulations under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972

Explanatory note

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These Regulations revoke and remake the provisions of— a the Bovine Animals (Records, Identification and Movement) Order 1995; b the Cattle Identification Regulations 1998; c the Cattle Database Regulations 1998; d the Cattle (Identification of Older Animals) Regulations 2000. together with the amendments to those instruments. The principal changes are as follows. The Regulations now allow bison to be tagged up to 9 months after birth (paragraph 1(3) of Schedule1). They create an offence of transferring eartags between animals (paragraph 4(5) of Schedule 1 and of re-using an ear tag (paragraph 4(6) of that Schedule). They no longer permit the use of temporary calf passports. They permit electronic registration of cattle (paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 2). They change the £50 fee for replacement passports to a fee reflecting the cost of issue (paragraph 4 of Schedule 3). They simplify the provisions on records (Schedule 5). The Regulations enforce— 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); 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; 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);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). They provide for notification of a holding to the Secretary of State if cattle are kept there (regulation 3). They make provision for eartags (regulation 4 and Schedule 1), registration of cattle (regulation 5 and Schedule 2), passports (regulation 6 and Schedule 3) and notification of movement and death (regulation 7 and Schedule 4). They provide for records to be kept in the form specified in Schedule 5. They provide for the enforcement of the Regulations (Part 4). They are enforced by the local authority (regulation 16). Breach of the Regulations is an offence, punishable— a on summary conviction, by a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to imprisonment not exceeding three months or to both; b on conviction on indictment, by a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both. A full regulatory impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available at www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/cattle-cir/index.htm.

Offences created by this instrument

Registration paragraph 1 of SCHEDULE 2 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Making a record paragraph 1(1) of SCHEDULE 5 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Enforcement of Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000 paragraph 1(4) of SCHEDULE 1 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Alteration and storage of ear tags paragraph 10(1) of SCHEDULE 1 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Alteration and storage of ear tags paragraph 10(2) of SCHEDULE 1 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Imported cattle paragraph 12(2) of SCHEDULE 3 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Exports paragraph 13(1) of SCHEDULE 3 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Exports paragraph 13(2) of SCHEDULE 3 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Markets and animal gatherings paragraph 14(1) of SCHEDULE 3 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Retention of cattle passports paragraph 2(2) of SCHEDULE 3 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Movement from a holding paragraph 3(1) of SCHEDULE 1 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Movement from a holding paragraph 3(2) of SCHEDULE 1 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Movement from a holding paragraph 3(4) of SCHEDULE 1 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Lost cattle passports and replacements paragraph 3(5) of SCHEDULE 3 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Replacement ear tags paragraph 4(1) of SCHEDULE 1 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Replacement ear tags paragraph 4(2) of SCHEDULE 1 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Replacement ear tags paragraph 4(3) of SCHEDULE 1 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Replacement ear tags paragraph 4(4) of SCHEDULE 1 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Replacement ear tags paragraph 4(5) of SCHEDULE 1 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Replacement ear tags paragraph 4(6) of SCHEDULE 1 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Change of ear tag number paragraph 5 of SCHEDULE 1 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Confiscation of cattle passports paragraph 5(1) of SCHEDULE 3 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Stolen animals paragraph 6 of SCHEDULE 3 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Alterations paragraph 7 of SCHEDULE 3 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Intra-Community trade paragraph 8 of SCHEDULE 1 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Misusing a passport paragraph 8 of SCHEDULE 3 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Imports from third countries paragraph 9(1) of SCHEDULE 1 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Powers to restrict movements regulation 11 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Obstruction etc regulation 13(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Obstruction etc regulation 13(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability

What Parliament said about it

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Delegated legislation Commons · Commons Chamber · 8 May 2007
That the Cattle Identification Regulations 2007 (S.I., 2007, No. 529), dated 19 th February 2007, be referred to a Delegated Legislation Committee.— [Liz Blackman.]

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