Livestock Disease Control Regulations 2017
31Prescribed manner of identification for cattle or pigs to be slaughtered or disposed of at a knackery
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31 Prescribed manner of identification for cattle or pigs to be slaughtered or disposed of at a knackery
For the purposes of section 9 of the Act, in the case of any cattle or pig that is to be slaughtered at an abattoir or disposed of at a knackery and the cattle or pig is not identified in the manner set out in regulation 17, 20, 33 or 34 the prescribed manner of identification is that the operator of the abattoir or knackery—
(a) before the slaughter or disposal of the cattle or the pig determine the property at which the cattle or the pig was last kept or the lot or pen number at the relevant sale yard from which the cattle or the pig was collected; and
(b) keep a record of the information determined under paragraph (a) for 2 years.