Scottish Statutory Instrument SI 2007/174 Scotland

The Cattle Identification (Scotland) Regulations 2007

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Prosecution 5 of 15 obligations carry a criminal penalty. 5 carry different penalties and 5 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person13 Occupier1 Farmer or Animal Keeper1

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Any Person — also bound by 2684 other Acts
Occupier — also bound by 246 other Acts
Highways Act 1980 23 duties
Farmer or Animal Keeper — also bound by 86 other Acts

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

19 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement and extent
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Competent authority and agency arrangements
s.004 Notification by keepers
s.005 Ear tags
s.006 Notification
s.007 Cattle passports etc
s.008 Records
s.009 Charging for information
s.010 Powers of inspectors
s.010 Warrant
s.011 Power to restrict movements
s.012 Slaughter of animals without identification and traceability
s.013 Failure to comply with a licence
s.014 Obstruction etc.
s.015 Offences by bodies corporate
s.016 Penalties
s.017 Enforcement
s.018 Revocations
Schedules

Schedules

15 of 39 shown
s.sch001 Application of ear tags Prosecution
  • Fail to apply ear tags to cattle within required timeframeAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.sch001 Application of ear tags to other animals Regulated
  • Apply reused ear tag to a different animalAny Person
s.sch001 Alteration of ear tags Prosecution
  • Alter or deface cattle ear tag informationAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.sch001 Movement of animals Prosecution
  • Move cattle without correct ear tagsAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.sch001 Approved ear tags Prosecution
  • Use unapproved ear tags on cattleAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.sch001 Storage of ear tags Regulated
  • Keep unused ear tags in a secure placeAny Person
s.sch002 Notification of death Regulated
  • Report cattle deaths to Scottish Ministers within 7 daysOccupier
s.sch003 Surrender of identification documents Regulated
  • Fail to surrender identification documents when requiredAny Person
s.sch003 Alteration Regulated
  • Alter cattle identification document with intent to deceiveAny Person
s.sch003 Misuse Regulated
  • Misuse of cattle identification documentsAny Person
s.sch003 Movement off a holding Regulated
  • Fail to comply with movement off a holding requirementsAny Person
s.sch003 Transporting animals Regulated
  • Do not transport cattle without their identification documentAny Person
s.sch003 Animals with notices of registration Regulated
  • Do not move registered animals without a licenceAny Person
s.sch004 Records Regulated
  • Keep a cattle register with birth, movement, death and dam detailsFarmer or Animal Keeper
s.sch004 Provision of information Prosecution
  • Fail to provide cattle information when requestedAny Person

Unlimited fine

24 other schedules
s.sch001 Logo for ear tags
s.sch001 Animals imported from third countries
s.sch001 Animals kept for cultural or historical purposes
s.sch001 Replacement ear tags
s.sch001 Supplementary information
s.sch001 Intra-Community trade
s.sch002 Notification of birth etc.
s.sch002 Notification of movement
s.sch003 Application for a cattle passport on the birth of an animal
s.sch003 Missing animals
s.sch003 Movement on to a holding
s.sch003 Animals from outside Great Britain
s.sch003 Export to third countries
s.sch003 Markets
s.sch003 Applications for cattle passports for animals from other member States etc.
s.sch003 Licences
s.sch003 Applications for cattle passports for animals from third countries
s.sch003 Method of application
s.sch003 Issue of cattle passports etc.
s.sch003 Retention of identification documents
s.sch003 Replacement cattle passports
s.sch003 Replacement notices of registration
s.sch003 Fees
s.sch004 Retention of records

Help complying

Guvnor’s practical routes through this instrument.

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Scottish farm compliance: cattle ID, animal welfare, nitrate zones and conditionality

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