PART 2The vaccination programme

Identification of vaccinated animals19

1

The Secretary of State shall provide every person issued with a licence permitting suppressive vaccination or protective vaccination with sufficient eartags for every animal which may be vaccinated under that licence.

2

Each eartag shall carry such information as the Secretary of State considers necessary to identify the animal to which it is affixed as a vaccinated animal.

3

Any person vaccinating an animal shall—

a

identify it immediately after vaccination by affixing an eartag;

b

make a written record of that vaccination containing the following information—

i

the date,

ii

the place, and

iii

a description of the animal;

c

ensure that the Secretary of State and the keeper of the animal receive a copy of that record; and

d

retain that record for a period of six years.

4

Records shall be in a form approved by the Secretary of State.

5

Every person provided with eartags under this regulation shall return unused eartags to the Secretary of State on demand and without delay.