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Animal Identification Act, 2002 (Act No. 6 of 2002)

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12. Parts on which animals must be identified and the positions in which successive identification marks must be applied in relation to each other

 

(1) In the case of cattle—
(a) the identification mark by means of tattooing must be applied in the left or right ear; and
(b) the identification mark by means of branding must be applied on any clearly visible part, with the exception of the neck.

 

(2) In the case of small stock, the identification mark must be applied by means of tattooing in the left or right ear.

 

(3) In the case of pigs, the identification mark must be applied by means of tattooing in the left or right ear or on the left or right side of the neck or shoulder area.

[Subregulation (3) substituted by Notice No. R. 30 of 2008]

 

(4) In the case of—
(a) ostriches under the age of six months, the identification mark must be applied by means of tattooing under the left or right wing;
(b) ostriches over the age of six months, the identification mark must be applied by means of branding on the left or right outer thigh.

 

(5) In the case of equine—
(a) the identification mark by means of tattooing must be applied on the upper jaw, lower lip, left or right ear.
(b) the identification mark by means of branding must be applied on any clearly visible part, with exception of the neck.

 

 


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