Diseases of Animals (Pigs, Goats and Sheep Registration, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (Jersey) Order 2010 (RO.10/2010)

Diseases of Animals (Pigs, Goats and Sheep Registration, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (Jersey) Order 2010 Arrangement Page - 1 R&O.10/2010 DISEASES OF ANIMALS (PIGS, GOATS AND SHEEP REGISTRATION, IDENTIFICATION AND MOVEMENT) (AMENDMENT) (JERSEY) ORDER 2010 Arrangement Article 1 Interpretation ................................................................................................... 3 2 Article 1 amended ........................................................................................... 3 3 Article 3 amended ........................................................................................... 3 4 Article 4 amended ........................................................................................... 4 5 Article 5 substituted ........................................................................................ 5 6 Article 7 substituted ........................................................................................ 5 7 Articles 7A and 7B inserted ............................................................................ 6 8 Citation ............................................................................................................ 7 9 Commencement ............................................................................................... 7 Diseases of Animals (Pigs, Goats and Sheep Registration, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (Jersey) Order 2010 Article 1 Page - 3 R&O.10/2010 DISEASES OF ANIMALS (PIGS, GOATS AND SHEEP REGISTRATION, IDENTIFICATION AND MOVEMENT) (AMENDMENT) (JERSEY) ORDER 2010 Made 29th January 2010 Coming into force 5th February 2010 THE MINISTER FOR PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT, in pursuance of Articles 3, 10, 13, 14 and 42 of the Diseases of Animals (Jersey) Law 19561, orders as follows – 1 Interpretation In this Order, the “principal Order” means the Diseases of Animals (Pigs, Goats and Sheep Registration, Identification and Movement) (Jersey) Order 20072. 2 Article 1 amended In Article 1 of the principal Order, after the definition of “keeper” there shall be inserted the following definition – “ „officially recognized‟ means recognized by the administration of a place outside Jersey, being the administration responsible for ensuring that the requirements in that place for the identification of pigs, goats and sheep are enforced, or for supervising the enforcement of those requirements, where those requirements correspond substantially with the identification requirements of this Order;”. 3 Article 3 amended In Article 3 of the principal Order – (a) in paragraph (2)(f) for the word “is” there shall be substituted the word “are”; Article 4 Diseases of Animals (Pigs, Goats and Sheep Registration, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (Jersey) Order 2010 Page - 4 R&O.10/2010 (b) after paragraph (2) there shall be inserted the following paragraph – “(2A) A reference in paragraph (2)(b), (d) or (e) to ear tags assigned to an animal includes one or more ear tags assigned to the animal in a place outside Jersey if the latter ear tags – (a) remained fitted to the animal on the date referred to in that sub-paragraph; and (b) were officially recognized in that place.”; (c) for paragraph (5) there shall be substituted the following paragraph – “(5) If – (a) an ear tag of a pig, goat or sheep is replaced; and (b) the number on the replacement ear tag is different from the number on the ear tag so replaced, the keeper must record in the register the date on which the tag was replaced and the number assigned to the animal on the replacement tag.”. 4 Article 4 amended For Article 4(1) and (2) of the principal Order there shall be substituted the following paragraphs – “(1) Except where Article 5(3) applies, the keeper of a pig, goat, or sheep, that is more than 6 months old must ensure that an ear tag is fitted to the animal in a position where it may clearly be seen. (1A) Paragraph (1) is not satisfied in respect of an animal (whether born in Jersey or imported into Jersey) unless there is an ear tag – (a) in each ear of the animal, if the tags were fitted – (i) in Jersey, or (ii) in a place outside Jersey where such an animal was, at the time when the ear tags were fitted, required to have 2 ear tags; or (b) in at least one ear of the animal, if the tag was fitted in a place outside Jersey where such an animal was required to have an ear tag, and it was sufficient there, at the time when the ear tag was fitted, for the animal to have only one ear tag. (1B) An ear tag for an animal must – (a) if fitted to the animal in Jersey, show the letters „UK‟ and the Jersey area code „03‟; or (b) if fitted to the animal in a place outside Jersey, be officially recognized at the time of fitting and show letters or codes (or both letters and codes) that identify that place. (2) An ear tag for an animal must also show – (a) the holding number of the holding where the animal was kept at the time when the ear tags were fitted; Diseases of Animals (Pigs, Goats and Sheep Registration, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (Jersey) Order 2010 Article 5 Page - 5 R&O.10/2010 (b) a unique individual identification number for the animal; and (c) a species identifier for the animal, if the tag was fitted in Jersey.”. 5 Article 5 substituted For Article 5 of the principal Order there shall be substituted the following Article – “5 Identification of animals moved off a holding (1) A person must not move a pig, goat or sheep off a holding unless Article 4 is satisfied in respect of the animal at the time when the animal is so moved. (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), Article 4 shall be read as if paragraph (1) of that Article were as follows – „(1) Except where Article 5(3) applies, the keeper of a pig, goat, or sheep must ensure that an ear tag is fitted to the animal in a position where it may clearly be seen.‟. (3) Despite paragraph (1), an animal may be moved off a holding direct to the abattoir if both the following requirements are satisfied – (a) the animal is less than 12 months old; (b) the animal – (i) if a goat or sheep, has in at least one ear an ear tag that satisfies the requirements of Article 4(1B) and (2)(a) in respect of the animal, or (ii) if a pig, has in at least one ear an ear tag that satisfies the requirements of Article 4(1B) and (2)(a) in respect of the animal or has a slapmark on both shoulders that shows the holding number for the holding.”. 6 Article 7 substituted For Article 7 of the principal Order there shall be substituted the following Article – “7 Removal, defacing or replacement of an ear tag (1) A person must not remove, deface or replace an ear tag fitted to a pig, goat or sheep, being an ear tag that – (a) under Article 4(1), the animal‟s keeper is required to ensure is fitted to the animal; or (b) must be fitted to the animal in order to satisfy Article 5, unless – Article 7 Diseases of Animals (Pigs, Goats and Sheep Registration, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (Jersey) Order 2010 Page - 6 R&O.10/2010 (i) in the case of the removal of the ear tag, the removal is necessary for the welfare of the animal to which the tag is fitted or the Veterinary Officer has authorized the removal; (ii) in the case of the defacement of the ear tag, the Veterinary Officer has authorized the defacement; or (iii) in the case of the replacement of the ear tag, the replacement is required by paragraph (2) or (3) or the Veterinary Officer has authorized the replacement. (2) If an ear tag on a pig, goat or sheep – (a) becomes illegible; (b) is removed; or (c) is lost, the keeper of the animal must replace the tag as soon as practical and in any event within 28 days. (3) If – (a) an ear tag of a pig, goat or sheep is replaced; and (b) the number on the replacement ear tag is different from the number on the ear tag so replaced, the keeper must ensure that, where the animal is required under this Order to have 2 ear tags, they are both replaced and so both have the same number.”. 7 Articles 7A and 7B inserted After Article 7 of the principal Order there shall be inserted the following Articles – “7A Use of microchips Where, in this Order, there is a reference to two ear tags or to a second ear tag, the reference extends to there being, instead of one of the two ear tags, or of the second ear tag, an electronic identification device that contains substantially the same information as the tag would be required to contain (whether or not the device contains additional information, whether or not the device is in an ear of the relevant animal, and whether or not the device is in an ear tag). 7B Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust may use microchips (1) In respect of an animal to which this Article applies – (a) a requirement under this Order that the keeper of the animal ensure that the animal is fitted with one or more ear tags may be satisfied if the animal is fitted with a single electronic identification device containing a unique number in respect of the animal (whether or not the device contains additional Diseases of Animals (Pigs, Goats and Sheep Registration, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (Jersey) Order 2010 Article 8 Page - 7 R&O.10/2010 information, whether or not the device is in an ear of the animal, and whether or not the device is in an ear tag); (b) a reference in this Order to one or more ear tags includes a reference to a single electronic identification device (whether or not the device is in an ear tag and whether or not the device is in an ear of the animal); and (c) a reference in this Order to the showing of information includes, in the case of an electronic identification device, a reference to the containing of a unique number in respect of the animal. (2) This Article applies to a pig, goat, or sheep, in respect of which Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust is the keeper.”. 8 Citation This Order may be cited as the Diseases of Animals (Pigs, Goats and Sheep Registration, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (Jersey) Order 2010. 9 Commencement This Order shall come into force on the 7th day after it is made. SENATOR F.E. COHEN Minister for Planning and Environment Endnotes Diseases of Animals (Pigs, Goats and Sheep Registration, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (Jersey) Order 2010 Page - 8 R&O.10/2010 1 chapter 02.400 2 chapter 02.400.60