S.I. No. 655/2003 - National Beef Assurance Scheme Act 2000 (Animal Movement) Regulations 2003

1. If the animal moved into the registered Dealers herd on a CMMS Compliance Certificate then it must move onward

within the validity period of the permit

, otherwise a new CMMS Compliance Certificate is required.

2. If the animal was purchased at a Mart it can be moved onward once, to another herd, using this form.

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O.J. No. L204 of 11.8.2000

3. The replacement calf, when moved, must be accompanied by its passport.

4. The form must be completed by both parties and returned to the Cattle Movement Agency within 7 days of the movement.

Schedule 3

Department Of Agriculture and Food. NBAS 31G

Form for reporting the move-on of animals from a Registered Dealers premises.

When to use this form

: - This form is only to be used to report the onward movement of an animal from a registered dealers premises.

Conditions attached to the use of this form: -

5. (1) A keeper, other than a transporter of animals, shall notify to the Minister all movements of animals to and from the holding or premises and all deaths on the holding or premises together with the dates of these events within a period of seven days of the event occurring.

(2) The movement of an animal under Regulation 3(1) shall be notified to the Minister by the keeper in possession of the animal when the animal is moving out of the holding on which it was kept and by the keeper taking possession of the animal in the holding into which it is moving on the CMMS notification section of the certificate of CMMS compliance set out in Schedule 1 within a period of seven days of the event occurring.

(3) The movement of an animal under Regulation 4(a) shall be notified to the Minister by the keeper in possession of the animal when the animal is moving out of the holding on which it was kept and by the keeper taking possession of the animal in the holding into which it is moving in accordance with the format set out in Schedule 2 within seven days of the event occurring.

(4) The movement of an animal under Regulation 4(c) shall be notified to the Minister by the dealer moving the animal and the keeper taking possession of the animal in the holding or premises into which it is moving in accordance with the format set out in Schedule 3 within seven days of the event occurring.

6. The Minister shall specify the format of the death of an animal notification and of the movement of an animal notification, other than the movements referred to in Regulation 5(2) to (4), to be submitted by keepers and it shall be a requirement of this Regulation to notify the movement or death in the format so specified within seven days of the event occurring.

7. A keeper shall not provide false information in relation to the movement of an animal.

8. A keeper shall supply the competent authority, upon request, with all information concerning the origin, identification and, where appropriate, the destination of animals that he or she has owned, kept or transported, traded or otherwise handled or slaughtered.

9. For the purpose of complying with the requirements of these Regulations, a keeper shall be in the possession of an official indentification number assigned by the Minister.

10. (1) A person who fails to comply with the provisions of these Regulations is guilty of an offence.

(2) An offence under these Regulations may be prosecuted by the Minister.

11. The European Communities (Supply of Information on the Origin, Identification and Destination of Bovine Animals) Regulations 1999 (

S.I. No. 258 of 1999

) and the Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 (Restriction on Movement of Cattle) Order 2001 (S.I.

No. 383 of 2001

) are revoked.

Given under my Official Seal,

2 December, 2003.

Minister for Agriculture and Food.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation)

This Regulation provides for the notification of animal movements and the death of an animal to the animal identification and traceability system database (CMMS). The Regulation also provides for the issue of a certificate of CMMS compliance prior to certain movements.

SCHEDULE 1

Schedule 2

Department Of Agriculture and Food. NBAS 31 F

Form for reporting the farm to farm movement of an ‘Emergency’ replacement calf.

When to use this form

: - This form is only to be used to report the movement of a calf to replace a suckler cow's calf that has died or been stillborn and where there is no time to apply for a CMMS Clearance certificate. The movement must take place within

two days

of the death/stillbirth of the calf.

Conditions attached to such a move.

I, Joe Walsh, Minister for Agriculture and Food, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

Sections 19

and

21

(4) of the

National Beef Assurance Scheme Act 2000

(No. 2 of 2000) and

Section 3

of the

European Communities Act 1972

(No. 27 of 1972) for the purpose of giving effect to Articles 7(1) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000

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of the European Parliament and the Council hereby make the following Regulations