S.I. No. 79/2006 - Diseases of Animals Act 1966 (Goat Identification) Order 2006
Statutory Text (3 Articles)
1. This Order may be cited as the
Diseases of Animals Act 1966
(Goat Identification) Order 2006.
2. A person shall not have in his or her possession, or under his or her control, a goat unless the goat, being over six months of age, has an ear-tag approved under the European Communities (Goat Identification) Regulations (
S.I. No. 792 of 2005
) attached to each of its ears.
GIVEN
under my Official Seal,
8 February 2006
Mary Coughlan
Minister for Agriculture and Food.
Explanatory Note
This Order provides for the identification by ear-tag of goats.
S.I. No. 79 of 2006
DISEASES OF ANIMALS ACT 1966 (GOAT IDENTIFICATION) ORDER 2006
I, Mary Coughlan, Minister for Agriculture & Food, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 3, 13 and 30 of the
Diseases of Animals Act 1966
(No. 6 of 1966) hereby order as follows