"identification mark"

means any registered mark registered in terms of section 5(2) and placed on any animal for any purpose, and includes any representation of a mark intended to be placed on any animals, as the circumstances may require, but does not include any—

(a)	mark made or placed on the horn or hoof;

(b)	mark made with paint on any animal;

(c)	clasp, rivet or tag attached to the ear, or any mark made on such clasp, rivet or tag; or

(d)	notch or hole;