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

Regulations

11. Age of animals at the time of marking
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(a) Cattle—
(i) Must be marked by the age of six months;
(ii) can be tattooed from the age of one month; or
(iii) can be branded at the age of six months; and
(iv) must be branded by the age of the first pair of permanent incisors (two-tooth stage).
(b)small stock must be tattooed at the age of one month.
(c) pigs must be tattooed at the age of one month.

[Paragraph (c) substituted by Notice No. R. 60 of 2007]

(d) ostriches—
(i) can be tattooed at the age of one month; and
(ii) can be branded at the age of six months.
(e) equine —
(i) can be tattooed at the age of six months; and
(ii) can be branded by the age of twelve months.