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

Regulations

Purchase

(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.