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What to do if you have an electronic tag (including curfew tags, location tags and alcohol tags) and how to contact the Electronic Monitoring Service (EMS).
When and how to identify your lambs and sheep with tags.
How to order official cattle ear tags, what to do if your animal is untagged, its tags have been damaged or it has been tagged incorrectly.
When and how to identify your kids and goats with tags.
How and when to identify pigs (livestock and pets) with ear tags, ear tattoos or slap marks so they can be traced.
When and how to replace lost or damaged tags and what to record in your holding register.
What tags to use when exporting or moving sheep and goats to the EU or Northern Ireland, what to record in your holding register, and how to report the movement.
How to return tagged fish and shellfish, how much you get paid and what information to include.
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
Find out information about iXBRL data tagging and taxonomies with practical examples.
Guidance for suppliers and dealers.
Complete this label and attach it to the envelope containing your last will and testament when you send it to HMCTS to be stored.
What you must record in a holding register (also called a flock or herd record), when to update it and what to use.
How ear tag manufacturers and suppliers must get sheep and goat ear tags tested to meet Publicly Available Specifications (PAS) 66:2019.
How ear tag manufacturers and suppliers must get cattle ear tags tested to meet Publicly Available Specifications (PAS) 44:2019.
Product Recall for Automatic Label Tags Rewinding Rewinder Machine presenting a serious risk of electric shock.
Cattle, sheep and goat ear tag manufacturers and suppliers must get approval to make or modify ear tags, or supply an approved ear tag.
Labelling rules for businesses in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and retailers in Northern Ireland, for certain agri-food products moved under the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme.
Cattle keepers must tag a newborn calf, add its details to their holding register and register its birth within legal deadlines.
What you must do when sheep and goats arrive for slaughter, including identification checks, and recording and reporting movements.
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