Animal Earmarking and Registration Ordinance 2003. Country/Territory Austria Document type Regulation Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, Part II, No. 490, 21 October 2003, pp. 3183-3195. Long titleOrdinance by the Federal Minister for Health and Women on earmarking and registration of pigs, sheep and goats. Subject Livestock Keyword Animal production Cattle Swine Sheep/goats Registration Marking/identification Transport/storage Inspection Data collection/reporting Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe Entry into force notes The present Ordinance enter into force on 1 October 2003. Abstract The present Ordinance regulates the earmarking and registration of pigs, sheep and goats. The Ordinanced contains at the outset a definition clause relating to various terms therein employed such as “animal farm”, “transport”, “sheep”, “pigs”.The text consists of 28 articles divided into 7 chapters as follows: Sphere of appication, definition of terms (1); Earmarking of pigs (2); Central data base for pigs (3); Earmarking of sheep and goats (4); Registration (5); Bringing into circulation earmarks and official control (6); Final dispositions (7). One Annex is enclosed. Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at References - Legislation Repeals Animal Earmarking Ordinance 1997. Legislation | Austria | 1997 Keyword: Animal production, Swine, Sheep/goats, Marking/identification, Registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Animal Earmarking and Registration Ordinance 2005. Legislation | Austria | 2005 Keyword: Animal production, Cattle, Swine, Sheep/goats, Registration, Marking/identification, Transport/storage, Inspection, Data collection/reporting Source: FAO, FAOLEX