Animal Identification Act (No. 6 of 2002). Country/Territory South Africa Document type Legislation Date 2002 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Government Gazette No. 23479 of 3 June 2002, 7 pp. Long titleAn Act to consolidate the law relating to the identification of animals and to provide for incidental matters. Subject Livestock, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Marking/identification Registration Data collection/reporting Dangerous animal/harmful animal Geographical area Africa, South Atlantic, Southern Africa Abstract This Act applies in respect of animals declared by the Minister of Agriculture by Notice in the Gazette and to the whole of the national territory of South Africa. The Minister shall designate under section 3 an officer of the national Department of Agriculture as the Registrar of Animal Identification. Also, the Minister shall prescribe identification marks un respect of each group of animals to which, upon application, identification marks are allocated and, subsequently, registered. The owner of animals is required to apply for an identification mark and mark his or her animals clearly with the assigned mark. An owner may apply for an alternative method of identification under section 8. Identification marks may be transferred. Commercial marking operators shall be registered with the Registrar (sect. 11). Powers of entry and other powers of enforcement of officers appointed by the registrar are defined in section 12. Appeal may be had against decisions of the Registrar under section 13. Section 15 prohibits certain marking of animals. Regulation making powers of the Minister are set out in section 18. (23 sections) Full text English Website www.info.gov.za References - Legislation Implemented by Regulations made under section 18 of the Animal Identification Act (No. R. 1683 of 2003). Legislation | South Africa | 2003 Keyword: Animal production, Marking/identification, Ownership Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulations regarding Animals declared under section 2(a) of the Animal Improvement Act (No. R. 1684 of 2003). Legislation | South Africa | 2003 Keyword: Animal production, Marking/identification, Cattle, Sheep/goats Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulations regarding animals declared under section 2(a) of the Animal Improvement Act (No. R. 877 of 2006). Legislation | South Africa | 2006 Keyword: Animal production, Marking/identification, Cattle, Sheep/goats, Swine Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulations made under section 2(a) the Animal Identification Act, 2002 (R. 1684 of 2003). Legislation | South Africa | 2003 Keyword: Marking/identification, Registration, Data collection/reporting Source: FAO, FAOLEX