Order No. 20 of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy validating the Regulation on identification and registration of sheep and goats. Country/Territory Ukraine Document type Regulation Date 2018 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Sheep/goats Marking/identification Registration Animal reproduction Slaughtering Certification Animal production Animal health Herd book Classification/declassification Geographical area Black Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia Entry into force notes This Order enters into force on the date of its official publication. Abstract This Regulation establishes the requirements for the identification, registration and movement of sheep and goats. It shall be mandatory for all legal entities and individuals engaged in breeding and keeping sheep and goats, trade thereof, slaughter, performance of artificial insemination and arranging exhibitions involving sheep and goats. Identification and registration shall be applied to all sheep and goats that are bred or kept on the territory of Ukraine. The system of identification and registration of sheep and goats consists of the following elements: (a) means of identification for the individual identification of the animal and means for their attachment; (b) procedure for identification of animals; (c) registration documents; (d) keeping electronic database of identified animals (Unified State Register of Animals ); (e) identification documents; and (f) registration of transactions concerning the identified animal, registration of animals at farms. Upon completion of the identification and registration of sheep and goats registration certificate shall be issued by the competent veterinary authority. Annex 1 contains the form of registration certificate, Annex 2 contains the form of registration notice, Annex 3 contains the form of application for insertion of amendments to the Register of animals, Annex 4 contains the form of Order for identification and registration of animals, Annex 5 contains sample of tag for identification of sheep and goats, Annex 6 contains the form of Order for issuance of duplicate tags and identification documents, Annex 7 contains the form of Register of animals (for legal entities and individual entrepreneurs), Annex 8 contains the form of Register of animals (for natural persons) and Annex 9 contains Classifier of sheep and goat breed that are bred in Ukraine. Full text Ukrainian Website zakon5.rada.gov.ua References - Legislation Repeals Order No. 498 of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy introducing identification and registration of sheep and goats. Legislation | Ukraine | 2004 Keyword: Sheep/goats, Registration, Certification, Animal production, Animal health, Herd book, Traceability/product tracing Source: FAO, FAOLEX