European Communities (Goat Identification) Regulations 2005 (S.I. No. 792 of 2005).

These Regulations provide for the implementation of a goat identification system as required by Council Regulation (EC) No. 21/2004. They prescribe that a person shall not hold or keep a goat on a holding unless he or she and the holding are registered for the purposes of Article 7 of the EC Regulation. Restrictions are placed on movement and possession on unregistered goats and goats without eartags with a goat identification number and a movement document. Offences and penalties are prescribed.