Animal Identification Act, 2010.

This Act consisting of 24 articles aims at (i) providing for the registration of animal identification marks and marking operators; (ii) providing for the appointment of the Registrar of Animal Identification. The Deputy Registrar of Animal Identification is appointed by the Public Service Commission and he may investigate to determine whether the provisions of this Act are complied with, including (i) enter upon any place, premises or conveyance in, or upon, which the Registrar has reasonable grounds to believe is placed or is being kept any animal, carcass, or hide of any animal, marking instrument, certificate, or document, or register of marking operators in respect of which this Act applies; (ii) remove hair from any animal, carcass, or hide to facilitate examination for animal identification; and (iii) seize any animal or object in respect of which the Registrar has reasonable grounds to believe that this Act has been contravened. The Act establishes that (i) an owner of an animal shall mark an animal with an identification mark (art.6); (ii) an owner of an animal shall apply for the registration of an identification mark - valid for five years (renewable in the manner prescribed by article 10) - to the Registrar in the prescribed manner and form upon payment of the prescribed fee; (iii) the identification mark must be clearly visible on the animal; (iv) the Registrar shall keep and maintain a Register of all identification marks and marking operators (art.15). The Act deals also with procedural matters regarding (i) transfer of identification mark; (ii) cancellation of certificate of registration of identification mark; (iii) registration of marking operators; (iv) publication of copies of the Register; (v) offenses and fines; (vi) transitional provisions concerning existing certificates of registration.