Regulation Amending the Cattle Identification, Registration and Tracking Regulation
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This regulation updates Turkey’s cattle identification rules, mainly around ear tags and the use of barcodes or QR codes. It allows plastic ear tags with provincial codes to be used for newborn cattle until 31 December 2026 and clarifies that lost provincial-code tags must be replaced with plastic tags carrying the same unique number. For cattle owners, breeders, veterinarians, and livestock registration officials, the change is mostly technical. It gives more flexibility in tag color and data format, while keeping the animal’s individual identification number central to tracking.
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Key Changes
- Plastic ear tags with provincial codes may be used for newborn cattle until 31 December 2026.
- Lost or fallen provincial-code ear tags must be replaced with plastic ear tags carrying the same unique number.
- Cattle ear tags may include a barcode or QR code, with technical details to be set by the Ministry.
Obligations
What this law requires
When an ear tag bearing a provincial code falls off or is lost, the animal must be fitted with a plastic ear tag bearing the provincial code and the same unique identification number.
Plastic ear tags for cattle must include either a barcode or a QR code, with detailed technical requirements determined by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
The individual identification number shown after the country code on cattle ear tags must contain no more than twelve digits.
Plastic ear tags bearing provincial codes may be used for newborn cattle only until 31 December 2026.