Two Tyrone farmers have been convicted of a number of offences following an inspection of cattle identification carried out by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA).
Alan McFarland (61), of Ballagh Road, Clogher, was convicted at Dungannon Magistrates Court on Monday, April 17 of one charge of failure to notify the movement of cattle off his holding, one charge of obstructing a DAERA Inspector, three charges of failure to notify the movement or birth of cattle onto his holding, one charge of failure to attach an approved ear tag to an animal, one charge of failure to notify the birth of an animal, one charge of failure to present veterinary medicine records, and one charge of failure to present a herd register.
He was fined £2,600, and received a 12-month conditional discharge on the obstruction charge, plus a £15 offender levy.
The case arose following a cattle identification inspection carried out by officers from DAERA’s Welfare and Enforcement Branch.
Robert McFarland (29), of Kell Road, Clogher, was also convicted at Dungannon Magistrates Court on Monday of one charge of using an ear tag to identify an animal which had already been used to identify another animal.
He was fined £500, plus a £15 offender levy.
The case arose from a number of discrepancies found during a cattle identification inspection carried out by DAERA’s Welfare and Enforcement Branch.
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