This week, annual sheep and goat census forms have been issued to over 47,000 sheep and goat keepers registered with the Department of Agriculture.
The Department has selected Friday 31 December as the census date where keepers are required to record the data on their flock registers.
Keepers should be aware that completion and return of the census is a legal obligation. Completed forms returned by post must arrive no later than 1 February 2021.
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It is not permitted to submit forms by post through any office of the Department. In the case of dispute regarding postal returns, the only acceptable proof of postage is a registered post receipt.
A postal certificate or express post receipt is not acceptable as proof of postage. The Department is encouraging keepers to return census data online on agfood.ie.
An extended deadline of 15 February 2021 applies to online returns. Sheep keepers registered for online services can also order books of sheep dispatch or movement documents online through the Animal Identification and Movements system.
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This week, annual sheep and goat census forms have been issued to over 47,000 sheep and goat keepers registered with the Department of Agriculture.
The Department has selected Friday 31 December as the census date where keepers are required to record the data on their flock registers.
Keepers should be aware that completion and return of the census is a legal obligation. Completed forms returned by post must arrive no later than 1 February 2021.
Go online
It is not permitted to submit forms by post through any office of the Department. In the case of dispute regarding postal returns, the only acceptable proof of postage is a registered post receipt.
A postal certificate or express post receipt is not acceptable as proof of postage. The Department is encouraging keepers to return census data online on agfood.ie.
An extended deadline of 15 February 2021 applies to online returns. Sheep keepers registered for online services can also order books of sheep dispatch or movement documents online through the Animal Identification and Movements system.
Read more
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