A farmer was fined £2,600 after being convicted of a plethora of cattle-related offences.
Alan McFarland, 61, of Ballagh Road, Clogher was convicted at Dungannon Magistrates’ Court on Friday 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.
McFarland was fined £2,600, 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 Welfare and Enforcement Branch.
Robert McFarland, 29, of Kell Road, Clogher was also convicted at Dungannon Magistrates’ Court on Friday 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.
