22.6. The Minister may, on the conditions the Minister determines and with the approval of the Government, enter into an agreement with a person or a body with respect to the voluntary implementation of animal identification measures if the Minister considers that the special measures encourage the competitiveness of the breeding sector and ensure animal traceability that is equivalent to the traceability afforded by the identification system established under section 22.1.
Every person to whom the agreement applies is exempted, to the extent and on the conditions provided for in the agreement, from the application of the provisions of a regulation made under section 22.1. Animals identified pursuant to the agreement are then deemed to be identified in accordance with the provisions of the regulation.