"identification mark"

means any registered mark registered in terms of section 5(2) and placed on any animal for any purpose, and includes any representation of a mark intended to be placed on any animals, as the circumstances may require, but does not include any—

(a)mark made or placed on the horn or hoof;
(b)mark made with paint on any animal;
(c)clasp, rivet or tag attached to the ear, or any mark made on such clasp, rivet or tag; or
(d)notch or hole;