SCHEDULE 3SHEEP

Regulations 2 and 3(a)

PART IPart I of this Schedule specifies permitted procedures which may be performed by a lay person in relation to sheep

Identification procedures

1.

(1)

Ear notching;

(2)

Ear tagging;

(3)

Microchipping;

(4)

Tattooing;

(5)

Other methods of identification involving a prohibited procedure required by law and not restricted to being undertaken by a veterinary surgeon.

Annotations:
Commencement Information

I1Sch. 3 para. 1 in operation at 2.4.2012, see reg. 1

Procedures for the control of reproduction

2.

(1)

Artificial insemination;

(2)

Castration;

(3)

Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive;

(4)

Implantation of a subcutaneous hormone.

Annotations:
Commencement Information

I2Sch. 3 para. 2 in operation at 2.4.2012, see reg. 1

Other management procedures

3.

F1....

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F2(1)

Tail docking.

PART IIPart II specifies any additional conditions for a procedure

Castration

4.

(1)

When the method used is the application of a rubber ring or other device to constrict the flow of blood to the scrotum, the procedure shall only be carried out on an animal aged not more than 7 days.

(2)

When any other method is used it shall only be used up to the age of 3 months.

Annotations:
Commencement Information

I4Sch. 3 para. 4 in operation at 2.4.2012, see reg. 1

Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive

5.

(1)

The procedure may not be carried out on a farmed animal.

(2)

The procedure shall only be carried out as part of a conservation breeding programme.

Annotations:
Commencement Information

I5Sch. 3 para. 5 in operation at 2.4.2012, see reg. 1

Implantation of a subcutaneous hormone

6.

This would apply to subcutaneous hormone (or other pharmaceutical product) for modulating seasonal reproductive activity in adult females.

Annotations:
Commencement Information

I6Sch. 3 para. 6 in operation at 2.4.2012, see reg. 1

Tail docking

7.

(1)

In all cases, enough of the tail shall be retained to cover the vulva of a female animal or the anus of a male animal.

(2)

When the method used is the application of a rubber ring or other device to constrict the flow of blood to the tail, the procedure shall only be carried out on an animal aged not more than 7 days, or by any other means such as a hot docking iron, before the age of three months.