Obligation to microchip
3.—(1) This regulation is subject to regulation 4.
(2) A keeper of—
(a)a cat which is older than 20 weeks;
(b)a dog which is—
(i)older than 8 weeks; and
(ii)not a certified working dog for the purposes of section 6(3) of the Animal Welfare Act 2006,
must ensure that it is microchipped.
(3) Where a keeper imports a cat or a dog, the keeper must ensure that it is microchipped within thirty days of its entry into England, whether or not it is a cat or a dog of a description in paragraph (2)(a) or (b).
(4) A cat or a dog is microchipped where—
(a)a microchip which complies with regulation 5 has been implanted in the cat or the dog; and
(b)the details set out in regulation 6 are recorded on a database by a database operator meeting the conditions in regulation 7.