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The Welfare of Animals (Permitted Procedures by Lay Persons) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Citation and commencement

  3. 2.Interpretation

  4. 3.Requirements when carrying out a permitted procedure

  5. 4.Performance of prohibited procedures in an emergency

  6. 5.Sampling

  7. 6.Repeals

  8. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      CATTLE

      1. PART I Part I of this Schedule specifies permitted procedures which may be performed by a lay person in relation to cattle

        1. 1.Identification procedures

        2. 2.Procedures for the control of reproduction

        3. 3.Other management procedures

      2. PART II Part II specifies any additional conditions for a procedure

        1. 4.Castration

        2. 5.Embryo collection or transfer by a non-surgical method

        3. 6.Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive

        4. 7.Ovum transplantation, including ovum collection by a non-surgical method

        5. 8.Dehorning

        6. 9.Disbudding

        7. 10.Removal of supernumerary teats

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      PIGS

      1. PART I Part I of this Schedule specifies permitted procedures which may be performed by a lay person in relation to pigs

        1. 1.Identification procedures

        2. 2.Procedures for the control of reproduction

        3. 3.Other management procedures

      2. PART II Part II specifies any additional conditions for a procedure

        1. 4.Castration

        2. 5.Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive

        3. 6.Nose ringing

        4. 7.Tail docking

        5. 8.Tooth reduction

        6. 9.Tusk trimming

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      SHEEP

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

        1. 1.Identification procedures

        2. 2.Procedures for the control of reproduction

        3. 3.Other management procedures

      2. PART II Part II specifies any additional conditions for a procedure

        1. 4.Castration

        2. 5.Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive

        3. 6.Implantation of a subcutaneous hormone

        4. 7.Tail docking

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      GOATS

      1. PART I Part I of this Schedule specifies permitted procedures which may be performed by a lay person in relation to goats

        1. 1.Identification procedures

        2. 2.Procedures for the control of reproduction

        3. 3.Other management procedures

      2. PART II Part II specifies any additional conditions for a procedure

        1. 3.Castration

        2. 4.Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      HORSES

      1. PART I Part I of this Schedule specifies permitted procedures which may be performed by a lay person in relation to horses

        1. 1.Identification procedures

        2. 2.Procedures for the control of reproduction

      2. PART II Part II specifies any additional conditions for a procedure

        1. 3.There are no associated requirements.

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      DEER

      1. PART I Part I of this Schedule specifies permitted procedures which may be performed by a lay person in relation to deer

        1. 1.Identification procedures

        2. 2.Procedures for the control of reproduction

      2. PART II Part II specifies any additional conditions for a procedure

        1. 3.Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive

    7. SCHEDULE 7

      BIRDS

      1. PART I Part I of this Schedule specifies permitted procedures which may be performed by a lay person in relation to birds

        1. 1.Identification procedures

        2. 2.Procedures for the control of reproduction

        3. 3.Other management procedures

      2. PART II Part II specifies any additional conditions for a procedure

        1. 4.(1) With the exception of beak trimming (where paragraph 11...

        2. 5.Neck tagging

        3. 6.Web notching

        4. 7.Web tagging

        5. 8.Wing tagging

        6. 9.Castration

        7. 10.Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive

        8. 11.Beak trimming of poultry

        9. 12.Desnooding

        10. 13.De-toeing of domestic fowl and turkeys

        11. 14.Dubbing

        12. 15.Removal of the dependent portion of its wattles

        13. 16.Wing pinioning

    8. SCHEDULE 8

      CATS AND DOGS

      1. PART I Part I of this Schedule specifies permitted procedures which may be performed by a lay person in relation to cats and dogs

        1. 1.Identification procedures

        2. 2.Procedures for the control of reproduction

        3. 3.Other management procedures

      2. PART II Part II specifies any additional conditions for a procedure

        1. 4.Removal of the dew claws of dogs

    9. SCHEDULE 9

      FISH

      1. PART I Part I of this Schedule specifies permitted procedures which may be performed by a lay person in relation to fish

        1. 1.Identification procedures

        2. 2.Other management procedures

      2. PART II Part II specifies any additional conditions for a procedure

        1. 3.Removal of fish scales

    10. SCHEDULE 10

      REPTILES

      1. PART I Part I of this Schedule specifies permitted procedures which may be performed by a lay person in relation to reptiles

        1. 1.Identification procedures

        2. 2.Procedures for the control of reproduction

      2. PART II Part II specifies any additional conditions for a procedure

        1. 3.There are no associated requirements.

    11. SCHEDULE 11

      ANY OTHER KIND OF ANIMAL

      1. PART I Part I of this Schedule specifies permitted procedures which may be performed by a lay person in relation to any other kind of animal

        1. 1.Identification procedures

      2. PART II Part II specifies any additional conditions for a procedure

        1. 2.There are no associated requirements.

  10. Explanatory Note

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