PART 4MICROCHIPPING
Microchipping of dogs kept under a block licence8
1
Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5) the holder of a block licence shall ensure that all dogs kept under the licence shall be microchipped before they attain the appropriate age.
2
For the purposes of paragraph (1), in the case of such dogs the appropriate age is—
a
from the date these Regulations come into operation, 12 weeks;
b
from 1 January 2013, 8 weeks.
3
Where a dog that has attained the appropriate age arrives on any premises for which a block licence is in force and has not already been microchipped, the holder of the licence shall microchip the dog within 7 days from the date the dog arrived on the premises.
4
Paragraph (1) does not apply to—
a
a dog kept under a block licence if the holder of the licence produces to the district council a certificate signed by a veterinary surgeon to the effect that implantation (or continued implantation) of a microchip in that dog would have an adverse effect on the health of the dog;
b
greyhounds kept under a block licence until 1 January 2013.
5
Paragraph (1) does not apply to the holder of a block licence issued before the coming into operation of these Regulations.