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Regulations 2 and 3(a)
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.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 3 para. 1 in operation at 2.4.2012, see reg. 1
2.—(1) Artificial insemination;
(2) Castration;
(3) Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive;
(4) Implantation of a subcutaneous hormone.
Commencement Information
I2Sch. 3 para. 2 in operation at 2.4.2012, see reg. 1
3.—F1(....) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F2(1)] Tail docking.
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 3 para. 3(1) omitted (1.1.2013) by virtue of The Welfare of Animals (Docking of Working Dogs' Tails and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. 2012/387), regs. 1, 6(2)
F2Sch. 3 para. 3(2) renumbered as Sch.3 para. 3(1) (1.1.2013) by The Welfare of Animals (Docking of Working Dogs' Tails and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. 2012/387), regs. 1, 6(2)
Commencement Information
I3Sch. 3 para. 3 in operation at 2.4.2012, see reg. 1
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.
Commencement Information
I4Sch. 3 para. 4 in operation at 2.4.2012, see reg. 1
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.
Commencement Information
I5Sch. 3 para. 5 in operation at 2.4.2012, see reg. 1
6. This would apply to subcutaneous hormone (or other pharmaceutical product) for modulating seasonal reproductive activity in adult females.
Commencement Information
I6Sch. 3 para. 6 in operation at 2.4.2012, see reg. 1
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.
Commencement Information
I7Sch. 3 para. 7 in operation at 2.4.2012, see reg. 1