Adverse reaction and failure of microchip11
1
Anyone who identifies an adverse reaction to a microchip or the failure of a microchip implanted in a cat or a dog must report that reaction or failure to the Secretary of State.
2
In this regulation “adverse reaction” means—
a
any unnecessary pain or suffering or any pathology which is caused, or appears to be caused, by the implanting of a microchip in a cat or a dog; or
b
the migration of a microchip from the site of implanting.
3
In this regulation “failure of a microchip” means failure to transmit the number encoded in the microchip when scanned by an appropriate transceiver.