SCHEDULE 3 Exemptions from Restrictions on Practice of Veterinary Surgery
Part II Exclusions from Provisions of Part I
Nothing in section 19(4)(b) of this Act shall authorise—
(a)
the castration of a male animal being—
(i)
a horse, pony, ass or mule,
(ii)
a bull, boar or goat which has reached the age of two months,
(iii)
a ram which has reached the age of three months, or
(iv)
a cat or dog;
(b)
the spaying of a cat or dog;
(c)
the removal (otherwise than in an emergency for the purpose of saving life or relieving pain or suffering) of any part of the antlers of a deer before the velvet of the antlers is frayed and the greater part of it has been shed;
(d)
the desnooding of a turkey which has reached the age of 21 days;
(e)
the removal of the combs of any poultry which have reached the age of 72 hours;
(f)
the cutting of the toes of a domestic fowl or turkey which has reached the age of 72 hours;
(g)
the performance of a vasectomy or the carrying out of electro-ejaculation on any animal or bird kept for production of food, wool, skin or fur or for use in the farming of land;
(h)
the removal of the supernumerary teats of a calf which has reached the age of 3 months; or
(i)
the dehorning or disbudding of a sheep or goat, except the trimming of the insensitive tip of an ingrowing horn which, if left untreated, could cause pain or distress.