Identification of docked dogsI14
1
In order to be identified as a subsection (3) dog as required by section 6(8) of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 a dog must be microchipped—
a
by a veterinary surgeon or a veterinary nurse acting under the supervision of a veterinary surgeon; and
F1b
using a microchip which complies with either ISO standard 11784 or Annex A to ISO standard 11785 of the International Standards Organisation’s standards for microchips.
F1b
with a microchip which—
i
has a unique number which includes the manufacturer’s code;
ii
is compliant with ISO standard 11784:1996 of the International Standards Organisation’s standards for microchips;
iii
is compliant with all of ISO standard 11785:1996 of the International Standards Organisation’s standards for microchips apart from Annex A; and
iv
responds to a transponder which operates at 134.2 kilohertz and conforms with the FDXB protocol set out in ISO standards 11784:1996 and 11785:1996.
2
A dog may only be microchipped for the purposes of these Regulations after the owner, or a person whom the veterinary surgeon who is to carry out or supervise the microchipping reasonably believes to be representing the owner, has made a signed and dated statement in paragraph 4 of a certificate in the form prescribed in Schedule 2.
3
The veterinary surgeon who carries out or supervises the microchipping must certify that fact in paragraph 2 of a certificate in the form prescribed in Schedule 2.