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  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Title, commencement and application

  3. 2.Interpretation

  4. 3.Exceptions to the prohibition on mutilations

  5. 4.Performance of prohibited procedures in an emergency

  6. 5.Persons who may carry out permitted procedures

  7. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      PERMITTED PROCEDURES

      1. Cattle

      4. Pigs

      7. Birds

      10. Sheep

      13. Goats

      16. Horses

      18. Deer

      21. Other species

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      CATTLE: REQUIREMENTS WHEN CARRYING OUT CERTAIN PERMITTED PROCEDURES

      1. When carried out on cattle, a procedure listed below must...

      2. 1.Castration

      3. 2.Embryo collection or transfer by a surgical method

      4. 3.Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive

      5. 4.Ovum transplantation, including ovum collection, by a surgical method

      6. 5.Vasectomy

      7. 6.Dehorning

      8. 7.Disbudding

      9. 8.Removal of supernumerary teats

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      PIGS: REQUIREMENTS WHEN CARRYING OUT CERTAIN PERMITTED PROCEDURES

      1. When carried out on a pig, a procedure listed below...

      2. 1.Castration

      3. 2.Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive

      4. 3.Vasectomy

      5. 4.Nose ringing

      6. 5.Tail docking

      7. 6.Tooth reduction

      8. 7.Tusk trimming

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      BIRDS: REQUIREMENTS WHEN CARRYING OUT CERTAIN PERMITTED PROCEDURES

      1. When carried out on a bird, a procedure listed below...

      2. A1.All procedures in the section on birds in Schedule 1

      3. A2.Neck tagging

      4. A3.Web notching

      5. A4.Web tagging

      6. A5.Wing tagging

      7. 1.Castration

      8. 2.Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive

      9. 3.Ovidectomy

      10. 4.Vasectomy

      11. 5.Beak trimming of poultry

      12. 6.Desnooding

      13. 7.De-toeing of domestic fowl and turkeys

      14. 8.Dubbing

      15. 9.Laparoscopy

      16. 10.Wing pinioning

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      SHEEP: REQUIREMENTS WHEN CARRYING OUT CERTAIN PERMITTED PROCEDURES

      2. 1.Castration

      3. 1A.Embryo collection or transfer by a surgical method

      4. 2.Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive

      5. 2A.Laparoscopic insemination

      6. 2B.Ovum transplantation, including ovum collection, by a surgical method

      7. 3.Vasectomy

      8. 4.Dehorning

      9. 5.Tail docking

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      GOATS: REQUIREMENTS WHEN CARRYING OUT CERTAIN PERMITTED PROCEDURES

      2. 1.Castration

      3. 1A.Embryo collection or transfer by a surgical method

      4. 2.Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive

      5. 2A.Laparoscopic insemination

      6. 2B.Ovum transplantation, including ovum collection, by a surgical method

      7. 3.Vasectomy

      8. 4.Dehorning

    7. SCHEDULE 7

      HORSES: REQUIREMENTS WHEN CARRYING OUT CERTAIN PERMITTED PROCEDURES

      1. When carried out on a horse, a procedure listed below...

      2. 1.Castration

      3. 2.Vasectomy

    8. SCHEDULE 8

      DEER: REQUIREMENTS WHEN CARRYING OUT CERTAIN PERMITTED PROCEDURES

      1. When carried out on a deer, a procedure listed below...

      2. 1.Castration

      3. 2.Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive

      4. 3.Vasectomy

      5. 4.Removal of antlers that are not in velvet

    9. SCHEDULE 9

      OTHER SPECIES: REQUIREMENTS WHEN CARRYING OUT CERTAIN PERMITTED PROCEDURES

      1. When carried out on an animal other than one dealt...

      2. 1.Ear tipping of feral cats

      3. 2.Castration

      4. 3.Embryo collection or transfer by a surgical method

      5. 4.Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive

      6. 5.Ovum transplantation, including ovum collection, by a surgical method

      7. 6.Spaying

      8. 7.Vasectomy

      9. 8.Laparoscopy

      10. 9.Removal of the dew claws of dogs

      11. 10.Removal of fish scales

  9. Explanatory Note