The Welfare of Animals (Permitted Procedures by Lay Persons) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 No. 153

Regulations 2 and 3(a)

SCHEDULE 1 N.I. CATTLE

PART I N.I. Part I of this Schedule specifies permitted procedures which may be performed by a lay person in relation to cattle

Identification procedures N.I.

1.—(1) Ear notching;

(2) Ear tagging;

(3) Freeze branding;

(4) Microchipping;

(5) Tattooing;

(6) Other methods of identification involving a prohibited procedure required by law and not restricted to being undertaken by a veterinary surgeon.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 1 para. 1 in operation at 2.4.2012, see reg. 1

Procedures for the control of reproduction N.I.

2.—(1) Artificial insemination;

(2) Castration;

(3) Embryo collection or transfer by a non-surgical method;

(4) Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive;

(5) Ovum transplantation, including ovum collection by a non-surgical method.

Commencement Information

I2 Sch. 1 para. 2 in operation at 2.4.2012, see reg. 1

Other management procedures N.I.

3.—(1) Dehorning;

(2) Disbudding;

(3) Nose ringing;

(4) Removal of supernumerary teats.

Commencement Information

I3 Sch. 1 para. 3 in operation at 2.4.2012, see reg. 1

PART II N.I. Part II specifies any additional conditions for a procedure

Castration N.I.

4.  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 or by any other means before the age of two months.

Commencement Information

I4 Sch. 1 para. 4 in operation at 2.4.2012, see reg. 1

Embryo collection or transfer by a non-surgical method N.I.

5.  An anaesthetic shall be administered.

Commencement Information

I5 Sch. 1 para. 5 in operation at 2.4.2012, see reg. 1

Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive N.I.

6.—(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

I6 Sch. 1 para. 6 in operation at 2.4.2012, see reg. 1

Ovum transplantation, including ovum collection by a non-surgical method N.I.

7.  An anaesthetic shall be administered.

Commencement Information

I7 Sch. 1 para. 7 in operation at 2.4.2012, see reg. 1

Dehorning N.I.

8.  An anaesthetic shall be administered.

Commencement Information

I8 Sch. 1 para. 8 in operation at 2.4.2012, see reg. 1

Disbudding N.I.

9.—(1) When the method used is chemical cauterisation, the procedure shall only be carried out on an animal aged not more than 7 days.

(2) When any other method is used, such as heated iron, an anaesthetic shall be administered.

Commencement Information

I9 Sch. 1 para. 9 in operation at 2.4.2012, see reg. 1

Removal of supernumerary teats N.I.

10.—(1) The procedure shall only be carried out on an animal that is aged not more than 3 months.

(2) An anaesthetic shall be administered.

Commencement Information

I10 Sch. 1 para. 10 in operation at 2.4.2012, see reg. 1