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

Regulations 2 and 3(a)

SCHEDULE 2 N.I. PIGS

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

Identification procedures N.I.

1.—(1) Ear tagging;

(2) Microchipping;

(3) Tattooing;

(4) 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. 2 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) Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive.

Commencement Information

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

Other management procedures N.I.

3.—(1) Nose ringing;

(2) Tail docking;

(3) Tooth reduction;

(4) Tusk trimming.

Commencement Information

I3 Sch. 2 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.  Castration of pigs aged not more than 7 days by a method not involving the tearing of tissues.

Commencement Information

I4 Sch. 2 para. 4 in operation at 2.4.2012, see reg. 1

Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive N.I.

5.—(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

I5 Sch. 2 para. 5 in operation at 2.4.2012, see reg. 1

Nose ringing N.I.

6.  The procedure shall only be carried out on an animal that is not kept continuously in an indoor husbandry system.

Commencement Information

I6 Sch. 2 para. 6 in operation at 2.4.2012, see reg. 1

Tail docking N.I.

7.—(1) The procedure shall only be carried out where measures to improve environmental conditions or management systems have first been taken to prevent tail-biting, but there is still evidence to show that injury to pigs’ tails by biting has occurred.

(2) Tail docking of pigs aged not more than 7 days may be carried out without an anaesthetic as long as there is quick and complete severance of the part of the tail to be removed.

Commencement Information

I7 Sch. 2 para. 7 in operation at 2.4.2012, see reg. 1

Tooth reduction N.I.

8.—(1) The procedure shall only be carried out where measures to improve environmental conditions or management systems have first been taken to prevent tail-biting and other vices, but there is still evidence to show that injury to sows’ teats or to other pigs’ ears or tails by biting has occurred.

(2) The procedure shall only be carried out on an animal that is aged not more than 7 days.

(3) The procedure shall consist only of the uniform reduction of the corner teeth by—

(i) grinding; or

(ii) clipping,

so as to leave an intact smooth surface.

Commencement Information

I8 Sch. 2 para. 8 in operation at 2.4.2012, see reg. 1

Tusk trimming N.I.

9.—(1) The procedure shall only be carried out where there is evidence to show that it is necessary to prevent injury to other animals or for safety reasons.

(2) An anaesthetic shall be administered.

Commencement Information

I9 Sch. 2 para. 9 in operation at 2.4.2012, see reg. 1