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

Regulations 2 and 3(a)

SCHEDULE 6 N.I. DEER

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

Identification procedures N.I.

1.—(1) Ear notching;

(2) Ear tagging;

(3) Microchipping;

(4) Tattooing;

(5) 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. 6 para. 1 in operation at 2.4.2012, see reg. 1

Procedures for the control of reproduction N.I.

2.  Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive.

Commencement Information

I2 Sch. 6 para. 2 in operation at 2.4.2012, see reg. 1

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

Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive N.I.

3.—(1) The procedure may not be carried out on farmed deer.

(2) The procedure shall only be carried out as part of a conservation breeding programme.

Commencement Information

I3 Sch. 6 para. 3 in operation at 2.4.2012, see reg. 1