When carried out on an animal other than one dealt with in any of Schedules 2 to 8, a procedure listed below must be carried out in accordance with the condition or conditions specified for that procedure.

1. 1

   Ear tipping of feral cats

   An anaesthetic must be administered.

2. 2

   Castration

   An anaesthetic must be administered.

3. 3

   Embryo collection or transfer by a surgical method

   The procedure may only be carried out as part of a conservation breeding programme.

   An anaesthetic must be administered.

4. 4

   Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive

   The procedure may not be carried out on a farmed animal.

   The procedure may only be carried out as part of a conservation breeding programme.

5. 5

   Ovum transplantation, including ovum collection, by a surgical method

   The procedure may only be carried out as part of a conservation breeding programme.

   An anaesthetic must be administered.

6. 6

   Spaying

   An anaesthetic must be administered.

7. 7

   Vasectomy

   An anaesthetic must be administered.

8. 8

   Laparoscopy

   Where the animal on which the procedure is to be performed is not a reptile, the procedure may only be carried out as part of a conservation breeding programme.

   In either case, an anaesthetic must be administered.

9. 9

   Removal of the dew claws of dogs

   An anaesthetic must be administered except where the dog is a puppy whose eyes have not yet opened.

10. 10

    Removal of fish scales

    The procedure may only be carried out for the purposes of age determination.