Adverse reactions10
1
Anyone who identifies an adverse reaction to a microchip or the failure of a microchip must report that reaction or failure to the Welsh Ministers.
2
In this regulation “adverse reaction” (“adwaith anffafriol”) means—
a
any unnecessary pain or suffering, or any pathology on the part of a dog which is caused, or appears to be caused, by the implanting of a microchip; or
b
the migration of a microchip from the site of implanting.
3
In this regulation “failure of a microchip” (“methiant microsglodyn”) means failure to transmit the number encoded in the microchip when scanned by an appropriate transceiver.