Article 10 MicrochippingI1

This Article applies where—

Where the dog was not implanted with a microchip because it was less than eight weeks old at the time of application, the holder of the certificate of exemption must, on or before 31st March 2025, provide the district council with such evidence as the district council may reasonably require to confirm that the dog has been implanted with a microchip.

Where the dog was not implanted with a microchip at the time of application because it was unfit to be microchipped at the time, the holder of a certificate of exemption must provide the district council with the following evidence on or before 31st March 2025—

Where evidence is provided in accordance with paragraph (3)(a), the holder of the certificate of exemption must provide the district council with such evidence as the district council may reasonably require to confirm that the dog has been implanted with a microchip before the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the day on which the dog first became fit to be microchipped.

For the purposes of this Article, a dog is only unfit to be microchipped if a certificate has been issued in respect of the dog under Article 6(9) of the Order.