Regulation 5 Identification of docked dogsI1

England and Wales

(1)

In order to be identified as a subsection (3) dog as required by section 6(8) of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 a dog must be microchipped—

(a)

by a veterinary surgeon or a veterinary nurse acting under the supervision of a veterinary surgeon; and

F1(b)

with a microchip which—

(i)

has a unique number which includes the manufacturer’s code;

(ii)

is compliant with ISO standard 11784:1996 of the International Standards Organisation’s standards for microchips;

(iii)

is compliant with all of ISO standard 11785:1996 of the International Standards Organisation’s standards for microchips apart from Annex A; and

(iv)

responds to a transceiver which operates at 134.2 kilohertz and conforms with the FDXB protocol set out in ISO standards 11784:1996 and 11785:1996.

(2)

A dog may only be microchipped for the purposes of these Regulations after the owner, or a person whom the veterinary surgeon who is to carry out or supervise the microchipping reasonably believes to be representing the owner, has made a signed and dated statement in Part 4 of a certificate in the form prescribed in Schedule 2.

(3)

The veterinary surgeon who carries out or supervises the microchipping must certify that fact in Part 5 of a certificate in the form prescribed in Schedule 2.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 5(1)(b) substituted (25.12.2015) by The Microchipping of Dogs (Wales) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1990), regs. 1(2), 16

Commencement

I1: Reg. 5 in force at 28.3.2007, see reg. 1