Regulation 3 Obligation to microchip
(1)
This regulation is subject to regulation 4.
(2)
A keeper of—
(a)
a cat which is older than 20 weeks;
(b)
a dog which is—
(i)
older than 8 weeks; and
(ii)
not a certified working dog for the purposes of section 6(3) of the Animal Welfare Act 2006,
must ensure that it is microchipped.
(3)
Where a keeper imports a cat or a dog, the keeper must ensure that it is microchipped within thirty days of its entry into England, whether or not it is a cat or a dog of a description in paragraph (2)(a) or (b).
(4)
A cat or a dog is microchipped where—
(a)
a microchip which complies with regulation 5 has been implanted in the cat or the dog; and
(b)
the details set out in regulation 6 are recorded on a database by a database operator meeting the conditions in regulation 7.