# The Prohibited Procedures on Protected Animals (Exemptions) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2011, Regulation 2: Amendment of the Prohibited Procedures on Protected Animals (Exemptions) (Scotland) Regulations2010


(1) The Prohibited Procedures on Protected Animals (Exemptions) (Scotland) Regulations 2010 are amended as follows.
(2) In Schedule 4 (sheep), in column 1 (procedure), in the entry relating to docking of a farmed sheep kept on agricultural land, insert at the end—
“3) Docking may only be performed where sufficient tail is retained to cover the vulva in the case of female sheep and the anus in the case of male sheep.”.
(3) In Schedule 7 (deer), in column 1 (procedure), in the entry relating to removal of antlers, insert at the end—
“Condition—
Antler removal may only be performed where the velvet is frayed and the greater part of it shed.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2011/9780111011478/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-prohibited-procedures-on-protected-animals-exemptions-scotland-amendment-regulations-2011/regulation-2
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