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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-prohibited-procedures-on-protected-animals-exemptions-scotland-regulations-2010/schedule-4",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2010/9780111010211",
  "legislation_title": "The Prohibited Procedures on Protected Animals (Exemptions) (Scotland) Regulations 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-prohibited-procedures-on-protected-animals-exemptions-scotland-regulations-2010",
  "path": "schedule/4",
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  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Sheep",
  "text": "Procedure\nPurpose\nTattooing\nIdentification\nEar tagging\nIdentification\nEar notching\nIdentification\nMicro chipping\nIdentification\nVasectomy\nControlling reproduction or general animal management\nCastration\nCondition—\nSurgical castration may only be carried out by a veterinary surgeon.\nControlling reproduction or general animal management\nLaparoscopic insemination\nControlling reproduction or general animal management\nEmbryo and ovum transfer\nControlling reproduction or general animal management\nImplantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive into a non-farmed sheep\nControlling reproduction or general animal management, as part of a conservation programme\nDehorning\nHandler safety or flock welfare\nDisbudding\nHandler safety or flock welfare\nDocking of a farmed sheep kept on agricultural land\nAnimal health\nConditions—\n1) Docking of sheep over 3 months of age may only be carried out by a veterinary surgeon.\n2) Surgical docking may only be carried out by a veterinary surgeon.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2010/9780111010211/schedule/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:37:40.903856+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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