Regulation 3 Obligation to microchip dogs
Subject to a certificate issued under paragraph (2) or (3), from 6 April 2016 every keeper of a dog which has not been implanted with a microchip by that date—
which is older than 8 weeks; and
which is not a certified working dog for the purposes of section 6(3) of the Animal Welfare Act 2006f1,
must ensure that it is microchipped.
Paragraph (1) does not apply for as long as a veterinary surgeon certifies, on a form approved by the Welsh Ministers that microchipping would significantly compromise the dog’s health.
Subject to paragraph (4), from 6 April 2016 a keeper who imports a dog must ensure that the dog is microchipped within 30 days of importing the dog unless a veterinary surgeon certifies, on a form approved by the Welsh Ministers that microchipping would significantly compromise the dog’s health.
A certificate issued under paragraph (2) or (3) must state the period for which the dog will be unfit to be microchipped.
A dog is microchipped where—
a microchip which complies with regulation 4 has been implanted in the dog; and
the details set out in regulation 5 are recorded on a database by a database operator meeting the conditions set out in regulation 6.
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