Schedule 1 PERMITTED PROCEDURES

Cattle

• Identification Procedures:

  • Ear clipping.

  • Ear notching.

  • Ear tagging.

  • Freeze branding.

  • Micro-chipping.

  • Tattooing.

  • Other methods of identification involving a mutilation required by law.

• Procedures for the Control of Reproduction:

  • Castration.

  • Embryo collection or transfer by a surgical method.

  • Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive.

  • Ovum transplantation, including ovum collection, by a surgical method.

  • Vasectomy.

• Other Management Procedures:

  • Dehorning.

  • Disbudding.

  • Nose ringing.

  • Removal of supernumerary teats.

Pigs

• Identification Procedures:

  • Ear clipping.

  • Ear notching.

  • Ear tagging.

  • Micro-chipping.

  • Tattooing.

  • Other methods of identification involving a mutilation required by law.

• Procedures for the Control of Reproduction:

  • Castration.

  • Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive.

  • Vasectomy.

• Other Management Procedures:

  • Nose ringing.

  • Tail docking.

  • Tooth reduction.

  • Tusk trimming.

Birds

• Identification Procedures:

  • F1Micro-chipping.

    Neck tagging.

    Web notching.

    Web tagging.

    Wing tagging.

    Other methods of identification involving a mutilation required by law.

• Procedures for the Control of Reproduction:

  • Castration.

  • Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive.

  • Ovidectomy.

  • Vasectomy.

• Other Management Procedures:

  • Beak trimming of poultry.

  • Desnooding.

  • De-toeing of domestic fowl and turkeys.

  • Dubbing.

  • Laparoscopy.

  • Wing pinioning.

Sheep

• Identification Procedures:

  • Ear clipping.

  • Ear notching.

  • Ear tagging.

  • Micro-chipping.

  • Tattooing.

  • Other methods of identification involving a mutilation required by law.

• Procedures for the Control of Reproduction:

  • F2Castration.

    Embryo collection or transfer by a surgical method.

    Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive.

    Laparoscopic insemination.

    Ovum transplantation, including ovum collection, by a surgical method.

    Vasectomy.

• Other Management Procedures:

  • Dehorning.

  • Disbudding.

  • Removal of the insensitive tip of the horn.

  • Tail docking.

Goats

• Identification Procedures:

  • Ear clipping.

  • Ear notching.

  • Ear tagging.

  • Micro-chipping.

  • Tattooing.

  • Other methods of identification involving a mutilation required by law.

• Procedures for the Control of Reproduction:

  • F3Castration.

    Embryo collection or transfer by a surgical method.

    Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive.

    Laparoscopic insemination.

    Ovum transplantation, including ovum collection, by a surgical method.

    Vasectomy.

• Other Management Procedures:

  • Dehorning.

  • Disbudding.

  • Removal of the insensitive tip of the horn.

Horses

• Identification Procedures:

  • Freeze branding.

  • Hot branding.

  • Micro-chipping.

  • Tattooing.

  • Other methods of identification involving a mutilation required by law.

• Procedures for the Control of Reproduction:

  • Castration.

  • Vasectomy.

Deer

• Identification Procedures:

  • Ear clipping.

  • Ear notching.

  • Ear tagging.

  • Micro-chipping.

  • Tattooing.

  • Other methods of identification involving a mutilation required by law.

• Procedures for the Control of Reproduction:

  • Castration.

  • Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive.

  • Vasectomy.

• Other Management Procedures:

  • Removal of antlers that are not in velvet.

Other species

• Identification Procedures:

  • Ear clipping.

  • Ear notching.

  • Ear tipping of feral cats.

  • Insertion of subcutaneous tracking devices.

  • Tagging.

  • Chemical branding of fish.

  • Freeze branding of fish.

  • Micro-chipping.

  • Removal or perforation of parts of fishes’ fins, adipose fins or fin rays.

  • Tattooing.

  • Other methods of identification involving a mutilation required by law.

• Procedures for the Control of Reproduction:

  • Castration.

  • Embryo collection or transfer by a surgical method.

  • Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive.

  • Ovum transplantation, including ovum collection, by a surgical method.

  • Spaying.

  • Vasectomy.

• Other Management Procedures:

  • Laparoscopy.

  • Removal of the dew claws of dogs.

  • Removal of fish scales.