# The Pet Travel Scheme (Pilot Arrangements) (England) Order 1999, Article 5: Identification of the animal


(1) The animal shall be identified by means of a microchip implanted into its body.
(2) If the carrier does not have a reader capable of reading the microchip, the person bringing the animal into England shall provide a reader for the microchip at the time the carrier checks the identity of the animal.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/3443/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pet-travel-scheme-pilot-arrangements-england-order-1999/article-5
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