Schedule 4 Sheep
Scotland
| Procedure | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Tattooing | Identification |
| Ear tagging | F11. Identification; or |
| 2. Screening or routine or random testing for disease. | |
| Ear notching | Identification |
| Micro chipping | Identification |
| Vasectomy | Controlling reproduction or general animal management |
| Castration | |
| Condition— | |
| Surgical castration may only be carried out by a veterinary surgeon. | Controlling reproduction or general animal management |
| Laparoscopic insemination | Controlling reproduction or general animal management |
| Embryo and ovum transfer | Controlling reproduction or general animal management |
| Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive into a non-farmed sheep | Controlling reproduction or general animal management, as part of a conservation programme |
| Dehorning | Handler safety or flock welfare |
| Disbudding | Handler safety or flock welfare |
| Docking of a farmed sheep kept on agricultural land | Animal health |
| Conditions— | |
| 1) Docking of sheep over 3 months of age may only be carried out by a veterinary surgeon. | |
| 2) Surgical docking may only be carried out by a veterinary surgeon. | |
| F23) 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. |
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in sch. 4 substituted (9.2.2012) by The Prohibited Procedures on Protected Animals (Exemptions) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/40), regs. 1, 2(4)
- F2
Words in sch. 4 inserted (22.2.2011) by The Prohibited Procedures on Protected Animals (Exemptions) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/164), regs. 1, 2(2)