Schedule 7 Deer
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 | Controlling reproduction or general animal management |
| Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive into a non-farmed deer | Controlling reproduction or general animal management, as part of a conservation programme |
| Embryo and ovum transfer | Controlling reproduction or general animal management |
| Removal of antlers | Handler safety or herd welfare F2Condition— Antler removal may only be performed where the velvet is frayed and the greater part of it shed. |
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in sch. 7 substituted (9.2.2012) by The Prohibited Procedures on Protected Animals (Exemptions) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/40), regs. 1, 2(6)
- F2
Words in sch. 7 inserted (22.2.2011) by The Prohibited Procedures on Protected Animals (Exemptions) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/164), regs. 1, 2(3)