# The Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 (Schedule 3 Amendment) Order 1988, Paragraph 4


The performance by any person of or over the age of eighteen of any of the following operations, that is to say —
(a) the castration of a male animal or the caponising of an animal, whether by chemical means or otherwise;
(b) the docking of the tail of a lamb;
(c) the docking of the tail of a dog before its eyes are open;
(d) the amputation of the dew claws of a dog before its eyes are open.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/526/schedule/3/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-surgeons-act-1966-schedule-3-amendment-order-1988/schedule-3/paragraph-4
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