LegalizeThe Prohibited Procedures on Protected Animals (Exemptions) (Scotland) Regulations 2007
Made: 20th March 2007
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
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Citation and commencement
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Interpretation
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Exempted procedures
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Authorisations to hot brand equine animals
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Review
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Revocations
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SCHEDULE 1 — Bovine animals
| Procedure | Purpose | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Freeze branding | Identification | |
| Tattooing | Identification | |
| Ear tagging | Identification | |
| Micro chipping | Identification | |
| Vasectomy | Controlling reproduction or general animal management | |
| Castration | Controlling reproduction or general animal management | |
| Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive | Controlling reproduction or general animal management | May only be performed–on non-farmed bovine animals; andas part of a conservation programme. |
| Embryo and ovum transfer | Controlling reproduction or general animal management | |
| Nose ringing | Handler safety or herd welfare | |
| Dehorning | Handler safety or herd welfare | |
| Disbudding | Handler safety or herd welfare | |
| Supernumerary teat removal | Animal health |
SCHEDULE 2 — Pigs
| Procedure | Purpose | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Tattooing | Identification | |
| Ear tagging | Identification | |
| Ear notching | Identification | |
| Micro chipping | Identification | |
| Vasectomy | Controlling reproduction or general animal management | |
| Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive | Controlling reproduction or general animal management | May only be performed–on non-farmed pigs; andas part of a conservation programme. |
| Castration | Controlling reproduction or general animal management | May only be performed by means which do not involve the tearing of tissues.If castration is carried out after the seventh day of life it shall only be performed under anaesthetic and additional prolonged analgesia.Where the person performing the procedure is not a veterinary surgeon that person must be trained in accordance with the 2000 Regulations. |
| Embryo and ovum transfer | Controlling reproduction or general animal management | |
| Tusk trimming | Handler safety or herd welfare | Where the person performing the procedure is not a veterinary surgeon that person must be trained in accordance with the 2000 Regulations. |
| Docking | Handler safety or herd welfare | May only be performed where–the pig is a farmed pig kept on agricultural land;other measures to improve environmental conditions or management systems have been taken in order to prevent tail biting but there is still evidence of injury to the tails of other pigs; andthe procedure is performed by the quick and complete severance of the part of the tail to be removed.If docking is carried out after the seventh day of life it shall only be performed under anaesthetic and additional prolonged analgesia.Where the person performing the procedure is not a veterinary surgeon that person must be trained in accordance with the 2000 Regulations. |
| Uniform reduction of the corner teeth | Herd welfare | May only be performed where–the pig is a farmed pig kept on agricultural land;the pig is less than 8 days old;other measures to improve environmental conditions or management systems have been taken in order to prevent tail biting but there is still evidence of injury to sows' teats or to the ears or tails of other pigs; andthe reduction is performed by grinding or clipping leaving an intact smooth surface.Where the person performing the procedure is not a veterinary surgeon that person must be trained in accordance with the 2000 Regulations. |
| Nose ringing | General animal management | May only be performed on a pig which is not intended to be kept continuously in an indoor husbandry system.Where the person performing the procedure is not a veterinary surgeon that person must be trained in accordance with the 2000 Regulations. |
SCHEDULE 3 — Birds
| Procedure | Purpose | Condition |
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| Micro chipping | Identification | |
| Beak trimming | Flock welfare | May only be performed on poultry.May only be performed–if carried out as a single procedure, provided no more than a one third part of both the upper and lower beaks, measured from the tip towards the entrance to the nostrils, is removed; orprovided no more than a one third part of the upper beak only, measured as above, is removed.In either case any subsequent haemorrhage from the beak must be arrested by cauterization.Beak trimming may only be performed where a veterinary surgeon considers the beak trimming to be necessary to prevent feather pecking or cannibalism and measures to improve the environmental conditions have been taken.Beak trimming of laying hens may only be performed on birds aged 10 days or less kept in flocks of 350 or more birds.Beak trimming of laying hens may only be performed until 31st December 2010. |
| De-snooding | General animal management | |
| Cutting of the toes | General animal management | May only be performed on poultry other than laying hens. |
| Dubbing | General animal management | May only be performed on domestic fowl other than laying hens. |
| Pinioning | General animal management | May be performed on any bird other than poultry. |
| Laparoscopy | General animal management | |
| Castration, ovidectomy and vasectomy | Controlling reproduction or general animal management | May only be performed–on non-farmed birds; andas part of a conservation programme. |
| Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive | Controlling reproduction or general animal management | May only be performed–on non-farmed birds; andas part of a conservation programme. |
| Wing tagging | Identification | May only be performed on–farmed birds for breeding or testing for the presence of disease;non farmed birds for conservation or research. |
| Web tagging | Identification | May only be performed on–farmed birds for breeding or testing for the presence of disease;non farmed birds for conservation or research. |
SCHEDULE 4 — Sheep
| Procedure | Purpose | Condition |
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| Tattooing | Identification | |
| Ear tagging | Identification | |
| Ear notching | Identification | |
| Micro chipping | Identification | |
| Vasectomy | Controlling reproduction or general animal management | |
| Castration | Controlling reproduction or general animal management | |
| Laparoscopic insemination | Controlling reproduction or general animal management | |
| Embryo and ovum transfer | Controlling reproduction or general animal management | May only be performed–on non-farmed sheep; andas part of a conservation programme. |
| Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive | Controlling reproduction or general animal management | |
| Dehorning | Handler safety or flock welfare | |
| Disbudding | Handler safety or flock welfare | |
| Docking | Animal health | May only be performed where–the sheep is a farmed sheep kept on agricultural land; andsufficient tail is retained to cover the vulva in the case of female sheep and the anus in the case of male sheep. |
SCHEDULE 5 — Goats
| Procedure | Purpose | Condition |
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| Tattooing | Identification | |
| Ear tagging | Identification | |
| Ear notching | Identification | |
| Micro chipping | Identification | |
| Vasectomy | Controlling reproduction or general animal management | |
| Castration | Controlling reproduction or general animal management | |
| Laparoscopic insemination | Controlling reproduction or general animal management | |
| Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive | Controlling reproduction or general animal management | May only be performed–on non-farmed goats; andas part of a conservation programme. |
| Embryo and ovum transfer | Controlling reproduction or general animal management | |
| Dehorning | Handler safety or herd welfare | |
| Disbudding | Handler safety or herd welfare |
SCHEDULE 6 — Equine Animals
| Procedure | Purpose | Condition |
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| Freeze branding | Identification | |
| Hot branding | Identification | May only be performed subject to, and in accordance with, any authorisation granted or review determined by the Scottish Ministers under regulations 4 and 5 respectively. |
| Tattooing | Identification | |
| Micro chipping | Identification | |
| Vasectomy | Controlling reproduction or general animal management | |
| Castration | Controlling reproduction or general animal management | |
| Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive | Controlling reproduction or general animal management | |
| Embryo and ovum transfer | Controlling reproduction or general animal management |
SCHEDULE 7 — Deer
| Procedure | Purpose | Condition |
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| Tattooing | Identification | |
| Ear tagging | Identification | |
| 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 | Controlling reproduction or general animal management | May only be performed–on non-farmed deer; andas part of a conservation programme. |
| Embryo and ovum transfer | Controlling reproduction or general animal management | |
| Antler removal | Handler safety or herd welfare | May only be performed where–the deer is a farmed deer; andthe velvet is frayed and the greater part of it shed. |
SCHEDULE 8 — Cats
| Procedure | Purpose | Condition |
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| Ear tipping | Identification | May only be performed on feral cats. |
| Micro chipping | Identification | |
| Tattooing | Identification | |
| Vasectomy | Controlling reproduction or general animal management | |
| Castration | Controlling reproduction or general animal management | |
| Spaying | Controlling reproduction or general animal management | |
| Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive | Controlling reproduction or general animal management |
SCHEDULE 9 — Dogs
| Procedure | Purpose | Condition |
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| Micro chipping | Identification | |
| Tattooing | Identification | |
| Vasectomy | Controlling reproduction or general animal management | |
| Castration | Controlling reproduction or general animal management | |
| Spaying | Controlling reproduction or general animal management | |
| Embryo and ovum transfer | Controlling reproduction or general animal management | |
| Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive | Controlling reproduction or general animal management | |
| Amputation of dew claws | General animal management |
SCHEDULE 10 — Fish
| Procedure | Purpose | Condition |
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| Chemical branding | Identification | |
| Freeze branding | Identification | |
| Pit tagging | Identification | |
| Micro chipping | Identification | |
| Removal or perforation of parts of the fins, adipose fins or fin rays | Identification | |
| Removal of fish scales | Age determination or stock management | |
| Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive | Controlling reproduction or general animal management |
SCHEDULE 11 — Reptiles
| Procedure | Purpose | Condition |
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| Micro chipping | Identification | |
| Laparoscopy | General animal management | |
| Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive | Controlling reproduction or general animal management |
SCHEDULE 12 — Any other kind of animal
| Procedure | Purpose | Condition |
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| Micro chipping | Identification | |
| Tattooing | Identification | |
| Vasectomy | Controlling reproduction | |
| Castration | Controlling reproduction | |
| Spaying | Controlling reproduction | |
| Embryo and ovum transfer | Controlling reproduction | |
| Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive | Controlling reproduction or general animal management |
SCHEDULE 13 — Revocations
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
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| Legislation revoked | References | Extent of revocations |
| The Welfare of Livestock (Prohibited Operations) Regulations 1982 | S.I. 1982/1884, amended by S.I. 1987/114 | The whole Regulations. |
| The Welfare of Livestock (Prohibited Operations) (Amendment) Regulations 1987 | S.I. 1987/114 | The whole Regulations. |
| The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Scotland) Regulations 2000 | S.S.I. 2000/442, amended by SSI 2002/334 and 2003/448 | Schedule 3D, paragraphs 8 and 9. Schedule 6, Part II, paragraphs 19 to 26. |
Signed
ROSS FINNIE — A member of the Scottish Executive — 2007-03-20
Explanatory note
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Footnotes
[^f00001]: 2006 asp 11.
[^f00002]: 1948 c. 45.
[^f00003]: “protected animal” is defined in section 17 of the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006.
[^f00004]: 1966 c. 36, as amended by S.I. 1988/526, S.I. 1991/1412 and 2002/1479.
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