SCHEDULE 2PIGS

PART IPart I of this Schedule specifies permitted procedures which may be performed by a lay person in relation to pigs

Identification procedures

1.—(1) Ear tagging;

(2) Microchipping;

(3) Tattooing;

(4) Other methods of identification involving a prohibited procedure required by law and not restricted to being undertaken by a veterinary surgeon.

Procedures for the control of reproduction

2.—(1) Artificial insemination;

(2) Castration;

(3) Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive.

Other management procedures

3.—(1) Nose ringing;

(2) Tail docking;

(3) Tooth reduction;

(4) Tusk trimming.