Regulations 2 and 3(a)

SCHEDULE 6DEER

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

Identification procedures

1.—(1) Ear notching;

(2) Ear tagging;

(3) Microchipping;

(4) Tattooing;

(5) 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.  Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive.

PART IIPart II specifies any additional conditions for a procedure

Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive

3.—(1) The procedure may not be carried out on farmed deer.

(2) The procedure shall only be carried out as part of a conservation breeding programme.