Regulations 2 and 3(a)
SCHEDULE 4GOATS
This schedule has no associated Explanatory Memorandum
PART IPart I of this Schedule specifies permitted procedures which may be performed by a lay person in relation to goats
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.—(1) Castration;
(2) Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive.
Other management procedures
3.—(1) Disbudding.
PART IIPart II specifies any additional conditions for a procedure
Castration
4. When the method used is the application of a rubber ring or other device to constrict the flow of blood to the scrotum, the procedure shall only be carried out on an animal aged not more than 7 days or by any other means before the age of two months.
Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive
5.—(1) The procedure may not be carried out on a farmed animal;
(2) The procedure shall only be carried out as part of a conservation breeding programme.