When carried out on a deer, a procedure listed below must be carried out in accordance with the condition or conditions specified for that procedure.

1. 1

   Castration

   An anaesthetic must be administered.

2. 2

   Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive

   The procedure may not be carried out on farmed deer.

   The procedure may only be carried out as part of a conservation breeding programme.

3. 3

   Vasectomy

   An anaesthetic must be administered.

4. 4

   Removal of antlers that are not in velvet

   The procedure may only be carried out on farmed deer or deer that are kept on land in the same manner as if they were farmed deer.

   Only the non-sensitive part of the antler may be removed.