4Categories of identified companion animals

4 Categories of identified companion animals

4 Categories of identified companion animals

(1) For the purposes of this Regulation, the following categories of identified companion animals are specified—

(a) category 1 companion animals, being companion animals that are required to be identified for the purposes of section 8 of the Act,

(b) category 2 companion animals, being companion animals identified on a voluntary basis by the implantation of a microchip on or after 1 October 2001,

(c) category 3 companion animals, being companion animals identified on a voluntary basis by the implantation of a recognised microchip before 1 October 2001,

(d) category 4 companion animals, being companion animals identified by the implantation of a recognised microchip while in a place other than New South Wales.

(2) A category 3 or category 4 companion animal is taken to be identified for the purposes of section 8 of the Act.

(3) A reference in this clause to a companion animal identified on a voluntary basis is a reference to an identified companion animal that is not required to be identified for the purposes of section 8 of the Act.

(4) In this clause—

recognised microchip means a microchip that, in the opinion of the Departmental Chief Executive—

(a) has been implanted in the companion animal concerned in accordance with the procedure set out in clause 5 (2), and

(b) has a unique identification number, and

(c) functions properly.