Companion Animals Regulation 2018
5Category 1 and 2 companion animals to be identified by microchip
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5 Category 1 and 2 companion animals to be identified by microchip
5 Category 1 and 2 companion animals to be identified by microchip
(1) A category 1 or category 2 companion animal is to be identified by the implantation of a microchip of a type or specification approved by the Departmental Chief Executive by order published in the Gazette.
(2) The implantation is to be subcutaneous in the dorsum between the scapulae in such a way that the microchip lies at an oblique angle to the plane of the skin. The microchip must function properly.
(3) Different types or specifications of microchip may be approved from time to time.
(4) The Departmental Chief Executive may, by order published in the Gazette, withdraw the approval of a type or specification of microchip.
(5) A microchip implanted before the publication of an order withdrawing the approval of that type or specification of microchip remains a microchip of an approved type or specification despite the withdrawal.