30Registers relating to regulated procedures—the Act, ss 12A(1) and 35(1)(g)

30 Registers relating to regulated procedures—the Act, ss 12A(1) and 35(1)(g)

30 Registers relating to regulated procedures—the Act, ss 12A(1) and 35(1)(g)

(1) A register kept under the Act, section 12A(1) must—

(a) be in writing, and

(b) have consecutively numbered pages, and

(c) not form part of another record relating to animals treated or clients.

(2) A veterinary practitioner who carries out a regulated procedure on an animal must enter the following particulars in the register—

(a) the full name and residential address of the animal’s owner,

(b) the type of procedure carried out,

(c) the justification for the procedure,

(d) the date on which the procedure was carried out,

(e) a description of the animal, including—

(i) the following details, if available—the animal’s age, name, breed and electronic identification information, including the animal’s identification number, and

(ii) a description of any distinctive markings on the animal,

(f) the name of the veterinary practitioner.

(3) A veterinary practitioner who carries out a regulated procedure on an animal must also include the following in the register—

(a) each statutory declaration or, if the register is kept in electronic form, a copy of each statutory declaration given to the veterinary practitioner under section 28 in relation to the procedure,

(b) a copy of each order given to the veterinary practitioner under section 28 in relation to the procedure.

(4) In this section—

regulated procedure means a procedure referred to in the Act, section 12(1).