4Restricted acts of veterinary science

#### 4 Restricted acts of veterinary science 4 Restricted acts of veterinary science > > (1) The following acts of veterinary science are declared to be restricted acts of veterinary science for the purposes of the Act— > > > > > (a) examination of or attendance on any animal > > > > > > the examination of or attendance on any animal for the purpose of diagnosing the physiological or pathological condition of the animal, including for the purpose of diagnosing pregnancy in a horse, but not for the purpose of diagnosing pregnancy in any other animal, > > > > > (b) treatments, procedures or tests that require anaesthesia etc > > > > > > the carrying out of any treatment, procedure or test on an animal that, according to current standards of the practice of veterinary science, to avoid harm or suffering to the animal, should not be undertaken without anaesthetising the animal (otherwise than by a topical anaesthetic) or without sedating or tranquillising the animal, > > > > > (c) administration of an anaesthetic agent > > > > > > the administration of an anaesthetic agent (other than a topical anaesthetic) to an animal otherwise than under the immediate and direct supervision of a veterinary practitioner, > > > > > (d) specific procedures > > > > > > the following treatments, procedures and tests— > > > > > > > (i) the performing of laparoscopic surgery on any animal, > > > > > > > (ii) the performing of the Mules operation on sheep that are 12 months of age or older, > > > > > > > (iii) the tailing of sheep that are 6 months of age or older, > > > > > > > (iv) the de-horning of cattle that are 12 months of age or older, > > > > > > > (v) the de-horning of goats that are 1 month of age or older, > > > > > > > (vi) the removal of immature antlers in velvet from deer, > > > > > > > (vii) the carrying out in respect of an animal of any artificial breeding procedure involving surgery, > > > > > > > (viii) the castrating of cattle, sheep, goats, camels, deer, American bison, water buffalo or blackbuck that are 6 months of age or older, > > > > > > > (ix) the castrating of pigs that are 2 months of age or older, > > > > > > > (x) the castrating at any age of animals other than cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, camels, deer, American bison, water buffalo or blackbuck, > > > > > > > (xi) the insertion of microchips into horses, > > > > > (e) insertion of any thing into certain body cavities > > > > > > the carrying out of any treatment, procedure or test that involves the insertion of any thing in the nasal passage, nasal sinuses, thoracic cavity, abdominal cavity, pelvic cavity, urethra, cranial cavity, spinal canal, tooth alveolar cavity, eye, orbital cavity, tympanic cavity, joint spaces or any other synovial cavity of any animal, except for— > > > > > > > (i) an insertion into an animal’s mouth or oesophagus, or > > > > > > > (ii) an insertion into the rectum of an animal other than a horse, or > > > > > > > (iii) an insertion into the left flank of cattle or sheep to puncture the rumen for the purpose of relieving acute bloat, but only if the animal is examined by a veterinary practitioner as soon as practicable after the puncture has been made, > > > > > (f) insertion of any thing into uterus or rectum of horse > > > > > > the carrying out of any treatment, procedure or test that involves the insertion of any thing into the uterus of a horse or the insertion of any thing other than a thermometer into the rectum of a horse, > > > > > (g) dental procedures on animals other than horses > > > > > > the performing of any dental procedure other than tooth cleaning on any animal other than a horse, > > > > > (h) dental procedures on horses > > > > > > the performing on a horse of any dental procedure that involves— > > > > > > > (i) making an incision through the skin or oral mucosa, or > > > > > > > (ii) extracting a tooth by repulsion, or > > > > > > > (iii) entry below the gum line, or > > > > > > > (iv) any other activity to maintain or restore correct dental function. > > > (2) Despite subclause (1), the following activities are excluded from the declaration of restricted acts of veterinary science— > > > > > (a) cleaning, rasping, grinding or cutting the teeth of a horse, > > > > > (b) removing a loose tooth or deciduous tooth cap from a horse, > > > > > (c) using a power tool to carry out a procedure to maintain or restore correct dental function on a horse that has been adequately sedated under the immediate and direct supervision of a veterinary practitioner. > > > (3) In this clause— > > > > anaesthetic agent means an anaesthetic agent, including a narcoleptic agent, an analgesic, a sedative or a tranquilliser, that is specified in Schedule Four or Schedule Eight to the Poisons List proclaimed under the [Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1966](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1966-031). > > > > de-horn has the same meaning as in Schedule 1 to the Act. > > > > microchip means a permanent identification device that— > > > > > (a) is able to be permanently implanted in an animal, and > > > > > (b) is designed to transmit stored information when activated by a reader, and > > > > > (c) complies with the requirements of Australian Standard AS 5019—2001, Electronic animal identification—Radiofrequency methods, and > > > > > (d) contains a unique identification number— > > > > > > > (i) that complies with the requirements of Australian Standard AS 5018—2001, Electronic animal identification—National coding scheme, and > > > > > > > (ii) the first 3 digits of which are the manufacturer’s code, allocated to the manufacturer of the device by the International Committee for Animal Recording. > > **cl 4:** Am 2015 No 24, Sch 8.40.