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These Regulations may be cited as the Prohibited Procedures on Protected Animals (Exemptions) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2011 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.
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(1) The Prohibited Procedures on Protected Animals (Exemptions) (Scotland) Regulations 2010 are amended as follows.
(2) In Schedule 4 (sheep), in column 1 (procedure), in the entry relating to docking of a farmed sheep kept on agricultural land, insert at the end—“3) Docking may only be performed where sufficient tail is retained to cover the vulva in the case of female sheep and the anus in the case of male sheep.”.
(3) In Schedule 7 (deer), in column 1 (procedure), in the entry relating to removal of antlers, insert at the end—“
Antler removal may only be performed where the velvet is frayed and the greater part of it shed.”.
RICHARD LOCHHEAD
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
21st February 2011