PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS REGULATION 2012 - REG 20 Tail docking of cows, heifers and calves

PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS REGULATION 2012 - REG 20

20 Tail docking of cows, heifers and calves

(cf clause 6 2006 Reg)

(1) For the purposes of section 12 (2) of the Act, the circumstances in which a person may dock the tail of a calf that is less than 6 months old are that the docking is necessary, on the advice of a veterinary practitioner, to treat an injury or disease of the calf.

(2) For the purposes of section 12 (2) of the Act, it is a condition of the docking of the tail of a female calf that is less than 6 months old that the tail is left long enough to cover the calf's vulva unless it is necessary, on the advice of a veterinary practitioner, to cut the tail shorter so as to treat the injury or disease concerned.

(3) For the purposes of section 12 (2) of the Act, the circumstances in which a person may dock the tail of a cow or heifer or a female calf that is 6 months of age or older are that--

(a) the person is a veterinary practitioner, and

(b) the docking is necessary to treat an injury or disease of the animal.