The Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
These Regulations amend the Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (England) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1100) (“the 2007 Regulations”) by inserting new permitted procedures and the requirements that apply to them. The new permitted procedures are wing tagging and web tagging, neck tagging and web notching of farmed ducks and, in the case of sheep and goats, embryo collection or transfer by a surgical method, laparoscopic insemination, and ovum transplantation (including collection) by a surgical method. The Regulations amend regulation 3 and substitute a new regulation 5 in respect of who may perform the permitted procedures. The Regulations also amend regulation 4 in order to correct a minor drafting error.