Victorian Consolidated Regulations Victorian Consolidated Regulations(1) Before implanting a permanent identification device in a prescribed animal—
(a) a person must determine whether a permanent identification device has previously been implanted in the animal by scanning the animal in accordance with subregulation (2); and
(b) if a permanent identification device is detected, the person must continue scanning until the person is reasonably satisfied that all permanent identification devices implanted in the animal have been detected.
Penalty: 2 penalty units.
(2) For the purposes of subregulation (1)—
(a) in the case of a dog or cat, a person must scan the dog or cat by including two sweeps between the head to the middle of the animal's back and two sweeps over the withers from elbow to elbow with a reader that the person has confirmed is functioning correctly; and
(b) in the case of a horse, a person must scan the horse by including two sweeps close to the skin along each side of the full length of the neck, along the nuchal ligament, with a reader that the person has confirmed is functioning correctly.