Victorian Consolidated Regulations Victorian Consolidated Regulations(1) A person, other than a veterinary practitioner, must not remove a permanent identification device from a prescribed animal.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
Reg. 21(2) substituted by S.R. No. 36/2019 reg. 11.
(2) A veterinary practitioner must not remove a permanent identification device from a prescribed animal unless—
(a) the practitioner reasonably considers the removal of the device to be necessary for therapeutic reasons; or
(b) the practitioner has been ordered to remove the device by an order of the Court.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(3) If a veterinary practitioner removes a permanent identification device from a prescribed animal, the practitioner must take reasonable steps to notify the licence holder holding the records associated with that device of the removal.
Penalty: 2 penalty units.