Victorian Consolidated Regulations Victorian Consolidated Regulations(1) It is a condition of an animal registry licence that a licence holder must not establish a record relating to a dog or cat implanted with a permanent identification device as part of providing an animal registry service in respect of that animal unless—
(a) the licence holder —
(i) is reasonably satisfied that the device is a prescribed permanent identification device that was implanted in the animal in Victoria by an authorised implanter in accordance with the Act and these Regulations or the 2005 regulations; and
(ii) is provided with the prescribed identifying information relating to the animal and the animal's owner in accordance with section 63G of the Act; or
(b) the device was implanted prior to 1 December 2005 and the licence holder is reasonably satisfied that the device is capable of uniquely identifying the animal; or
(c) the device has been implanted in the animal outside of Victoria and the licence holder is reasonably satisfied that the device is capable of uniquely identifying the animal; or
(d) the establishment of the record is approved by an authorised officer appointed under section 71 of the Act.
(2) Subregulation (1) does not apply if the licence holder was keeping and maintaining a record of identifying information in respect of the animal as part of a service in the nature of an animal registry service before 1 December 2005.