Veterinary Surgeons Regulations 2022 (Tas)

Veterinary Surgeons Regulations 2022

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1987 .

13 December 2022

B. BAKER

Governor

By Her Excellency's Command,

JO PALMER

Minister for Primary Industries and Water

1. Short title These regulations may be cited as the Veterinary Surgeons Regulations 2022 .

2. Commencement These regulations take effect on 14 December 2022.

3. Interpretation In these regulations – Act means the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1987 .

4. Services not included in veterinary services For the purposes of the definition of veterinary services in section 3(1) of the Act, the following are prescribed services: (a) tail docking of lambs that are 6 months old or less; (b) mulesing of lambs that are 6 months old or less; (c) deworming that does not involve oesophageal intubation (stomach tube); (d) castration of oxen, sheep or goats that are 6 months old or less; (e) castration of pigs that are 2 months old or less; (f) sexing chickens; (g) debeaking chickens; (h) removal of horn, horn core and associated skin in goats, or oxen or sheep, that are 6 months old or less; (i) removal of horn or antler buds from any species before the formation of horn or pedicels (antler bases); (j) removal or partial removal of antlers or horns from any species, provided that no vascular or other living tissue is removed with the antler or horn; (k) filing or rasping of horse teeth without the use of power tools; (l) shoeing of horses; (m) non-invasive massage; (n) collection of faecal samples; (o) collection of milk samples; (p) collection of blood samples at the direction of a registered veterinary surgeon; (q) administration of veterinary medicines, in accordance with the label approved under the Agvet Code of Tasmania in relation to that medicine, by subcutaneous or intramuscular injection, oral administration (except oesophageal intubation) or application to any external body surface; (r) anaesthetising and sedating of – (i) fish of the class Osteichthyes; or (ii) sharks, rays, lampreys or other cartilaginous fish of the classes Chondrichthyes and Agnatha; (s) giving of advice on the nutrition and management of animals; (t) foot trimming; (u) ear tagging, ear marking or ear tattooing of any species; (v) branding of any species; (w) examination for pregnancy by the external application of ultrasound scanning in any species; (x) artificial insemination, provided that the semen is introduced via the vagina and cervical canal.