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The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) is consulting on draft Docking of Working Dogs’ Tails (Certification and Identification) Regulations, made under Section 6 of the Welfare of Animals Act (NI) 2011, from 1 July 2011 to 23 September 2011. A copy of the Docking of Working Dogs’ Tails (Certification and Identification) consultation document, a covering letter, the draft Regulations, Regulatory Impact Assessment and the Equality Screening document can be accessed via the links below. Full details on how to respond to this consultation are included in the covering letter. Please note that responses to the consultation should arrive with DARD by Friday 23 September 2011 at the latest.
01 July 2011
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